News from November 2020
Bayer's Roundup fight: Success in France but paying billions to settle U.S. cases
In a graphic demonstration of the difference between the U.S. legal system and those of other countries, an appeals court in France has rejected the only pending lawsuit there claiming Bayer’s Roundup herbicide causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the common cancer that tens of thousands of Americans blame on the product.
Pa. opioid lawsuits plod along as companies demand 'critical information to defend themselves'
MEDIA (Legal Newsline) - Drug distributors facing about 50 opioid lawsuits in Pennsylvania have asked the judge overseeing the litigation to order sanctions against plaintiffs for repeatedly refusing to honor deadlines to turn over evidence including information about how state and local governments have handled the opioid crisis they blame on the drug industry.
Morgan & Morgan saves itself $4.25M in legal malpractice case
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A major personal injury law firm has successfully reduced a $5 million legal malpractice verdict against it to $750,000.
Financial arrangements between defense firms and experts to be examined by Fla. Supreme Court
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida appeals court has deemed the issue of payment to expert witnesses as one of great public importance.
Ohio SC rules for school employees in case of bullying of a kindergartner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – School staff did not act recklessly when addressing reports of bullying of a kindergartner, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
Elevator company sues D.C. metro over escalator contract
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An elevator company has gone to federal court to dispute the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s decision to contract with a different company.
Consumer Brands Association fails in appeal of $18M Wash. penalty over GMO ballot measure
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Court of Appeals has affirmed an $18 million penalty against the Grocery Manufacturers Association.
Maryland Judiciary reverts to Phase III due to COVID-19 surge
The Maryland Judiciary has announced a return to Phase III operations as part of its response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
Lawsuit alleging Trump has doomed us to hell is thrown out
GEORGETOWN, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware woman who sued Donald Trump for dooming people to hell has had her complaint dismissed as legally frivolous.
Delaware judge won't kill lawsuit because of 20-year-old settlement, but jury might
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A settlement and release reached 20 years ago will not prevent a former BNSF Railway Company employee from alleging the company caused his lung cancer.
Couple who wanted to bury dog next to daughter gets to sue over ashes screw-up
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A pet cremation company that advertised the emotional solace their services would provide must face a lawsuit alleging it gave random ashes to a couple who had hoped to bury their daughter’s beloved dog next to her.
Amazon sued over house fire started by hoverboard
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Amazon.com is facing a lawsuit in New Jersey that blames it for a fire in Vineland.
Twitter says it's not to blame for espionage by Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Twitter is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that claims it is “in league with” Saudi Arabia.
New rash of lawsuits challenging presidential election results imminent
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Over the next few days, a national public interest law firm plans to file multi-jurisdictional lawsuits centering around the involvement of a self-described nonpartisan group, the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), in the administration of the presidential elections.
Documentary or dramatization? Trial likely to decide When They See Us defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – It is unlikely Netflix will be able to settle a high-profile defamation lawsuit brought over a critically acclaimed series created by Ava DuVernay.
Peloton can't escape class action over slashing of 'ever-growing' content
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Peloton will continue to face a proposed class action lawsuit over the slashing of its digital library, as a federal judge has permitted the claims of one of the two plaintiffs to proceed.
Trump campaign sheds nuisance texts class action with settlement
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – President Donald Trump’s post-election litigation load is a little lighter, as his campaign has settled a nuisance texts lawsuit against it.
Citigroup's errors, fine lead to securities class action
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Bernstein Litowitz and the Florida firm Klausner Kaufman have filed a securities class action against Citigroup in New York federal court.
HP sued by investor over stock drop in 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The securities class action law firm Robbins Geller has filed suit against HP and its former leadership over the revenue generated by its supplies division.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Armstrong Teasdale Restructures D&I Team, Names Denver Partner Chief Diversity Officer
Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces that as part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the firm has created a dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department, and named Partner Meshach Rhoades the Chief Diversity Officer.