News from November 2020
Lawsuit wants former owners of Milwaukee properties to clean up pollution
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – Former owners and operators of properties in Milwaukee are accused of contaminating the area around them.
Private lawyers get wish to sue Netflix, Hulu in state court on behalf of cities
Indiana cities seeking to tax Netflix and Hulu video streams won a significant victory when a federal judge ordered the case back to state court, citing the “doctrine of comity” under which federal courts are supposed to avoid wading into disputes over state taxes.
DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP: Dinsmore’s Andrey Tomkiw and James Reid Named dBusiness Magazine's 2021 Top Lawyers
Dinsmore partners Andrey Tomkiw and James Reid have been selected as 2021 Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit by dBusiness.
NELSON MULLINS: Nelson Mullins and Redgrave LLP to Form Encompass Redgrave, Comprehensive Information and Discovery Law Practice, Largest in the Nation
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that the attorneys, directors, and advisors from Redgrave LLP will join the firm’s Encompass practice, establishing Encompass Redgrave as the nation’s largest and most comprehensive information and discovery law practice.
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP: Bain Elected President of WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate
New York Partner Sonia Kaur Bain has been elected president of WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX).
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP: BCLP Named 2020 Top Legal Innovations Award Winner by Missouri Lawyers Media
A BCLP innovation team has been selected as a winner in the 2020 Top Legal Innovations Awards, from Missouri Lawyers Media.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to 2020 Wisconsin Super Lawyers/Rising Stars
Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars named 21 Husch Blackwell attorneys from its Milwaukee and Madison offices to its 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
Md. judge won't strike down COVID-19 social distancing measures
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and other defendants have earned dismissal of a lawsuit that called him out for allowing mass protests while imposing social distancing restrictions on businesses.
Liability issues reopened in case of disabled girl who was raped after school
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Transportation companies and a New Jersey board of education will face a lawsuit over the sexual assault of a 17-year-old female who tricked her driver into not dropping her at home.
Clock on car seats is ticking, lawsuit against Graco says
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Graco has been hit with a class action lawsuit that complains it sells products already more than a year old while warning customers they will only be safe for about 10 years.
Hair-smoother contains formaldehyde and causes hair loss, says lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A new class action lawsuit says TRESemme Keratin shampoo products cause significant hair loss and scalp irritation.
Michigan won't contest lawyer fees in $600M Flint water crisis settlement
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers could reap more than $100 million in fees from Michigan’s settlement of lawsuits over the Flint water crisis and the state has agreed not to contest their take unless a court orders it to.
New York judge won't overturn J&J talc verdict but trims to $120 million
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York judge refused to reverse entirely a $350 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson over claims it sold asbestos-contaminated talcum powder, but he slashed it to $120 million including a severe cut to the punitive damages.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer asks court to toss lawsuit over new face mask mandate
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – The “rogue government actors” sued for imposing social distancing restrictions in Michigan are asking a federal judge to throw the case out.
Gates Foundation successfully argues against $4.6M verdict for fired employee, but recalculation ordered
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A trial court will need to figure out how to compensate a tech executive who left his job for what became a failed stint at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Lawsuit claims tortilla company tricking buyers into thinking they are made in Mexico
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – “A taste of Mexico” written in Spanish on tortilla packages is misleading buyers into thinking they were made south of the border, a lawsuit claims.
Lawsuit filed over approval of cocaine-containing anesthetic but not over contents
GREENBELT, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Pennsylvania pharmaceutical company has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an alleged failure to act on its complaints about a competitor.
QB thrown off Washington State by Mike Leach shows process was unfair, court decides
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A quarterback thrown off the Washington State University football team for shoplifting has successfully argued his due process rights were violated.
Concrete 'chaos' caused by striking workers might cost union after Wash. court ruling
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – The actions of striking concrete workers will result in their union having to face property destruction claims.
Driver's 'abysmal' record might cost trucking company big in lawsuit over I-95 wreck
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A trucking company might face punitive damages for employing a driver with an “abysmal” driving record who is said to have negligently plowed into a disabled vehicle on the highway.