News from 2020
Enbridge says Michigan Gov. Whitmer overstepping authority in pipeline shutdown effort
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Enbridge is fighting claims from Michigan officials that its pipeline through the state isn’t safe.
Judge turns back rejected reporter's lawsuit against Hollywood Foreign Press Association
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A rejected journalist who challenged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s membership decisions will have to try again.
Grant & Eisenhofer picked to lead class action against Portland General Electric
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – Being third on the scene won’t prevent Grant & Eisenhofer from leading securities class action litigation against Portland General Electric.
Los Angeles landlords appeal ruling against them in pursuit of evictions
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Landlords in Los Angeles are appealing a federal judge’s refusal to end the ban on evictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade group says new Massachusetts law a danger to data security
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A recently filed lawsuit challenges Massachusetts’ new Data Law, claiming it will reduce the security of sensitive vehicle data.
Michigan lawsuit alleges voting fraud through ballot-stuffing
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – Republican electors are suing state officials, maintaining Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the state was the product of fraud.
Emergency petition in Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks injunction to prevent certifying Biden's victory
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys from the Thomas More Society's Amistad Project filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, alleging that election officials nullified Joe Biden’s victory by violating state election laws.
Expect 'regulation as springboard for litigation' during Biden presidency, top defense attorney says
A prominent business defense attorney foresees an unprecedented role for trial lawyers in the regulatory aspirations of federal agencies invigorated under a Joe Biden presidency.“The trial lawyers haven’t been this close to any other president in history,” Victor Schwartz, co-chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Public Policy Practice Group, told Legal Newline.
Settlement comes after Fourth Circuit's ruling in N.C. hog farm case
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has overturned a $2.5 million punitive damage award against a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc. in a suit by North Carolina residents who complained about odors, pests and noise from an industrial-scale hog farm.
Defense lawyers: Federal PREP Act offers some protection against COVID injury lawsuits, but more legislation needed
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Protection from liability claims is all but certain in the fight against COVID-19 for the vaccine manufacturers, distributors of the new drugs and pharmacists immunizing the public who follow government-mandated protocols, according to attorneys on a recent conference call sponsored by Lawyers for Civil Justice that discussed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized in ‘LACCA Approved 2021’
Attorneys from the Latin America Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were recognized in the Latin America Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) list of recommended lawyers in the 2021 edition of LACCA Approved.
LITTLER MENDELSON PC: Equal Justice and the Law: Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Pay Initiatives in the Workplace
As the national conversation grows regarding equal justice, employers are motivated to understand their obligations in this fast-changing landscape.
NELSO MULLINS: Nelson Mullins Among Firms Honored with Boston Bar Empowerment Award
The Boston Bar Association has awarded Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP with its annual Empowerment Award, along with the 16 other law firms that are participating in the COVID Relief Coalition.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Webinar: Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave 2021
Massachusetts will soon join the growing list of states mandating paid family and medical leave for employees.
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP: Two Troutman Pepper Partners Recognized in Washingtonian’s ‘Top Lawyers’ List
Troutman Pepper partners Henry Liu and Todd Reinstein have been recognized by Washingtonian in its annual list of “Top Lawyers” in the D.C.
NLRB affirms penalty for Federalist founder's Twitter joke
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A National Labor Relations Board panel affirmed an administrative law judge’s ruling that the publisher of The Federalist newsletter violated federal labor law when he tweeted he would send any employee who tried to unionize the publication “back to the salt mine.”
Exasperated Delaware judge rejects chicken farm's appeal in lawsuit over its smell
GEORGETOWN, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing a long-running, acrimonious nuisance suit over a Delaware chicken farm rejected the latest attempt to reverse his rulings on whether the case belongs in his court, saying the plaintiffs “would suffer serious prejudice from delay.”
Judge: Doctor's deposition 'correction' more like a do-over
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A doctor’s attempt to “correct” her deposition after a plaintiff expert accused her of violating the standard of care was excessive and, if allowed, could undermine the legal process, a Delaware judge ruled.
Groups want exception for franchises from California's independent contractor test
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – The International Franchise Association and other groups are suing to keep California from enforcing its new test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
Maryland Judiciary restricts operations amid COVID-19 surge
The Maryland Judiciary has announced a shift to Phase II of its reopening plan in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.