News from April 2021
'Biggest Loser' star Michaels can sue her lawyers over failed diet supplement deal
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Fitness personality Jillian Michaels can sue the law firm Greenberg Traurig over allegedly bad advice she received when she signed conflicting contracts with the “Biggest Loser” TV show and a diet supplement company that later was accused of false advertising.
Railroad complains in lawsuit land owner is tearing up its track
FLORENCE, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – A battle over whether a railroad track has been abandoned has spilled over into South Carolina federal court.
Navient can't escape Mississippi AG's lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Student-loan servicer Navient can’t escape a consumer protection suit by the Mississippi Attorney General, even though it’s no longer originating loans in the state and argues federal law preempts the AG’s action.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Armstrong Teasdale Attorneys Named to Utah Business Legal Elite
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that Partners Romaine Marshall and Brennan Moss have been named among Utah Business’ 2021 Legal Elite.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Armstrong Teasdale Adds Litigator Tanner Camp in Salt Lake City
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Associate Tanner B. Camp to the firm’s Litigation practice in Salt Lake City.
Federal judge denies summary judgment, opioid trials set to begin next month
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge has denied a motion for summary judgement by three large drug distributors, meaning the opioid cases filed by Cabell County and Huntington likely will begin next month.
Morrisey, other AGs fight unlawful sales of fake COVID vaccination cards
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and other AGs are calling on Twitter, eBay and Shopify to act immediately to prevent people from selling fraudulent vaccination cards on their platforms.
Lawsuit: Teachers using students to scam feds into paying for free food
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia nutritionist employed by a school district says she was fired for reporting improper billing practices, in violation of the False Claims Act.
Ticket broker sued for not giving out COVID refunds
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A company that allows ticket owners to resell them is being sued in San Diego federal court for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Suppression of drone footage violates First Amendment, company claims
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A battle between land surveyors and companies using drones to take aerial photos has caused a federal lawsuit in North Carolina.
Trial lawyers want $1M payout on insurance policy for canceled convention
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Venerable insurer Lloyd's of London is facing a courtroom battle against a national association for trial lawyers over its refusal to pay a $1 million claim over a canceled annual convention in Washington D.C.
New York's climate change lawsuit is 'artful pleading' that failed, Second Circuit rules
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of New York City’s climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and four other major oil companies, saying the city’s “artful pleading” couldn’t hide the fact New York was trying to use state law to regulate international carbon emissions.
Target shooting isn't hunting, Virginia court rules in accidental death case
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A Virginia statute that grants landowners broad immunity from lawsuits over recreational activities on their property including hunting doesn’t apply in a case where the grandson of the owners accidentally shot to death a woman in a neighboring home, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled.
Lawsuit: Mirrorless cameras malfunction, require expensive fix
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Cameras promised by Sony to be faster, smaller and lighter than traditional digital cameras are actually useless, a new lawsuit says.
Papa John's founder says new evidence proves he's no racist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – Papa John says he has proof he was set up by a media agency he used to employ when he was in charge of his pizza empire.
Lawyers sue over flea collars allegedly killing pets
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A day after members of a House subcommittee asked for a voluntary recall of them, flea collars made by Elanco Animal Health became the subjects of a class action lawsuit.