News from April 2021
Child sex abuse case filed against Rockefeller University over Reginald Archibald
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York man accuses former Rockefeller University professor Dr. Reginald Archibald, who was also a senior physician and Madison Square Boys Club board of directors member, of sexually abusing him as a child, according to documents filed April 1 in the New York Supreme Court.
Recall effort aimed at Soros-funded progressive prosecutor in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A campaign to recall Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano started out as a protest of the prosecutor's lax law enforcement budget priorities, according to organizer Brenda Tillett.
Asbestos wrongful death suit filed against Union Pacific in Pulaski County Circuit Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Union Pacific Railroad is facing a wrongful death and negligence suit in Arkansas regarding the death of former employee Robert Bennett by squamous cell carcinoma, which was allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos and other substances during his employment.
Anchorage PD and city face civil rights suit over fatal shooting of man holding toy gun
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - A civil rights action was recently filed against the City of Anchorage, its police department and officers in relation to the April 2019 death of Bishar Ali Hassan.
Lemon law attorneys in California fail to convince court to boost damages, fees
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A man who leased a Dodge Charger and sought restitution under California’s lemon law may be able to recover insurance premiums and registration costs after defects emerged in the car, but he can’t win the entire residual value of the vehicle, an appeals court ruled.
AG Ellison exceeded authority by hiring privately funded lawyers to sue Big Oil, critic says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is facing mounting criticism for his use of privately funded attorneys to pursue a climate change lawsuit against Big Oil.
Pharmacies, facing opioid trials, point to hundreds of cases in which they didn't sell any drugs
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - National pharmacy chains facing a round of bellwether trials the judge overseeing federal opioid litigation hopes will convince them to negotiate a multibillion-dollar settlement complained they are still named in hundreds of lawsuits by municipalities where they have zero market share.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Counsel Carol Van Cleef Appointed to BTCS Board of Directors
Bradley is pleased to announce that Carol R. Van Cleef, counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been appointed as an independent director to the BTCS Board of Directors.
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP: Troutman Pepper’s David Anthony named Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
David Anthony, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, was recently elected a Fellow in the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: AT Academy: Co-op and Condo Law Series - Responsibilities of Board Members
Board members have a fiduciary duty to act responsibly and ethically on behalf of their shareholders and unit owners.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Sean Quinn Named to 2021 Thomson Reuters Southwest Rising Stars
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers has named Husch Blackwell senior associate Sean J. Quinn to the 2021 Southwest Super Lawyers list as a Rising Star for the second straight year.
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Marnie Jensen Named to The American Lawyer's Inaugural List of Midwest Trailblazers
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that partner Marnie Jensen has been named to The American Lawyer’s 2021 inaugural list of Midwest Trailblazers.
NYPD sued by Black man over questioning, 'excessively tight' handcuffs
The City of New York and its police department and officers are facing a civil rights lawsuit from Raymond Green, a man who alleges he was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched and arrested in December 2019.
Arkansas school district sued after child comes home bleeding from ear
The parents of a student in the Marion Intermediate School have filed a personal injury claim against the Marion School District related to an altercation with another student that took place in March, 2018.
After beer permit revoked, Knoxville bar sues over city's alcohol curfew
Billiards and Brews, LLC, is seeking damages against the City of Knoxville, Tennessee in a suit related to the assertion that the Knox County health Department lacked legal standing to issue mandates adopted by the city as a curfew for sale and consumption of alcohol.
Little Rock woman thinks company scammed her with promise to automate an Amazon store for her
A Little Rock woman is suing Florida company Valiant Consultants, Inc. and its founders related to allegations they defrauded her with an offer to build and run an online store through Amazon.com.
Biden withdrawal of climate activist nominee reignites debate over private money funding public lawsuits against energy companies
The Biden Administration’s recent withdrawal of climate activist Elizabeth Klein for deputy secretary of the Interior rekindled the debate over a controversial four-old practice of the placing of privately funded, activist lawyers in the offices of state attorneys general (AGs).
Judge blocks Prop 65 lawsuits over acrylamide, citing 'unresolved scientific debate'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has blocked lawyers from suing companies under California’s Proposition 65 over the presence of acrylamide in food, saying it is far from settled science the naturally occurring chemical causes cancer in humans.
Plaintiffs lawyers who teamed with the blind get bad news from federal appeals court
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to plaintiffs lawyers who developed a cottage industry of suing the owners of websites on behalf of the visually impaired.
NYC plaintiffs firm sues restaurant for resolving class action without involving lawyers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A group of New York City restaurants doing business under the common brand of Westville is being sued in the New York Supreme Court for allegedly reaching settlements with three employees without involving the lawyers who represented them.