News from February 2021
EPA takes another step toward newer, more stringent guidelines for PFAS
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is moving closer to issuing new regulations on polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
Conflicts committee was conflicted, but $10 billion merger was OK, court rules
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A “conflicts committee” that was supposed to be conflict-free but wasn’t tainted but did not invalidate the $10 billion merger between two pipeline companies, a Delaware court ruled in a decision dismissing a lawsuit seeking more than $2 billion in damages.
Challenge of pending vehicle emissions rules tossed by Minnesota judge
MINNESOTA (Legal Newsline) – Get back to me later, a federal judge has told those challenging proposed changes to vehicle emissions standards in Minnesota.
Union fights for required raises for grocery workers during COVID
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A food workers union is defending Long Beach’s right to mandate a $4 per hour raise for grocery workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ninth Circuit tosses appeal in case over empty space in Junior Mints boxes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court will not hear the appeal of class action lawyers who are suing over empty space in movie theater candy.
Seattle defends new law giving raises to grocery workers
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – We are protecting vulnerable workers, the City of Seattle says in response to a lawsuit that challenges its requirement that grocery store employees receive $4-an-hour raises.
Paraplegic on the lookout for ADA violations loses two of his many lawsuits against hotels
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A serial plaintiff and his lawyers lost a pair of cases that could indicate more defeats to come, as a federal judge in California dismissed claims hotels violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to include detailed descriptions of their ADA-compliant features on internet reservations systems.
Entergy must hand over report on worker killed when 500-ton piece of machinery fell on him
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The mother of a young man who was killed when a 500-ton turbine component fell from a crane at an Entergy nuclear plant can obtain the utility’s internal review of the accident, an Arkansas appeals court ruled.
Maker of Iron Gym not liable for woman's broken back; Missing bolts led to collapse, court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A New Jersey appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by a Virginia resident who sued the distributor of an exercise bar that collapsed in the home of a friend in Hawaii and left her with a broken back and lasting injuries.
Foreign company stuck in huge PFAS class action lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – The judge overseeing a proposed massive class action that could affect almost every person in America won’t let one company appeal his ruling that kept the case going against it.
Lawsuit says heavy metals in Plum organic baby food
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Campbell Soup Company and Plum, PBC face a class action lawsuit over heavy metals allegedly in their baby food.
PS5 players with drifting joysticks file class action lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Allegedly defective controllers have unhappy PlayStation 5 buyers suing Sony.
Fall on site leads to lawsuit against Turner, Tishman construction companies
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A former employee is suing Turner Construction Company, Tishman Construction Corporation and Tishman Construction Corporation of New York for his injuries sustained in a September 2019 accident.
Disability equipment company accused of scamming customers by Arkansas AG
The State of Arkansas has brought civil action against two Arkansas men and their business for allegedly violating the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA), according to documents filed in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County.
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Fitts Again Ranked in Chambers Global 2021
Partner Sarah A. W. Fitts has once again been recognized in the Chambers Global 2021 guide, which highlights top lawyers and law firms in more than 200 jurisdictions across the world. Sarah earned her seventh consecutive ranking.
WILSON ELSER: Emergency Response: Product Recall & Government Agency Investigations
Ernest Goodwin (Partner-White Plains, NY) and Robert Sullivan (Of Counsel-White Plains, NY) will present a one-hour webinar, “Emergency Response: Product Recall & Government Agency Investigations,” on February 22, 2021.
BAILEY & GLASSER LLP: John Roddy Named to 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has named BG Partner John Roddy a 2020 Lawyer of the Year in recognition of his work representing those affected by the Columbia Gas explosions in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
DINSMORE & SHOHL: Biden’s First 100 Days: Here’s what to Expect in Employment Law
Join our attorneys for the first Michigan breakfast briefing of 2021 to discuss President Biden’s first 100 days in office.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE: Two Attorneys Join Armstrong Teasdale in Salt Lake City
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Partner Romaine Marshall and Of Counsel Jose Abarca to its Salt Lake City office.
COVID liability immunity bill passes state Senate, heads to House of Delegates
CHARLESTON — The state Senate has passed a bill that would provide immunity from civil litigation regarding COVID-19 matters.