News from January 2021
Tortilla maker contests class action; 'MADE IN U.S.A.' is on package, it says
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Like other courts, a Los Angeles federal judge should throw out a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges shoppers are misled into thinking where certain products are made because of how they are marketed.
There's oil in this chocolate, lawsuit alleges
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Dove ice cream bars contain an extra ingredient that cheats customers, a new class action lawsuit says.
Cowboys For Trump hits setback in lawsuit against New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) – A pro-Trump group has lost its challenge of a New Mexico campaign reporting law but will have the opportunity to amend its argument.
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Colorado's new $7 minimum on cigarettes survives legal challenge
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – There will be no injunction against a new Colorado law that imposes a minimum price requirement on packs of cigarettes.
Proposed settlement for WWE stockholders is $39 million
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers and World Wrestling Entertainment have reached a $39 million agreement to end litigation over a failed relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Miami judge picks lead counsel for shareholder lawsuits against Royal Caribbean Cruises
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Labaton Sucharow will lead litigation against Royal Caribbean Cruises over a stock drop associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, beating out a couple of competitors in the securities class action field.
Detroit to judge: Throw the book at Sidney Powell for bringing lawsuit over Presidential vote
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – Not only should the lawsuit contesting Michigan’s Presidential vote results be thrown out of court, the Trump-backers who brought it should be penalized.
Hawaiian rolls aren't made in Hawaii, lawsuit complains
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A new lawsuit seeks damages because King’s Hawaiian rolls aren’t actually made in Hawaii.
Lawsuit: Florida lawyers botched wrongful death case of crash victim, took half of insurance benefit
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A woman unhappy with a Florida personal injury law firm is suing it in federal court, alleging it waited too long to bring claims stemming from a 2014 car accident in which her daughter was killed.
Lawyers in State Street case demand return of $14.4 million from Labaton, Thornton firms
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing litigation against State Street Bank & Trust ordered Labaton Sucharow and two other plaintiff law firms to hand over more than $14 million in fees they were forced to surrender due to ethical violations in the long-running class action.
Halee F. Weinstein named new administrative judge for Baltimore City's district court
Baltimore City District Court Judge Halee F. Weinstein has been appointed as the new administrative judge for District 1 of the District Court of Maryland, effective January 25, 2021.
Bausch & Lomb wins Kentucky case over injury allegedly caused by pink eye medicine
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Bausch & Lomb, the eye products manufacturer, was found not liable for an injury possibly caused by the off-label use of one of its products in Kentucky.
Chicago lawyer denied additional interest on $26 million judgment from taxicab accident
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - An Illinois appeals court agreed with a lower court that an insurance company is not responsible for additional interest on a 2015 payout to a former Chicago-area attorney injured in a cab accident.
Widow of murdered Birmingham employee denied Workers' Comp benefits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - An Alabama widow, Keishana Jenkins, and her three children were recently denied Workers’ Compensation benefits when an appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that awarded the benefits after Grady Jenkins, an employee of the city of Birmingham, was murdered on the job.
Appeals court, over dissent, allows IRS 'fishing expedition' into law firm's clients
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Texas law firm lost its fight to block an Internal Revenue Service summons seeking the names of clients who sought tax advice after one of them was caught hiding money offshore.
Mother loses lawsuit over hospital's warning not to breastfeed while smoking pot
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A Delaware court recently threw out a woman’s lawsuit against a hospital that warned her not to breastfeed her newborn baby after it tested positive for marijuana.
NELSON MULLINS: Seasoned Real Estate Finance Attorney Ginger Rolfes Returns to Nelson Mullins
Real estate finance attorney Virginia Bailey "Ginger" Rolfes has returned to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a partner in the Charlotte office.
BUTLER SNOW LLP: Butler Snow Attorney John M. Harral Passes Away
Butler Snow attorney John M. Harral passed away on Saturday, Dec. 26 in Gulfport, Miss.
WILSON ELSER: Super Lawyers Names Four Wilson Elser Attorneys to 2021 Louisiana Lists
Super Lawyers has named four attorneys to the 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists including.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes Virtual Event
Greenberg Traurig is a sponsor of the Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes Virtual Event on Sunday, January 10 at 8:00 p.m.