News from May 2021
'Hiding tracks' in climate change litigation is necessary so it can look 'academic,' critic says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A new report released by Government Accountability Office & Oversight reveals the existence of an extensive, coordinated campaign to promote climate change litigation between Attorney General Ellison's office, University of Minnesota faculty, activist organizations, and affluent donors.
NELSON MULLINS: Nelson Mullins Attorneys Win High Profile College Basketball RICO Case
Partners Cory Manning, Robert Lindholm, and associate Wesley Moran secured a dismissal for their client in a case that generated national headlines over its 2 1/2 year lifespan.
POLSINELLI PC: Polsinelli Adds Real Estate Finance Shareholder Jennifer L. Garrett in New York City
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli continues to expand its national Real Estate Finance Practice with the addition of new Shareholder Jennifer L. Garrett.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Fox Serves as Regulatory Counsel to Hard Rock International in Opening of Indiana Casino
Fox Rothschild Gaming Law duo Nicholas Casiello Jr. and Marie Jiacopello Jones served as regulatory counsel to Hard Rock International in the opening of its new $300 million Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: Products Litigator Janet L. Conigliaro Joins Dykema’s Detroit Office
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Janet L. Conigliaro to its Products, Class Actions and Professional Liability Practice Group as a Member in the firm’s Detroit, office.
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC: Jana Houghteling Joins Firm's Denver Office of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jana C. Houghteling has joined the Denver office as an Associate of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
Drug companies grill addiction science director about funding numbers, program timelines
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial concluded its fourth week, attorneys for Cardinal Health probed an addiction science professor from Marshall University about recovery programs and estimated costs.
Cabell sheriff paints picture of opioid crisis through testimony
CHARLESTON – At the landmark federal opioid trial, Cabell County Sherriff Chuck Zerkle testified being directly involved in Huntington, once deemed “epicenter of the opioid crisis,” has evolved.
Michigan attorney: 'Gov. Whitmer is not Marie Antoinette,' demands misconduct prosecution
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A Michigan attorney is demanding the criminal prosecution of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer under the state penal code because she allegedly violated campaign finance rules as well as pandemic orders she issued for failing to self-quarantine after returning from a Florida vacation.
Private lawyers with ties to D.C. AG's office could get up to $55 million to sue Amazon
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – To file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has chosen Hausfeld LLP – a firm that features a former employee at the D.C. AG’s Office and whose founder once employed a now-deputy AG who signed the complaint.
California county tries to get lawsuit over shooting death of mentally ill woman thrown out of court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – San Mateo County has filed its response to the lawsuit brought after its sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a mentally ill woman wandering the streets with a shotgun and a bottle of wine.
Lawsuit over murder by Uber Eats driver makes comeback to Georgia court
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The mother of a man murdered by an Uber driver might yet get her day in court.
Drug distributors object to expert witness with DEA background looking at company data
CHARLESTON – All three major drug distribution companies objected to Cabell County and Huntington attorneys bringing in an expert witness with a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration background to examine opioid data.
Dominoes fall to federal court after SCOTUS rules for energy companies in climate change litigation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs lawyers and the government officials who hired them on contingency fees to sue the energy industry are back in federal court – exactly where they don’t want to be.
Major plaintiffs firm will have to disclose ethics info in failed thalidomide litigation
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Prominent plaintiffs’ law firm Hagens Berman can’t use the attorney-client privilege to shield information it gave to an outside ethics expert hired to defend the firm against claims it improperly pursued thalidomide claims despite strong evidence they were barred by the statute of limitations.
DraftKings faces lawsuit that alleges it gives incorrect odds, fails to pay up
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Legal Newsline) — DraftKings digital sports entertaining and gaming is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it gives incorrect odds and fails to payout winnings.
Former climate activist Klein-turned Interior counsel says she is consulting with ethics officials on potential conflicts
A Colorado congresswoman pressed an embattled climate activist turned government official during a House hearing on Tuesday.
McKesson warned customers nearing threshold limits
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing Cabell County and the City of Huntington probed a McKesson sales representative on warning customers of nearing threshold limits, pushing increases and pushing sales – including controlled substances.
Donziger supporters stage Anti-Chevron Day rally in Manhattan
Steven Donziger allegedly fabricated evidence and pressured scientific experts to pull off a pollution scam against the oil and gas company’s operations in Ecuador that resulted in a $9.5 billion award
Bachelor party argument over going to a strip club devolves into fight, then lawsuit
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - A man who sued several partygoers including the guest of honor after getting into a drunken brawl on a bus that was used for a rolling bachelor party lost his bid to overturn a jury verdict against him after an Iowa appeals court agreed he failed to prove his case.