News from May 2021
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH: Nelson Mullins Shortlisted for Pro Bono and Attorney Honors
Euromoney Legal Media Group, a UK-based publisher of legal directories, has shortlisted Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in several categories for its 2021 Women in Business Law Awards.
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH: Jake Carroll Elected Vice Chair and Chair-Elect of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Construction Section
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Atlanta associate Jake Carroll has been elected Vice Chair and Chair-Elect of the Construction Section of the Atlanta Bar Association.
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP: Troutman Pepper Attorneys Named to 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
A group of Troutman Pepper attorneys have been named to the 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll by the D.C. Access to Justice Commission and the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP: Four Bradley Attorneys Named to 2020 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society
Bradley is pleased to announce that four attorneys in the firm’s Charlotte office have been named to the 2020 class of the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society.
BARACK FERRAZZANO KIRSCHBAUM & NAGELBERG LLP: Financial Institutions Group Expands FinTech Services With Addition of New Partner
Barack Ferrazzano is pleased to announce Justin C. Steffen as the newest addition to the Financial Institutions Group.
Lawsuit against FirstEnergy over alleged $60M bribe to Ohio Speaker gets green light
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio federal judge is allowing shareholder litigation to proceed against FirstEnergy Corp., which is accused of bribing an influential lawmaker with $60 million.
Lawyers ask for $7M in fees from WWE shareholder settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The bill is in from lawyers representing shareholders of World Wrestling Entertainment who will take part in a $39 million settlement over the company’s failed relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Life is about to get tougher for expert witnesses - and the lawyers who hire them
The committee that sets the rules for federal courts is expected to significantly toughen the standards judges must use to screen out bogus expert testimony, in a move that will make it harder for litigants to put shaky expert testimony before jurors and easier for defendants to get cases dismissed before trial.
Woman representing self gets appellate victory; Arbitrator was caught on tape laughing at her lack of counsel
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A young woman representing herself has scored a victory in a California appeals court after arguing an arbitrator made inappropriate remarks about her.
Courthouse renamed after former judge George B. Rasin Jr
Today, a dedication ceremony was held to rename the Kent County courthouse in Chestertown, Maryland, after Judge George B. Rasin Jr.
Shaq wins $400K court ruling against lawyer who represented shakedown artist
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Florida appeals court has reversed a lower court’s ruling to restore more than $400,000 in sanctions ordered against a former employee of Shaquille O’Neal and his lawyer who pursued a racketeering and invasion of privacy lawsuit against the basketball star despite evidence it was a shakedown.
Twitter loses lawsuit after Texas AG makes inquiry into Trump ban, content censorship
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Twitter was too quick to sue the Texas attorney general over his reaction to President Donald Trump being banned from the social media platform.
Lawsuit sparked between co-owners of Mont. coal-fired plant over possible closure
The co-owners of two coal-fired steam electric generation units in Colstrip, MT were brought to federal court after failed arbitration attempts.
Bad news for Starbucks in slave labor class action
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers attempting to link slave labor in the harvesting of cocoa to Starbucks’ marketing have gained a court victory that will let their case move forward.
S.C. Johnson will have to fight class action lawsuit over Ecover ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Reasonable consumers expecting 100% natural products could have been misled by S.C. Johnson & Son when it claimed its Ecover cleaning line is made with plant-based ingredients.
Sprint brought to court for allegedly trapping customers in cell phone lease
Sprint is backed into a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly misleading consumers and violating California's Unfair Competition Law and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
Opioid judge threatens to abandon MDL process for pharmacies if they don't settle
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing federal multidistrict opioid litigation said a proposed bellwether trial against Walmart, Walgreens and other pharmacy chains is going off the rails and he might suspend the whole process, sending thousands of cases back to the courts where they originated.
Gun store faces liability for firearms accident after owner destroys evidence
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A gun store must defend itself against claims it assembled a gun incorrectly even after the gun’s owner, once also a defendant in the case, destroyed evidence at the center of the lawsuit and entered into a settlement shifting all remaining liability to the store, a Wisconsin appeals court ruled.
Alleged rapist can be sued for wrongful death after former Alabama student kills herself
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The father of a woman who committed suicide after an alleged sexual assault will still be able to argue her alleged assailant is liable for her wrongful death.
NYC: Defendant sent checks with no numbers to pay ventilator settlement
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – New York City’s multimillion-dollar effort to buy ventilators in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t go according to plan, and ensuing litigation is having its problems, too.