News from November 2021
GEO Group appeals $23.2 million jury verdict ordering payment of minimum wage to migrant detainees
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A privately operated federal detention facility has appealed an Oct. 27 jury verdict that requires it to pay detainees minimum wage for menial labor.
Asbestos lawyers want CertainTeed entity to show its settlements if judge forces them to disclose
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Asbestos lawyers assert in bankruptcy court that if a CertainTeed entity gains court approval to see their records of settlements, they’ll need approval to see settlement records of defense counsel.
Kaiser Permanente says blocking its vaccine mandate will put millions at risk
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Kaiser Permanente says vaccines offer the best protection against COVID-19 – an argument it hopes offers the best protection against a lawsuit brought by its employees.
Huge verdict - $43M - against CVS affirmed, with unknown shooter not to blame for victim's injuries
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia court has affirmed a nearly $43 million verdict against CVS after a man was shot in a parking lot at one of its Atlanta locations.
Kentucky court rejects class action since only one person affected
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers can’t take one case of one employee who belongs to a union and attach it to everyone else in it in order to drive up damages, a Kentucky court has ruled.
Court: Company properly fired manager who called face masks 'KKK hoods' after Black employee resigned
TALLAHASSEE – A company that fired one of its managers for calling a face mask a “KKK hood” won’t be held liable in court.
LSU's fired football coach fights lawsuit over response to sexual misconduct allegations
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Fired Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the school of coddling athletes who are accused of sexual misconduct.
Family loses argument man was killed in excavator accident because of intentional acts by employer
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The family of a man killed in an excavator accident can’t sue his employer.
Court: Plaintiff expert failed to make cancer cases against J&J
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The medical reports blaming Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products for the ovarian cancer of four women weren’t specific enough to sustain their lawsuits, a Georgia court has ruled.
Lawsuit over rape outside Atlanta won't be split into two trials
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – Atlanta’s public transportation system will have to go on the road to defend itself from the lawsuit of a woman who was attacked and raped while leaving work.
Reed Smith earns 2021 Tipping the Scales recognition
Reed Smith earns 2021 Tipping the Scales recognition.
Oklahoma Supreme Court throws out $465M verdict, rejects State's theory of 'public nuisance'
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court threw out a landmark $465 million public nuisance verdict against Johnson & Johnson over its sale of opioid painkillers, stating in clear terms that public nuisance law can’t be used to sue companies over the sale of legal products.
Loss for opioid lawyers seeking 'public nuisance' payout could apply to climate change cases
A California judge who threw out municipal lawsuits against the opioid industry for supposedly causing a public nuisance could have just as well been speaking about a wave of similar lawsuits against the oil and gas industry.
Attorneys avoid liability for losing couple's lawsuit against home contractor
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A couple whose home remodeling project turned into a multi-year litigation nightmare lost their bid to collect damages from attorneys they accused of botching their lawsuit against the contractor and his insurer.
Second Circuit won't block vaccine mandate for NYC teachers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York City teachers won’t get relief from a vaccine mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Woman who swallowed dozens of pills after death of pet loses lawsuit over fall in ER
VENTURA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A distraught woman who ingested 60 pain reliever pills then fell in an emergency room has to claim her injuries were the result of medical negligence, a California appeals court has ruled.
Forsten and Taylor Named to Delaware Today's Top Attorneys in 2021 List
Forsten and Taylor Named to Delaware Today's Top Attorneys in 2021 List.
BakerHostetler Adds Veteran Corporate and Securities Lawyer in New York
BakerHostetler Adds Veteran Corporate and Securities Lawyer in New York.
Lawyer fights lender who advanced cash against NFL concussion fees
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who represented hundreds of players in a $1 billion concussion settlement with the National Football League is fighting an arbitrator’s order to repay some $2.3 million in high-interest loans from a litigation funder.
Bayer can be sued for failing to anticipate thousands of lawsuits over Roundup weedkiller
Bayer AG can be sued for allegedly misleading investors about its risk from litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, a federal judge ruled, despite Bayer’s arguments the product doesn’t cause cancer – a claim supported by the U.S. government and regulatory agencies around the world – and it couldn’t be expected to anticipate juries would believe plaintiff claims otherwise.