News from September 2021
Boeing's board faces liability for billions lost after 737 Max crashes
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – Stockholders of Boeing suing on behalf of the company have plausibly alleged that a lack of oversight on the part of the board of directors led to two catastrophic wrecks of its 737 planes in 2018-19.
Lawsuit says Harley-Davidson motorcycle helmets are weaker than advertised, caused man's death
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A family is suing Harley-Davidson after a man died in a motorcycle crash.
Lawsuit says boss flipped switch at chicken farm and worker lost arm
ASH FLAT, Ark. (Legal Newsline) -- A man is suing after losing his left arm in an auger.
Mother sues Housing Authority for child's injury
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A mother is suing the New York City Housing Authority after her child was allegedly hurt by a door.
A Kentucky court doesn't think hot pavement is an 'open and obvious' risk for people without shoes
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - A municipal waterpark may have to pay money to a woman who burned her feet on hot pavement after the Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of Barbourville because the risk was open and obvious.
San Francisco fights to preserve 15% max on Doordash, GrubHub orders
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers for San Francisco say the city was justified in enacting a cap on how much third-party delivery companies like Doordash and GrubHub can charge.
Clients caught up in lawyer's Social Security scam can get fees for challenging government
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Two clients of an attorney who scammed Social Security for millions of dollars in a disability fraud scheme can bill the government for work their lawyers did fighting the disallowance of their benefits, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Amazon sued over Sidewalk automatically connecting to networks
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) -- A couple have filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon.
Bestwall wants asbestos lawyers to cough up answers on claims and settlements, prove they aren’t double-dipping
CHARLOTTE – Asbestos lawyers with an opportunity to prove they don’t routinely pull off double recoveries elected not to try, according to tables that Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall filed in bankruptcy court on Sept. 8.
Grocers group quits challenge of Seattle's mandatory COVID pay raise
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A trade group has dropped its challenge of a Seattle ordinance that required grocery stores to increase pay for their workers by $4 per hour.
Avenatti won't concede defeat in defamation case against Fox News
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – Lawyer Michael Avenatti will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that tossed his defamation lawsuit against Fox News.
Kickback case against Teva over MS drug Copaxone won't be kicked out of court
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Basically all of the federal government’s lawsuit brought under the Anti-Kickback Statute against Teva Pharmaceuticals will be moving forward.
Lawsuit challenges South Carolina Ethics Commission's stance on lobbyist money
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - An unnamed plaintiff is claiming in a lawsuit that the South Carolina Ethics Commission refuses to act on bribes in the state legislature.
Trial Attorney Scott O'Connell Joins Holland & Knight in Boston
Trial Attorney Scott O'Connell Joins Holland & Knight in Boston.
Littler’s William Ng Receives Best Under 40 Award from National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Littler’s William Ng Receives Best Under 40 Award from National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
Reed Smith’s Casey Ryan and Tamara Box again named to prestigious HERoes Top 100
Reed Smith’s Casey Ryan and Tamara Box again named to prestigious HERoes Top 100.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Adds Chandra Kilgriff As Firm’s First Chief Talent Officer
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Adds Chandra Kilgriff As Firm’s First Chief Talent Officer.
Connie Lewis Lensing Named Lifetime Achievement Honoree in Corporate Counsel 2021 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards
Connie Lewis Lensing Named Lifetime Achievement Honoree in Corporate Counsel 2021 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards.
Baltimore court hosts free COVID-19 vaccination clinic on September 14
The District Court in Baltimore City is collaborating with the Maryland GoVax Mobile Vaccination Taskforce to offer a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
Florida Supreme Court honors late Chief Justice Stephen Grimes
Former Florida Chief Justice Stephen H. Grimes will lie in state at the Florida Supreme Court's rotunda on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The public is invited to pay their respects from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. local time.