News from 2021
Lung cancer leads man to sue tobacco companies
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Francis Del Tufo filed a complaint on August 30 in Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts against Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Stop and Shop Supermarket Company for breach of warranty, negligence, civil conspiracy and duty to warn.
Verdict against funeral home won't be changed too much after corpse rotted in Louisiana heat
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – The surviving family who sued over the treatment of a father’s corpse is only entitled to an extra $10,000, a Louisiana appeals court recently ruled while rejecting calls that a jury’s verdict was too low.
Physician runs hospital but is not qualified to testify as expert, court rules
CANTON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A physician who took on the role of chief operating officer of a hospital is no longer qualified to testify as an expert in medical malpractice lawsuits, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, even though he is directly in charge of patient safety and medical education at the institution.
Ex-smoker loses $10.6M verdict when Fla. appeals court tosses case
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Philip Morris can’t be sued by a man who alleged his laryngeal cancer who alleged the company’s marketing led him to believe cigarettes were getting healthier.
Despite judge's ruling, ethics info on Interior Dept. official released
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge says a national nonprofit failed to justify expedited processing of ethics records related to a top Interior Department official, but those files have been turned over anyway.
California city beats lawsuit brought by protestor shot with rubber bullet
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California city has defeated a lawsuit against it that alleges a woman was protesting peacefully when a police officer shot her in the chest with a rubber bullet.
Struggling COVID patient can't use courts to force hospital to treat him with ivermectin
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware judge has ruled against a man losing his battle with COVID-19 who sought to obtain a court order requiring his health care providers to treat him with ivermectin.
For fifth consecutive year, Reed Smith New York office recognized as a Crain’s Best Place to Work in New York City, achieving its highest ranking ever
For fifth consecutive year, Reed Smith New York office recognized as a Crain’s Best Place to Work in New York City, achieving its highest ranking ever.
Bradley Awards 2022 Diversity Scholarships to Law Students from Belmont University and Southern University
Bradley Awards 2022 Diversity Scholarships to Law Students from Belmont University and Southern University.
Troutman Pepper Named ‘FinTech Law Firm of the Year’ by The Deal
Troutman Pepper Named ‘FinTech Law Firm of the Year’ by The Deal.
Vermont court rejects lawsuit over prisoner's suicide
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued over the suicide of a man in prison can’t proceed with her lawsuit because she failed to include an expert medical opinion with her initial complaint, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled, in a decision that drew a dissent from the court’s chief justice, who said it represented the “rare instance” when the rules should be bent.
Judge bashes group pushing coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits but recuses self anyway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California federal judge will step down from a case that will impact dozens of lucrative coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits, but she is not happy with the way the request was handled by a group pursuing that litigation.
Poker player's lawsuit against Caesars is a loser
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – A professional poker player shut out of World Series of Poker Circuit events has lost his federal lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment Corporation.
Canada Goose faces lawsuit over down in jackets
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit takes aim at the way Canada Goose describes the down in its clothing products.
Intellectual Asset Management Recognizes Foley Attorneys in their 2021 IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists Guide
Intellectual Asset Management Recognizes Foley Attorneys in their 2021 IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists Guide.
St. Louis defends decision to paint over BLM-inspired mural
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – The City was merely enforcing its right to rid itself of a public nuisance, St. Louis is arguing after it painted over a woman’s Black Lives Matter mural.
Indiana Supreme Court won't impose liability for car wreck on property owner who stopped mowing grass
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Tyson Foods won’t be liable for a car wreck that involved a 92-year-old man striking a motorcycle.
Judge orders deeper probe into where thousands of Boy Scouts sex abuse claims came from
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of the Boy Scouts of America has expressed increasing skepticism about tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims filed before a critical deadline last year that insurers who are picking up most of the $1.9 billion restructuring tab say are riddled with robosigned and potentially fraudulent allegations.
Rum drinker files lawsuit alleging he was misled by '23' on label
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Diageo faces a class action lawsuit that says a rum with the number 23 in its name is misleading buyers into thinking it has been aged 23 years.
New York City sued by food delivery companies over cap on what they can charge
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Food delivery companies are suing New York City over price controls on orders.