News from 2021
Kids not allowed to sue over dad's death if his widow refuses, court rules
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Children don’t have standing to sue over a parent’s death if the surviving spouse refuses, a Georgia appeals court ruled, trimming the so-called equitable powers of judges to provide plaintiffs with a remedy when other legal avenues appear blocked.
Lawsuit accuses J&J's Neutrogena sunscreen of causing woman's leukemia
Elizabeth Bodle, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a federal class-action complaint on October 4 in the U.S.
Woman brings $125 million suit against Bill Cosby
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Lili Bernard filed a federal complaint on October 14 in the District of New Jersey against Bill Cosby for assault, battery, intentional inflection of emotional distress, false imprisonment and punitive damages.
7-Eleven sued for marketing and selling JUUL e-cigarettes
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Cristian Ali filed a federal class action complaint on October 13 in the Southern District of Florida against 7-Eleven, Inc. for violation of Florida's deceptive and unfair trade practices act, negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, breach of implied warranty of fitness for purpose and breach of Magnuson Moss Warranty Act.
Bradley Adds Van P. East III To Real Estate Practice Group
Bradley Adds Van P. East III To Real Estate Practice Group.
Montgomery County adopts mandatory electronic case management system
Montgomery County has become the latest and largest jurisdiction in Maryland to implement the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) case management system.
Paralyzed patient sues prominent Florida personal injury firm but is sent to arbitration
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man who was paralyzed from the neck down after spinal surgery has sued his lawyers at Morgan & Morgan, blaming them for botching a lawsuit against the company that made an implant that damaged his spinal cord.
Raped guard should go through Workers' Comp, Louisiana DOC argues against her lawsuit
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s Department of Corrections is fighting a lawsuit filed by a female officer who was allegedly raped by a male inmate because prison doors at Elayn Hunt didn’t work properly.
Facebook questions why scammed users are suing it
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – It’s not our fault if you got scammed, Facebook is telling the plaintiffs who brought a proposed class action lawsuit that argues otherwise.
As private lawyers try to muscle climate change cases into state courts, King County drops its federal case
On Sept. 28, King County, WA withdrew its lawsuit from federal court seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from energy companies for climate change damages.
Ainlay Named to 2021 Thomson Reuters Massachusetts Super Lawyers® List as a Rising Star
Ainlay Named to 2021 Thomson Reuters Massachusetts Super Lawyers® List as a Rising Star.
Armstrong Teasdale Attorneys Named 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers®
Armstrong Teasdale Attorneys Named 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers®.
Leading M&A lawyer Jon-Paul Bernard joins Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities practice in New York
Leading M&A lawyer Jon-Paul Bernard joins Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities practice in New York.
Warner: Busting the filibuster 'would be devastating to our democracy'
CHARLESTON –Republicans were successful in blocking U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s Freedom to Vote Act earlier this week thanks, at least in part, to Manchin’s staunch support of maintaining current filibuster rules.
Former Fox News host boots lawyers off her sexual harassment lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A former Fox News personality is looking for new lawyers as she takes her sexual harassment fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Court to decide who's to blame for tragedy at youth baseball pool party
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – A Kentucky couple who hosted a pool party could still be liable for the drowning death of a seven-year-old boy.
'Not all rights are entitled to protection': Judge rejects challenge to NYC vax orders
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York City restaurants have lost a key ruling in their fight against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s orders that they boot customers who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19.
Plaintiff experts escape hearsay trap in talc-asbestos lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff experts who cited evidence that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contained asbestos, without actually performing tests themselves, can nevertheless offer their opinions the powder caused a man’s cancer, a California appeals court ruled.
NBA agent can't sue rival who lured Mitchell Robinson with pickup truck
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Tossing in a brand-new pickup truck to poach an NBA prospect from another agent does not give the spurned agent a reason to sue.
Lawsuit over tuna at Subway off to rough start
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The class action lawsuit against Subway Restaurants over what exactly is in the tuna has initially failed for not being specific enough.