News from 2021
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.
BakerHostetler Adds Veteran Corporate and Securities Lawyer in New York
BakerHostetler Adds Veteran Corporate and Securities Lawyer in New York.
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.
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.
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Pan Am Railways sued over former employee's cancer
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Wayne A. Terry, Sr. filed a complaint on September 16 in the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts against Pan Am Railways f/k/a Boston & Maine Railroad and Springfield Terminal Railway Company for negligence.
School district can use plaintiff's history of sex abuse by others to reduce its own liability
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued a Los Angeles school district over sexual abuse she suffered from her fourth-grade teacher can be required to provide evidence about subsequent abuse she suffered as a teenager, a California appeals court ruled.
Littler’s Bradley Strawn Appointed as Regional Office Managing Shareholder in Nashville
Littler’s Bradley Strawn Appointed as Regional Office Managing Shareholder in Nashville.
Josh Blades Named to 2021-2022 Alabama Leadership Initiative Class
Josh Blades Named to 2021-2022 Alabama Leadership Initiative Class.
"Flood Proof"
"Flood Proof".
Florida Chief Justice updates court COVID protocols, mandates in-person hearings
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady has amended an existing order regarding health and safety protocols in Florida state courts. The updated order, reflecting current public health conditions, allows for the voluntary use of face coverings in courthouses. It also mandates that Baker Act and Marchman Act hearings be conducted in person.
Louisiana Native Americans can fight closure of elementary school
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana Native American tribe can proceed with one of the six arguments it made in court following the closure of a school in Terrebonne Parish.
Group in the business of suing coffee sellers wants new judge to preserve its cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A group that achieves its advocacy results by suing California businesses is asking the new judge hearing a key case to rule in its favor and preserve dozens of other lawsuits.
Lawsuit says tanker driver fell in pit of sawdust while dumping waste at landfill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Donald Stephens filed a lawsuit on September 27 in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County against Waste Management of Arkansas and affiliated companies.