News from 2021
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Manchin's Build Back Better decision
CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, politicians, community leaders and interested groups – locally and nationally – are throwing their two cents in regarding Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to support the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act.
Manchin defends his stance against Biden's Build Back Better plan
WASHINGTON – A day after declaring he can’t support President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, Sen. Joe Manchin continued to defend his stance.
Honeywell: Asbestos lawyer used 'inaccurate' forms to pick $46 million off of easy target
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A company upset about how much it is forced to fund an asbestos trust is accusing the attorney who has taken $85 million in settlements from it of filling in the blanks for his clients.
Sued over fall on ice, truck stop gets victory in Illinois appeals court
OTTAWA, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - A truck stop was properly dismissed from a lawsuit by a man who slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk because it had no duty to keep the walk entirely clear of ice, an Illinois appeals court ruled. Only if employees tried to clear the walk and created an “unnatural accumulation” of snow and ice would the station be liable, the court said.
Procter and Gamble sued for benzene content in Old Spice products
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Otto Delcid filed a federal class action lawsuit on Nov. 15 in the Southern District of New York against the Procter and Gamble Company for breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, violation of New York General Business Law 349 and 350, fraud and unjust enrichment.
Washington state’s politicized, unconstitutional lawsuit against the GEO Group
While scathing editorials from left-leaning local media outlets applaud the decision, the realities of the decision are that it will make immigration enforcement even harder than it already is.
Troutman Pepper Partner Andrew Perel Recognized by Connect CRE in 2021 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards
Troutman Pepper Partner Andrew Perel Recognized by Connect CRE in 2021 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards.
Bradley Partner J. David Pugh Re-Elected To Associated Builders And Contractors Executive Committee
Bradley Partner J. David Pugh Re-Elected To Associated Builders And Contractors Executive Committee.
Kimberly Hulsey Joins Locke Lord as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Kimberly Hulsey Joins Locke Lord as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
National Restaurant Association VP Shannon Meade Joins Littler as Executive Director of the Workplace Policy Institute
National Restaurant Association VP Shannon Meade Joins Littler as Executive Director of the Workplace Policy Institute.
10 Reed Smith lawyers highlighted in Virginia Business's 2021 Legal Elite
10 Reed Smith lawyers highlighted in Virginia Business's 2021 Legal Elite.
Manchin says he can't support Build Back Better Act, draws fire from Biden
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t support the Biden administration’s “massive” Build Back Better legislation, drawing ire from President Biden and other Democrats.
Emergency appeal filed with SCOTUS to block Biden vaccine mandate
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) -The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay on President Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate, 2-1.
Manchin's stance against Build Back Better continues to draw attention in D.C., W.Va.
WASHINGTON –Joe Manchin’s hesitation to support President Biden’s Build Back Better Act continues to draw attention to West Virginia’s Democratic senator.
Former DEA officer, now plaintiff expert, says distributors did not stop drug diversions
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A former officer of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) during testimony on Monday through Wednesday told a courtroom in Seattle three of the country’s biggest distributors of opioid drugs made an insufficient effort to stop recklessly selling the drugs that led to an overdose epidemic.
Critics fear antitrust proposal could place the future of business under state AG rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 could create a path for aggressive state attorneys general to drive national policy, according to a conservative think tank policy director.
Dangerous roads in Indiana now a liability problem for Department of Transportation
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Indiana’s Department of Transportation will be exposed to new theories of liability over traffic accidents as a result of a recent state Supreme Court decision.
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Coffee companies sued over amount of cups their grounds make
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Deborah Bosso filed a federal class action lawsuit on Nov. 23 in Western District of New York against The J. M. Smucker Company and The Folger Coffee Company for allegedly lying about how many cups of coffee their products make.
Louisiana high court slashes $1.9M verdict to man who bear-hugged a huge, out-of-control fire extinguisher
The Louisiana Supreme Court slashed a judge’s award of $1.9 million in damages to a man who “bear-hugged” a 245-pound fire extinguisher cylinder and accidentally caused it to discharge, creating a spinning menace that left him with extensive injuries and psychological trauma.
'Mini Soros' critique of risk assessment tool creator leads to heated response
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - When former Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes slammed the "leftist billionaire" who created a bail risk assessment tool used to release the Waukesha massacre suspect Darrell Brooks, attorney David Safavian, who worked in the George W. Bush administration, took offense.