News from April 2022
Florida jury can place blame on State, not Walgreens, for opioid crisis
DADE CITY, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida jury will hear evidence that the state’s attorney general once blamed weak regulatory oversight and the lack of a centralized prescription database for the opioid crisis, which it now blames on the Walgreens pharmacy chain.
Lawsuit says Dunkin' Donuts employee burned woman with hot coffee
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida Dunkin' Donuts location faces a lawsuit after a bungled handoff resulted in a woman being burned by hot coffee.
Class action lawyers take on Arizona-brand drinks
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Arizona-brand drinks faces a class action lawsuit for calling its products "all natural."
Alycen Moss Named the CLM’s Claim’s Management Professional of the Year
Alycen Moss Named the CLM’s Claim’s Management Professional of the Year.
At manufacturer trial, plaintiff attorneys portray prescription opioids as dangerous
CHARLESTON – On the second day of a trial accusing opioid manufacturers of causing an drug epidemic in West Virginia, plaintiff attorneys sought to undercut a central defense contention – that prescription drugs are safe and effective in dealing with pain.
GOP contenders say they'd eliminate Bloomberg-funded assistants in Minnesota AG's office
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - The Minnesota Attorney General race is heating up after all three Republican candidates announced they would immediately fire two Special Assistants Attorneys General (SAAGs) currently serving under Democrat Attorney General Keith Ellison.
Judge rejects class action over strawberry Pop-Tarts
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York federal judge has tossed a proposed class action lawsuit that complained the strawberry filling in Pop-Tarts contains other fruits and dyed red to mislead customers.
Waiver saves Calif. school district from lawsuit over brain injury
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California school district isn’t liable for a high-school student’s brain injury, an appeals court ruled, because his parents signed a complete release before the season started and there was no evidence coaches were guilty of gross negligence for failing to notice he was in distress.
Delaware ruling is bad news for asbestos defendant
DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) -The Delaware Supreme Court revived a woman’s lawsuit against the company that made a grinding device her late husband said he used decades before he was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer, saying there was enough evidence for it to proceed.
Museum of Sex faces lawsuit over woman's alleged injury
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A new lawsuit alleges the mechanical bull exhibit at the Museum of Sex isn't all that enjoyable.
San Francisco schools hit with lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse by employee
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A Jane Doe is suing the San Francisco Unified School District, alleging a middle school teacher sexually abused her.
Troutman Pepper Partners Tony Kaye and Kim Phan Named Fellows of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
Troutman Pepper Partners Tony Kaye and Kim Phan Named Fellows of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.
Trial opens as West Virginia blames opioid suppliers for epidemic
CHARLESTON – The state court trial accusing Janssen, the drug arm of Johnson & Johnson, and opioid suppliers Teva, Cephalon and Allergen of causing an epidemic in the West Virginia began Monday.
Maryland Court issues new schedule for legislative districting case
Today, the Court of Appeals of Maryland announced a new scheduling order in the case concerning the 2022 legislative districting of the state.
DA Toney reassures voters they have recourse if they witness election law violations
FON DU LAC, Wisc. (Legal Newsline) - District Attorney Eric Toney is alerting prospective voters that his office offers an avenue for action for those who witness election law violations in Tuesday’s Spring Elections.
Shreveport PD's past becomes an issue in lawsuit over shooting death by officer
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – The Shreveport Police Department is defending its past as it fights the wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting of Desmond Lewis.
Nestle now to face lawsuit over slave labor in West Africa
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – After almost three years, plaintiff lawyers have finally come up with a complaint that adequately alleges Nestle falsely labeled products to mislead consumers about the use of child and slave labor in the West African cocoa supply chain.
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Lawsuit filed over armed carjacking of pregnant food-delivery driver
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A recent lawsuit blames hotel staff for turning a blind eye to someone "lingering" in its parking lot who later robbed a pregnant food-delivery driver by pressing a gun into her abdomen.
Cincinnati Bengals - or at least their lawyers - back in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Having lost Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, the Cincinnati Bengals now have no intention of fighting a former player's Workers' Comp claim there.
Billboard Magazine Spotlights Nine Fox Attorneys on 2022 Top Music Lawyers List
Billboard Magazine Spotlights Nine Fox Attorneys on 2022 Top Music Lawyers List.