News from April 2022
Janssen settles with West Virginia for $99 million
CHARLESTON — Janssen Pharmaceuticals has reached a $99 million settlement with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office.
MyPillow trolling for customers with Trump support, software company says
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – An elections software company has countered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s motion to have its defamation lawsuit against him dismissed.
PHONEY LAWSUITS: TCPA effort keeps getting worse for plaintiff
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – More bad news for a repeat plaintiff whose telemarketing case against Credit One has gone horribly wrong.
Class action lawsuit hopes to wipe floor with Bounty
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An unhappy customer is complaining Bounty lied to her about the amount of paper towels she was buying.
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New Jersey county hires private lawyers for Chantix class action
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey's Monmouth County has hired private lawyers to file a class action lawsuit against Pfizer over Chantix, a drug that helps smokers quit.
Paulo Varnieri, Former General Counsel of CCR USA, Joins Holland & Knight
Paulo Varnieri, Former General Counsel of CCR USA, Joins Holland & Knight.
UCLA ordered to release records showing coordination between law enforcement and 'climate denialism'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California court has ordered the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to release records showing academics “going after climate denialism” in coordination with state and local prosecutors.
Maryland judiciary welcomes new leadership with Judge Fader's appointment
Today, Chief Judge Joseph M. Getty released a statement regarding the appointment of Judge Matthew J. Fader as the new chief judge of the Court of Appeals in Maryland.
Trial approaches as Honeywell claims asbestos trust is giving away money; Trust wants to lead off
ERIE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Honeywell should have to bat second in an upcoming trial as it seeks to prove those in charge of doling out asbestos money are making it rain on plaintiffs lawyers.
Legal malpractice suit against Edwards Wilder revived
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California law firm that became part of Locke Lord might still face liability for its representation of a disgruntled client who tried to sue the London-based Daily Mail.
New Hampshire facility faces CWA citizen suit over water in Merrimack River
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - The Conservation Law Foundation is suing two companies, claiming problems with the water quality in the Merrimack River in New Hampshire.
California AG says charity misspent funds as it went under
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing a defunct charity he says misappropriated donations.
Ballard Spahr's Jason Boren, Melanie Vartabedian Among Utah Business' 2022 Legal Elite
Ballard Spahr's Jason Boren, Melanie Vartabedian Among Utah Business' 2022 Legal Elite.
Opioid researcher says industry promoted dangerous drugs for profits in step-by-step campaign
An opioid researcher told a West Virginia court on Thursday manufacturers and distributors of dangerously powerful drugs such as OxyContin, were promoted by the companies in what amounted to a step-by-step distortion campaign undertaken for profits----resulting in an epidemic.
'Mayor Pete’ documentary leads to a FOIA lawsuit against Transportation Dept.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Protect the People’s Trust (PPT) sued the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the federal agency is non-compliant with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) involving the documentary “Mayor Pete.”
Frat avoids liability after pledge gets wasted, slashes Creighton student's throat
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A fraternity won’t be liable after a Creighton University student pledging it drank and smoked marijuana to the point of bizarre behavior, then slashed the throat of a female whose dorm room he mistakenly entered.
Massive judgment against J&J, Ethicon over pelvic mesh marketing stands in California
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson has mostly lost its appeal of a nine-figure judgment against it over the marketing of its transvaginal pelvic mesh products.
Ex-Fox News host points to Congress to show sexual harassment case belongs in open court
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A former Fox News personality is hoping Congressional action on sexual harassment litigation will help keep her case in court and out of arbitration.
Whiskey expert accuses Diageo of racism, says she was forced to quit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A whiskey blender is suing her former employer, Diageo North America, after she says she suffered severe and pervasive discrimination.
Houston lawyers sued after client lays off employees, loses class action
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - A company that failed to perform mass layoffs in accordance with the law and suffered a seven-figure judgment is suing the lawyers that advised it.