News from August 2022
Locke Lord Expands Energy Practice Capabilities With Addition of Experienced Maritime and Offshore Attorney Emily Huggins Jones as Partner in Cincinnati
Locke Lord Expands Energy Practice Capabilities With Addition of Experienced Maritime and Offshore Attorney Emily Huggins Jones as Partner in Cincinnati.
Legal malpractice case won't be reopened because lawyer wasn't licensed
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer’s failure to be licensed in his state won’t cause his firm to pay more than $5 million to an unhappy client.
YMCA defeats wrongful death lawsuit: Resident fell off roof after pot brownie
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California YMCA won’t be liable for the death of a resident who fell off its steep roof after drinking alcohol and eating a marijuana brownie.
Virtual makeup tool lands L'Oreal in class action
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - L'Oreal faces one of Illinois' biometric class action lawsuits, as plaintiff Morgan Kukovec filed suit against the company July 25.
Forbes sued over collection of visitors' video views
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Forbes Media faces a class action lawsuit that alleges it discloses its subscribers' video views, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Justin Weitz Named One of 2022’s Best Lgbtq+ Lawyers Under 40 by the Lgbtq+ Bar
Justin Weitz Named One of 2022’s Best Lgbtq+ Lawyers Under 40 by the Lgbtq+ Bar.
Case against Uber over death of highly intoxicated Univ. of San Diego student transferred
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Uber and two of its drivers won a change of venue in a lawsuit accusing them of responsibility for the death of a University of San Diego student who vomited in one vehicle and ran away from a second, dying miles away after being hit by two cars on the highway.
Law firms fight to lead shareholder litigation against Dentsply
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – In a recent securities class action lawsuit against a professional dental supplies company, three motions have already been filed to appoint lead counsel.
Redgrave lawyer strives to stay out of arbitration as she fights with firm
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An attorney with a past and present at Redgrave LLP is trying to keep her dispute with the firm out of arbitration.
Class action lawyers target One a Day fruit bites
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Bayer's One a Day natural fruit bites contain synthetic ingredients, a new class action lawsuit says.
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California court closes door on website-accessibility lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court may have closed the door on a once-lucrative area of the law for plaintiff attorneys, ruling the websites of internet-only retailers are not “places of public accommodation” under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Jones Day welcomes Nathan Brownback to Financial Markets Practice in Washington
Jones Day welcomes Nathan Brownback to Financial Markets Practice in Washington.
In Farmers vs. Lawyers, 10th Circuit rules for lawyers
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A group of farmers who sued the law firms that represented them in litigation over genetically modified corn -- and then sued the lawyers representing them in that second action – lost at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals when it rejected all of their claims.
Popeye's sued over meat in chicken tenders
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Eaters at Popeye's who order chicken tenders are expecting meat from the tenderloin but not getting it, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Piano tuner can sue school district for defamation over drinking allegation
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - A piano tuner who was accused by a coworker of being drunk can sue the school district that employed him for defamation, after the Oregon Supreme Court refuted a 1976 decision that some interpreted to mean all public employees were shielded from such claims.
Class action over stem cells by cancer patient stumbles
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action against a stem cell center alleged to have misled a woman into thinking it could help cure her cancer but will allow the plaintiff to amend her lawsuit to prove she is seeking at least $5 million.
San Antonio public pension fund sues Dentsply, alleges executives cooked books to boost pay
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Shenanigans by executives at Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products, have led to a lawsuit by shareholders over a drop in the company's stock value.
Cabell County and Huntington plan to appeal federal opioid verdict
CHARLESTON – Cabell County and the City of Huntington will appeal last month’s federal verdict for the nation’s three largest drug distributors.
In a battle against Energy, some states are trying to game the system
While Americans continue to pay over $4 per gallon for gasoline on top of record inflation, a number of states are waging lawfare against the oil and gas companies, claiming that they must pay for the impact of climate change.
Meridith Moldenhauer Named a 2022 GlobeSt. Women of Influence
Meridith Moldenhauer Named a 2022 GlobeSt. Women of Influence.