News from August 2022
Mintz Levin says further deposition by bankrupt lab 'qualifies as harassment'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Mintz Levin is tired of spending time and money on an issue it feels was resolved when litigants did not request another deposition of one of its attorneys and a legal malpractice case against it was dismissed.
Troutman Pepper Partner Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
Troutman Pepper Partner Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
Florida court rejects liability for car wreck on nearby property owners
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Property owners did not have a duty to motorists to maintain the areas next to nearby roads, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Robbins Geller hopes to lead Ben & Jerry's lawsuit over Israel boycott, stock drop
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Having sued the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s over the ice cream icon's boycott of Israel, the law firm Robbins Geller has now moved to lead the potential class action.
Lawsuit: Smoked gouda never smoked, only flavored
FLINT, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Kroger’s smoked gouda was never smoked, despite claims on its packaging that it contains the “distinctive” flavor, a class action lawsuit says.
Lawsuit says feta made in U.S.A. disguises itself as Greek
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Feta cheese eaters are tricked into thinking the product put out by Lactalis American is actually made in Greece.
Judge orders pharmacy chains to pay $651 million for opioid `abatement’
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing federal multidistrict litigation against the opioid industry ordered Walgreens, Walmart and CVS to pay $651 million to fund what he called an “abatement” plan to reduce the level of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in two Ohio counties.
PPT files complaint accusing CDC, FDA of politicizing COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal watchdog has filed a complaint accusing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of having potentially prioritized policy and political considerations over data and science in recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five.
Lois Lerner deposition unsealed: Lincoln worst president; 'Citizens United' worst thing that's happened to country
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – Lois Lerner, whose testimony about Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on Tea Party groups has come out from under seal, said she couldn’t remember stating that Lincoln was our worst president.
OK Gov. Stitt stands by Roberts despite past domestic abuse allegations; Roberts has filed defamation suit
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is standing by his June endorsement of state Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) for Labor Commissioner despite the recent emergence of two-decade old allegations of domestic abuse by Roberts’ ex-wife, Jennifer.
Collection lawyers avoid lending laws in Maryland; Dissenter decries loophole
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - A law firm in the business of collecting homeowner association and condominium dues isn’t a “lender” under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law, the state's highest court ruled, answering a central question in a class action in federal court by delinquent property owners.
Would-be judge ordered to accept $500K in Home Depot melee case or risk new trial
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who claimed his judicial career was doomed after he was falsely detained by a Home Depot security guard over an altercation with a female customer had a $1.8 million jury verdict reversed on appeal.
Lawsuit asks Starbucks, where's the mango in these mango drinks?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Fruit-flavored “Refreshers” at Starbucks don’t contain the fruits they are said to, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit: Supplements aren't helping your dog at all
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Doggie Dailies – supplements intended to help dogs dealing with joint pain – are a sham, a class action lawsuit says.
Reed Smith reaches finals in 3 categories in American Lawyer Industry Awards 2022
Reed Smith reaches finals in 3 categories in American Lawyer Industry Awards 2022.
FOIA records: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was concerned with virus bioweaponry since 2016
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - National Institutes of Health (NIH) records obtained in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit show that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was concerned with gain-of-function research in China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2016.
Sex abuse claims against Syracuse, Camp Greylock given new chance
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A New York appeals court revived lawsuits against Syracuse University and a Massachusetts boys camp dating back more than 40 years, citing a 2019 law that gave plaintiffs two-and-a-half years to file sexual-abuse claims that otherwise would have been extinguished under the statute of limitations.
Fox Rothschild Joins Diversity & Flexibility Alliance
Fox Rothschild Joins Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.
Roy Moore wins millions in defamation trial over 'young girls' political ad
ANNISTON, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – A federal jury has awarded former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore more than $8 million in his defamation lawsuit over an ad that ran during his failed U.S. Senate campaign that he claimed portrayed him as a child predator.
Mom's lawsuit over COVID vaccine given to teen son sent to Louisiana state court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit alleging a 16-year-old was given the COVID-19 vaccine without the permission of his mother is headed back to state court after a brief stint in federal.