News from December 2022
Drowsy plaintiffs settle potential class action over Amazon's cold medicine
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A potential class action against Amazon.com over non-drowsy cold medicine has been settled, though the parties have not revealed if only the named plaintiffs will recovery anything or if a class will be certified.
Hearthstone maker appeals judge's decision in class action to Ninth Circuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of the digital card game Hearthstone is appealing a federal judge's recent decision that shot down its effort to send a class action lawsuit to arbitration.
Baby dies after swallowing penny; Court rules doctors aren't liable
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) - Caregivers who spent more than an hour trying to save a 9-month-old who swallowed a penny aren’t liable for his death from a rare complication of the procedure to remove it, a Louisiana appeals court ruled.
Corporate Partner Juliana Neelbauer Joins Fox Rothschild in Atlanta
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Juliana Neelbauer to the Atlanta office as a partner in the Corporate Department.
AGs file brief opposing rule giving CFPB more power to regulate
TYLER, Texas – Fourteen Attorneys General, including West Virginia’s Patrick Morrisey, have filed an amicus brief opposing a new rule implemented by the federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
Texas court will have to let defendants in $33M carbon monoxide suit actually examine the plaintiffs
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - An apartment company has the right to have its own medical expert examine six family members who claim they were exposed to carbon monoxide gas and are seeking $33 million in damages, the Texas Supreme Court ruled.
Patreon sues over pirated content but won't name names
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Online platform Patreon is tired of its paywalled material ending up on another website.
Okta: Hacking incident didn't create stock drop, class action should be tossed
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers have failed to turn a hacking incident into a securities class action, cybersecurity company Okta is claiming.
Lawsuit alleges Acer laptop has defective hinge
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — Acer America is facing a class action lawsuit alleging its "Spin" laptop has a defective hinge mechanism that causes the screen to separate from the housing.
Class action alleges NCAA's limit on paid baseball coaches violates antitrust laws
Class action alleges NCAA's limit on paid baseball coaches violates antitrust laws
Georgia Trend Names Three Troutman Pepper Partners to 2022 ‘Legal Elite’
Three Troutman Pepper attorneys have been named to Georgia Trend’s 2022 class of “Legal Elite.”
Maryland Judiciary celebrates young artists in conflict resolution bookmark contest
The Maryland Judiciary's Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO) hosted its 17th annual bookmark art contest, announcing ten student winners and fifteen honorable mentions.
Pa. courts move up to No. 2 ranking on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' report list
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 2 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – moving up two places from the fourth spot on the list, where they had been ranked last year.
Gym sued over secret filming of member who fears video will be on 'gay porno websites'
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida gym is now facing civil litigation two years after one of its members was arrested for secretly recording another man taking a shower.
Suit: Over-the-counter eyelash-extension product contains prescription drug ingredients
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — A woman alleges she developed a severe reaction to an eyelash- enhancing product that was deceptively sold as cosmetics when it contained the same active ingredients as a prescription drug.
Woman says debt relief group's advice to fight collections with litigation was 'nonsensical'
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) — A woman alleges a California-based debt settlement and validation company failed to pay off her debt and charged substantial upfront fees.
'Experience and expertise' claims can violate securities laws, Colorado Supreme Court rules
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Saying it didn’t want to identify “magic words” that protected securities issuers against fraud claims, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the reinstatement of a class action against an oil company that boasted about its “experienced and professional workforce.”
Neighbors in court battle over 'Dogshit Structure'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Litigation has commenced against the innovators of a "Dogpiss Tube" that kept them from having to leave their building to walk their dogs.
Ballard Spahr Launches Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Legislative Tracker
National law firm Ballard Spahr has launched an innovative online application to help cryptocurrency and blockchain industry participants keep pace with quickly evolving laws, regulations, policies, and government enforcement priorities in the space.
Chokehold victim can't sue Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A man who took up Brazilian jiu-jitsu at age 49 and was injured sparring with another man can’t sue the national organization affiliated with the studio where he was hurt, a California appeals court ruled.