News from February 2022
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in EPA greenhouse gases case
WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office went to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments about the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases.
Savoy Magazine Names Jeanne Gills Among its 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers
Savoy Magazine Names Jeanne Gills Among its 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers.
Utah county faces liability for injury during SWAT training after Supreme Court ruling
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – A Utah county might still be liable for injuries suffered by a man who stood next to a planned explosion at SWAT training.
Satanic Temple sues Newsweek for defamation
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Satanists are upset with the way they are being portrayed in the media and are going to federal court.
Study: Plaintiffs lawyers put their bucks into finding paraquat clients
Some $16.2 million was spent on television advertising last year related to the commercial herbicide paraquat by plaintiffs attorneys trolling for allegedly injured clients
Lawsuit filed over murder at Under Armour store; Fired manager shot colleague with rifle
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Under Armour faces a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida over the murder of an assistant manager at the Orlando International Premium Outlets.
Clinic director tells courtroom opioid treatment professionals suffer compassion fatigue from epidemic
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - The executive director of a treatment clinic for addicted opioid users said her staffers were overwhelmed by an epidemic of drug abuse to the point they became burned out and suffered from compassion fatigue.
Alex Berenson at CPAC: Stand for free speech even if you don't like what's being said
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - If Republicans want to be known as the free speech party, they must stop trying to ban books, according to Alex Berenson, author of the Unreported Truths newsletter.
Gun-makers, New York AG in fight over new liability law
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Gun manufacturers have failed to show a New York law exposing them to liability for shootings is unconstitutional, state Attorney General Letitia James’ office is arguing.
Fifth Circuit asked to overrule decision on New Orleans cemetery tours
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Tourism companies that say they have been shut out of showing off New Orleans’ famous cemeteries are appealing a federal judge’s order that dismissed their lawsuit.
Boston firefighter's lawsuit blames PFAS for prostate cancer
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A former Boston firefighter is suing a group of companies that he blames for his prostate cancer.
Lawsuit filed over alleged theft of valuable comic book collection
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A collector is suing an Arkansas storage company and the company he says is now holding his comic books over the theft of a $250,000 collection.
Wrongful death suit over cop's fatal shortcut rejected by Nebraska Supreme Court
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Road construction contractors can’t be held liable for the death of a police officer who steered around multiple barricades before slamming into a parked crane, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled, rejecting arguments a jury should have been allowed to decide whether additional warning signs would have prevented the deadly accident.
First lawyer loses case after client switches firms, files lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who sued another firm for interfering with his fee agreement with a former client was properly blocked from proceeding under California’s anti-SLAPP law, an appeals court ruled.
Lawsuit says protein labels on some food products are false
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Molly Brown and Adina Ringler filed a federal class action lawsuit on Dec. 29 in the Northern District of California against Food for Life Baking Co., Inc. For violation of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act; false advertising; fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation; unfair business practices and unjust enrichment.
Virginia legislature seeks to ban special interest groups from planting attorneys in AG offices
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The Virginia House and Senate seek to ban special interest groups from planting activist litigators in the state Attorney General's office.
Native tribe opioid settlement in focus at ongoing Washington State trial
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - An abatement plan to deal with an opioid drug overdose crisis was discussed Tuesday in the King County Superior Court trial of three major drug distributors, and the possible impact of a settlement with native tribes.
Appeal filed in class action blaming Netflix for teen suicides
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers attempting to hold Netflix liable for a spike in teen suicides are appealing a federal judge’s decision to toss their case.
Class action claiming V8 isn't healthy comes to key point
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit claiming V8 is unhealthy because it contains the naturally occurring sugars present in vegetables should be thrown out of court, the drink’s maker is arguing.
Journalist booted off Oregon governor ballot for living in New York
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who grew up in Oregon will not be able to run for governor there because he didn’t meet the state’s residency requirement.