News from January 2022
Judge says plaintiff lawyers may have 'committed malpractice' in two Roundup cases
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing federal multidistrict litigation over Roundup dismissed two lawsuits for lack of evidence, suggesting in his order that a Houston law firm may have “committed malpractice” by failing to hire an expert to testify the herbicide caused their clients’ cancer.
V8 sued, class action says blends have unhealthy amount of sugar
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Kyle Banta Yoshida, Anthony Mancuso and Ashley Mistler filed a federal class action complaint on Dec. 7 in the Northern District Court of California against Campbell Soup Company over nutrition claims.
Capito critical of Schumer's planned 'nuclear option' vote, Manchin seems to agree
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito chastised Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote to use the so-called “nuclear option” to change the Senate’s filibuster rules. Meanwhile, West Virginia's other senator remains in the spotlight as he still seems to be opposed to such a change as well.
Miss. AG settles case with auto lender; Private lawyers get six figures
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – The plaintiffs firm Motley Rice will take more than $100,000 from a settlement recently reached between Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Credit Acceptance Corp.
Food lawyer loses case against Costco over what makes chocolate
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out one of the many lawsuits filed by a New York lawyer who takes offense to the food industry’s description of its products.
Challenge filed to Oregon law over chemicals in kids' toys
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Several business groups have sued the State of Oregon over provisions in the 2015 Toxic-Free Kids Act.
Employer must face lawsuit after employee's husband dies from COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - See’s Candies can be sued over the death of a man whose wife claims she caught COVID-19 at the candy factory, a California appeals court ruled, rejecting arguments the case should be blocked under the state workers’ compensation law.
Benzene lawsuit filed against makers of Right Guard
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Peter Carbone filed a federal class action lawsuit on Dec. 6 in the Eastern District Court of New York against Thriving Brands LLC and Henkel Corporation over their Right Guard deodorant.
43 Dinsmore Attorneys Named Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
43 Dinsmore Attorneys Named Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
Chaos over 'mountains of fees' for private lawyers mucking up opioid settlements, AGs complain
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of 11 state attorneys general is accusing cities, counties and their private lawyers of engaging in fee-driven litigation that has interfered with the states’ ability to negotiate global opioid settlements with companies.
California's $250K med-mal cap won't apply to 'Rapey Juan' multimillion-dollar verdict
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California’s strict medical-malpractice law with a one-year statute of limitations and limiting noneconomic damages to $250,000 doesn’t apply in the case of a mental hospital accused of allowing one of its workers to sexually abuse patients, an appeals court ruled.
Judge to determine if Ecover customers will be made into a class
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers given the green light to sue S.C. Johnson & Son have filed a motion that, if granted, could prove costly for the company.
Suit brought against Planned Parenthood for security breach of patient personal information
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A plaintiff known as K.O. filed a federal class action lawsuit on December 9 in the Central District Court of California against Planned Parenthood Los Angeles for violation of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, violation of the California Consumer Records Act, violation of the Unfair Competition Law, unfair prong, negligence and invasion of privacy.
J&J fights leukemia lawsuit that blames Neutrogena sunscreen
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson is arguing a woman suffering from leukemia fails to make class action claims over its Neutrogena sunscreen.
Eight Archer Attorneys Named 2021 Awesome Attorneys by South Jersey Magazine
Eight Archer Attorneys Named 2021 Awesome Attorneys by South Jersey Magazine.
Wilentz Serves as Bond Counsel to The Board of Education of the Borough of Mountainside
Wilentz Serves as Bond Counsel to The Board of Education of the Borough of Mountainside.
Morrisey praises preliminary injunction against Head Start COVID mandates
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey applauded a Louisiana federal judge’s ruling that says President Biden’s administration cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on teachers in the Head Start early education program.
Massachusetts gig economy drivers resist employment, prefer independent contract status
WALTHAM, Mass. (Legal Newsline) - When Prossie Namanda was pregnant, she was an Instacart shopper and driver.
Morgan Lewis Partner Sara Wells Honored Among “Go to Lawyers: Trusts & Estates”
Morgan Lewis Partner Sara Wells Honored Among “Go to Lawyers: Trusts & Estates”.
Exxon might get discounts on $4M asbestos verdict in Washington
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A Washington appeals court upheld a $4 million jury verdict against ExxonMobil won by the son of a man who worked in refineries and was diagnosed with mesothelioma after he died but sent the case back to the trial court for another hearing to decide whether considering other settlements were reasonable.