News from January 2022
Honeywell, asbestos lawyer to argue over subpoena in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) – Federal bankruptcy court in Pittsburgh will be the venue where an asbestos lawyer accused of pocketing millions of dollars by filling out inaccurate forms fights a defendant tired of paying him.
Oil companies lose key decision in Delaware, plan appeal to Third Circuit
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Rejecting arguments that Delaware was trying to use its own courts to interfere with federal energy policy, a federal judge ordered a climate lawsuit spearheaded by private lawyers back to state court where it could stand higher chances of success.
Family sues McDonald's over trauma from attack after losing personal injury case
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit against McDonald's alleges the family of a man who was attacked at a New York location continues to suffer psychological trauma.
New Balance sued over 'Made in USA' claims
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A popular shoemaker faces a new class action lawsuit that alleges "Made in USA" claims are false.
Morrisey, other AGs continue work to stop international scam calls
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and other AGs are urging the Federal Communications Commission to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that are used to attempt to scam Americans.
Investigations show left-wing nonprofits meddle in elections with 'near bottomless well of money'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Government watchdog groups investigating the roll of dark money in our nation’s elections have uncovered a vast network of nonprofits funded by the Left with billions in largely tax-exempt dollars.
Law firm faces $450M malpractice case over Doral Arrowwood saga
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The litigation-tangled New York resort where Hillary Clinton prepped for her 2016 presidential debates has stimulated yet another lawsuit, this time against the well-known Manhattan law firm that represented the resort’s owners in their fight to eject a property manager.
Inmate stabbed when brother's murderer placed in same unit can't sue
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Adopting a broad interpretation of the state’s sovereign-immunity statute, the Nebraska Supreme Court said a prisoner who was stabbed in his cell can’t sue prison officials for placing him in the same unit as the murderer of his brother.
Indiana loosens rule to allow lawsuit from mother of abused child
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Saying they were participating in “a process of incremental change,” a majority of justices on the Indiana Supreme Court loosened the rules for lawsuits over emotional distress to allow a mother to sue over the effects of learning her daughter had been sexually abused years before.
Procter and Gamble sued for benzene allegedly found in aerosol antiperspirant sprays
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Reese Lyle filed a federal class action lawsuit on December 7 in the District of Oregon against the Procter and Gamble over the alleged presence of benzene in its deodorant products.
Lawsuit: Woman found dead rat in bottle of water sold by Keurig Dr Pepper
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California woman says in a new lawsuit against Keurig Dr Pepper that she found a baby rat in a bottle of water.
SEC Official Scott Mascianica Joins Holland & Knight in Dallas
SEC Official Scott Mascianica Joins Holland & Knight in Dallas.
Ohio Super Lawyers 2022 Includes Three Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys
Ohio Super Lawyers 2022 Includes Three Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys.
Fox News loses motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit by Dominion
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – Fox News has lost its motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by US Dominion Voting Systems that alleges the channel provided a platform for people to claim voting machines were rigged on Election Day 2020.
Errant buckshot not grounds for lawsuit for neighbors of shooting club
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – A couple who live next to a skeet shooting range have lost their attempt to sue the business a second time over the buckshot that makes its way on their property.
Louisiana court delivers bad news to valve-maker fighting case over Exxon refinery explosion
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – The manufacturer of a valve involved in a 2016 explosion at an Exxon refinery in Louisiana will need to mount a stronger defense in lawsuits brought by two burn victims.
Manchin is protecting West Virginia values, conservative leader says
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin refusal to change the Senate filibuster rules and his concerns about the Build Back Better plan “is being very protective of the West Virginia perspective,” according to a conservative former attorney general of Virginia.
Defense attorneys say opioid companies performed due diligence in efforts to prevent drug misuse
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys defending three of the country’s biggest distributors of opioid drugs tried to undermine the testimony of a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official, while portraying their clients as innocent of causing an overdose epidemic in Washington State.
A look at the lawsuit - and lawyer - suing the Giants and Jets for $6 billion for playing in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York lawyer who is no stranger to throwing Hail Marys in court wants the NFL, the Giants and the Jets to pay fans $6 billion because those teams market themselves as part of the Big Apple but play their games in New Jersey.
Company fights class action lawyers' business model of finding a lawsuit before plaintiff
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A company that makes a tooth-whitening product is again arguing class action lawyers can’t come up with ideas for lawsuits before finding their plaintiffs.