News from January 2022

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Bradley Welcomes 26 New Associates

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Bradley Welcomes 26 New Associates.
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Defense lawyers attempt to display due diligence in Washington State trial against opioid drug distributors

By John Sammon |
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Defense attorneys for three of the country’s top distributors of opioid drugs accused of starting an overdose epidemic in Washington State attempted on Tuesday to show the companies had done everything possible to prevent illegal drug diversion.
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Judge: Reasonable consumers don't think 'veggie' means only made from vegetables

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers have filed a lawsuit over veggie burgers that is “simply not plausible,” a federal judge has ruled in dismissing it.
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'Barbaric' breast reduction surgery won't be problem for surgeon who lied to patient

By John O'Brien |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – It’s tough news for a Tennessee couple who tried suing a plastic surgeon who ended up not being certified and allegedly delivered a “barbaric” procedure.
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PFAS makers fight lawsuits as government still requires its use

By Daniel Fisher |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Companies that made firefighting foam that can release trace amounts of the “forever chemical” PFAS are hoping a federal judge will dismiss thousands of lawsuits against them based on the government contractor defense, or as one defense lawyer puts it, “the government made me do it.”
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A wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a human against a veterinary practice

By John O'Brien |
STUTTGART, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Grandchildren are suing a veterinary practice after an allegedly botched attempt to give an English Bulldog his shots resulted in the death of their grandmother.
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DoorDash scamming customers with service fee, lawsuit says

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - DoorDash has chosen to fight a proposed class action over the fees it charges in federal court.
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Katie Kraft rejoins Thompson Coburn to co-chair national Public Transit practice

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Katie Kraft rejoins Thompson Coburn to co-chair national Public Transit practice.
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Jones Day partners Edward Chang and John Vogt named to Daily Journal's list of Top Cyber Lawyers

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Jones Day partners Edward Chang and John Vogt named to Daily Journal's list of Top Cyber Lawyers.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Loughry's appeal

By Chris Dickerson |
WASHINGTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry’s attempt to have the U.S. Supreme Court review his case has been denied.
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America’s punishment fetish turns to criminalizing mistakes

By David Safavian |
America has a criminal justice fetish. The success of the various versions of Law & Order attests to our fascination with crime and the nearly pathological desire to see people go to jail. Yet, our lust for punishment has taken a more egregious turn: incarcerating people, not for intentional wrongdoing, but rather for making mistakes.
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Trial resumes in case against Washington State opioid distributors accused of causing overdose epidemic

By John Sammon |
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Trial resumed Monday in a lawsuit filed by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office against three of the country’s top opioid drug distributors, accusing them of causing an overdose epidemic by oversupplying drugs, and operating ineffective anti-diversion programs.
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Court tosses class action blaming Netflix for teen suicides

By John O'Brien |
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Netflix has defeated a class action lawsuit that blamed it for a rise in teen suicides following the release of the series 13 Reasons Why.
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Lawyers can't sue over cost of copies of medical records

By John O'Brien |
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers upset with photocopy fees won’t be happy with a ruling from a California appeals court.
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Mississippi Supreme Court affirms $4M wrongful death verdict over birth of child

By John O'Brien |
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A Mississippi cap on non-economic damages doesn’t apply to a $4 million jury verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit even though it was filed after the cap took effect.
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Lawsuit alleges creepy encounter at Flying J shower

By John O'Brien |
TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A Mississippi woman is suing a Flying J Travel Center, claiming an employee followed her into the shower area.
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Lawsuit alleges assault at NYC school

By John O'Brien |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A mother has filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Education, claiming her child was assaulted by school staff.
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Kemal Hawa to Moderate Panel at Metro Connect USA

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Kemal Hawa to Moderate Panel at Metro Connect USA.
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Illinois State’s Attorney files lawsuit to stop 'reckless' gerrymandering of circuit courts

By W.J. Kennedy |
The county, in fact, yearly earns a designation as one of the nation’s top “Judicial Hellholes,” by the American Tort Reform Association, a Washington D.C.-based group working to stem lawsuit abuse.
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Widow loses bid to revive lawsuit over husband's sepsis death

By Daniel Fisher |
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - A woman who argued improper jury instructions were to blame for her loss in a malpractice lawsuit stemming from the death of her husband lost her bid to revive the case, as a Texas appeals court ruled the trial judge’s decisions were correct.

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