News from July 2022
Lawsuit: Coppertone sunscreen for your face is no different than others - except the cost
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Coppertone faces a class action lawsuit that alleges it places identical sunscreen in different bottles, then charges extra on the one claiming to be specifically designed for use on a face.
Rebeca Mosquera appointed member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law 2022
Rebeca Mosquera appointed member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law 2022.
Forbes at Freedom Fest: ‘We need a strong military since China is amid a major buildup’
Forbes: 'The U.S. needs to strengthen its military rather than starve it in order to compete with China'
Rand Paul at Freedom Fest vows to investigate Dr. Fauci, urges 'Don't give up on the elections'
Rand and Kelley Paul at Freedom Fest: 'Don't give up on the elections'
Maryland Judiciary introduces electronic rent filing pilot program
On June 6, 2022, the District Court in Baltimore County initiated an E-rent Pilot Program.
Southwest wins court case over death of passenger in lavatory
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Southwest Airlines and its employees aren’t liable for the death of a passenger who suffered a pulmonary embolism in the lavatory of a plane, even though they delayed providing medical care until after the plane landed because the pilots thought he was a security threat.
Court rejects 'bad-faith' effort to delay talc company's bankruptcy
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court criticized as a “bad-faith tactic” a motion by insurance companies to disqualify a lawyer that was appointed by a judge to represent future asbestos claimants in the bankruptcy of Imerys Talc America.
Shutterfly Lifetouch sued over texts
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Shutterfly Lifetouch faces a class action lawsuit over allegedly unsolicited telemarketing.
Court overturns $3 million punitive damages award in case of Old Spice talcum powder
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court reversed a $3 million punitive-damages award against a former supplier of cosmetic talc, ruling there wasn’t evidence the company’s executives knew their product contained dangerous amounts of asbestos when the plaintiff claimed his exposure.
Trouble with dialysis machine leads to shareholder lawsuit against Outset Medical
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A company that makes dialysis machines faces a securities class action lawsuit that seeks compensation for a stock drop.
Bradley’s Margaret Oertling Cupples Named 2022 Susie Buchanan Award Recipient by Mississippi Bar Association
Bradley’s Margaret Oertling Cupples Named 2022 Susie Buchanan Award Recipient by Mississippi Bar Association.
Attorney says circuit judge pointed gun at her from bench during hearing
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A circuit court judge allegedly brandished a handgun during a hearing earlier this year, leaving it pointed at an attorney from Texas during the proceedings.
Freedom Fest captures essence of U.S. versus China patent systems war
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) - When former President Obama signed the America Invents Act, it was packaged as historic patent reform legislation that would streamline the process for American entrepreneurs and businesses.
'Man up': Coaches not liable for athlete's injuries from wasp sting
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - High school coaches who were accused of urging a student to “man up” and compete in a long-distance race after he was stung by a wasp can’t be sued for negligence because there is no evidence they were responsible for the runner’s subsequent fall and injuries, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled.
$180 million settlement over FirstEnergy bribery scandal nears final approval
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers are asking for final approval of a $180 settlement over a $60 million bribery scandal at FirstEnergy.
Lawsuit against Arby's: Where's the wagyu beef?
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Arby's is being sued because it uses the word "wagyu" to promote some of its burgers.
Driver can be liable for accident victim's suicide attempt, court rules
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who admitted she rear-ended another car while glancing at her cellphone can’t avoid liability for the other driver’s emotional trauma and subsequent suicide attempt, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled, overturning an appeals court’s decision that the suicide attempt wasn’t foreseeable.
Lawsuit: Preservatives in Dole fruit juice keep it from being pure
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Dole's fruit juices contain an ingredient that contradicts its claims that they are 100% fruit juice, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Rebeca Mosquera appointed to ArbitralWomen board for 2022-24
Rebeca Mosquera appointed to ArbitralWomen board for 2022-24.
Ninth Circuit rules for Honolulu in climate change issue
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has unsurprisingly ruled Honolulu’s climate change lawsuit against Big Oil belongs in a state court instead of federal.