News from July 2022
House Democrats vote against amendment that would limit SCOTUS to 9 justices
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and elected officials are striving to amend the U.S. Constitution so that no more than nine judges can sit on the U.S. Supreme Court at any given time. However, House Democrats last week failed to support the measure.
The 'Keep Nine' amendment protects the independence of the Supreme Court
"The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.”
Gun-maker's lawsuit against personal injury lawyer who sues it sent to new court
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut federal court will be the venue for a dispute between a gun manufacturer and a personal injury lawyer who claims one of its models fires without the trigger being pulled.
Sotheby's might be liable for $4 million in missing diamonds
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Sotheby’s Inc. might be liable for handing $4 million in diamonds to a man who promptly disappeared, a California appeals court ruled, reversing a trial judge’s decision dismissing the case.
Lewis Brisbois seeks $176K from law firm it represented
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A prominent, nationwide law firm is suing a former client, a New York firm, claiming it failed to pay more than $176,000 in legal bills.
Lawsuit filed against Airbnb over peeping Tom 'superhost'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Airbnb faces a lawsuit in San Francisco after guests were allegedly recorded in a bedroom, sometimes without clothes.
Claim in wrongful death lawsuits rejected by Maryland court
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - A Maryland appeals court upheld the state’s ban on “loss of chance” lawsuits, where plaintiffs argue a doctor’s negligence caused someone to die sooner than they otherwise would have, rejecting a man’s claim an oncologist failed to catch a metastatic lesion in his wife’s shoulder blade.
Christopher Michalik Named a “Go To Lawyer” in Employment Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Christopher Michalik Named a “Go To Lawyer” in Employment Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
Rite Aid fails to get 'non-drowsy' class action tossed
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Rite Aid will have to continue fighting a lawsuit that claims its non-drowsy cold and flu makes users sleepy, as a federal judge has allowed parts of a class action to continue.
Worry over getting sick not standing to sue, says CAVA in PFAS lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiffs who weren’t physically harmed failed to show they have standing to sue, says a Mediterranean food restaurant chain accused of using packaging that contains chemicals known as PFAS.
Lawsuit filed after hospital throws baby's remains out with the towels
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A prominent women’s hospital in Massachusetts is accused of losing the remains of a child who only lived two weeks.
Class action lawsuit filed against Skittles over allegedly dangerous ingredient
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Skittles continue to be sold with a dangerous chemical known as TiO2, a class action lawsuit says.
Protestors who invaded horse racing track will face trespass lawsuit; Free speech concerns rejected
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An animal-rights group can be sued over the actions of protestors who invaded a horse track, lit off incendiary devices and blocked a race by lying on the track, a California appeals court ruled, rejecting arguments by the Sierra Club and others that the protestors engaged in constitutionally protected speech.
Clark Hill Scores Win for Rubber Manufacturer at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Clark Hill Scores Win for Rubber Manufacturer at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Trial opens in Georgia with private citizens taking aim at opioid distributors; McKesson says it complied with law
BRUNSWICK, GA (Legal Newsline) - Trial began Tuesday in a case accusing opioid drug distributors McKesson and Cardinal Health of recklessly flooding the state with pills, and for the first time, private citizens are the plaintiffs instead of a state or local government.
Justices say gun-toting judge also accused children of lying in neglect case
CHARLESTON – The circuit judge who has been accused of pointing a handgun at an attorney during a hearing also has been found to have violated court rules in his handling of a child abuse and neglect case by repeatedly accusing a child of lying.
Freedom Foundation reacts to teacher's unions losing members
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions have lost more than 2% of their memberships amid increasingly divisive political activism, according to a union watchdog.
Mom suing over death of son isn't a 'party' to the case, Oregon Supreme Court says
SALEM, Ore. (legal Newsline) - A mother seeking $800,000 in emotional damages over the death of her five-month-old son isn’t a “party” to the lawsuit and isn't required to turn over her own medical and psychological records, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled in a decision that was supported by the state trial lawyer association.
Delaware's PCB lawsuit dismissed; No 'public nuisance' for legal products
A judge dismissed Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings’ lawsuit against Monsanto and two other companies over PCB pollution, reaffirming the legal holding that public nuisance law isn’t applicable to the sale of legal products.
Amazon sued by investor over infrastructure spending
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Amazon.com faces a class action lawsuit from shareholders that alleges it spent too much on infrastructure, leading to a $3.8 billion net quarterly loss announced on April 28.