News from June 2022
Blank Rome Attorneys Named to 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
Blank Rome Attorneys Named to 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
Lawsuit: Tennessee illegally closes state judges’ meetings to public and press
News editor files federal lawsuit to gain access to meetings where judges and committees set rules on state court policy and recommend legislation.
U.S. DOT faces FOIA lawsuit seeking details about Secretary Buttigieg's paternity leave
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal watchdog has sued the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) alleging that it failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking details about Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s paternity leave.
FOIA records: Jan. 6 House Select Committee investigator consulted with FEC commissioner, sparking ethics questions
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A nonpartisan think tank has obtained documents that show a Federal Election Commissioner (FEC) communicating with a Jan. 6 committee investigator.
Plaintiff lawyers get green light to sue over eye implant
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A Connecticut woman’s lawsuit over Bausch & Lomb’s Trulign Lenses has answered a question closely watched by the state’s trial lawyers.
Lawsuit alleges Janssen drug provides little to no benefit, left woman with eye damage
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A Colorado woman suffering from a rare disease is suing Janssen Pharmaceuticals after she says her treatment left her with eye damage.
Judgment against road work contractor affirmed in case of fatal head-on collision
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) – It was not unreasonable for a Wyoming jury to determine two companies botched traffic control at a paving job, leading to the death of a man in a head-on collision.
Class action follows Twitter's privacy settlement with FTC
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Twitter is accused of peddling its users phone numbers and email addresses to advertisers in violation of the law.
Bankruptcy Partner Jeanette McPherson Joins Fox Rothschild in Las Vegas
Bankruptcy Partner Jeanette McPherson Joins Fox Rothschild in Las Vegas.
Old chalk bought on eBay good enough evidence for asbestos lawsuit, court rules
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers who purchased decades-old samples of chalk on eBay for an expert to test for asbestos didn’t have to establish a chain of custody proving they hadn’t been tampered with, a Maryland appeals court ruled, saying a jury must decide if the samples were authentic.
Uber not liable for sexual assaults by fake drivers, court rules
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Uber Technologies had no duty to protect women who got into cars driven by men who sexually assaulted them even though the ride-app company knew people were printing out official-looking Uber stickers on home computers and using them to lure victims, a California appeals court ruled.
Wisconsin restaurants lose key COVID ruling over insurance
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin restaurants that were prohibited from providing in-person dining during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown can’t access insurance policies that protected against business losses due to physical damage or “contamination,” the state’s highest court ruled.
San Francisco lawsuit alleges wrongful life after girl born with disabilities
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Parents of a girl who just turned 1 year old but suffers from permanent disabilities are suing their health care provider for wrongful life.
Smoker of 46 years sues tobacco industry over laryngeal cancer
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A woman who started smoking when she was 15 years old is blaming the tobacco industry in court for her laryngeal cancer.
The American Lawyer Names Kirsten White Among Northeast Trailblazers
The American Lawyer Names Kirsten White Among Northeast Trailblazers.
Appeals court vacates challenge involving West Virginia's COVID-19 shutdowns
CHARLESTON — A federal appellate court judge handed down a ruling shutting down challenges to Gov. Jim Justice's COVID-19 shutdowns.
St. Louis opposes class action request in too-much-mace lawsuit
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – St. Louis is trying to keep a lawsuit alleging its prison guards use too much mace on inmates from becoming a class action.
Challenge to San Francisco political ad disclosures beaten back
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has rejected the challenge of advocacy groups who say San Francisco’s requirements for political speech violate the U.S. Constitution.
Drug case watched by Washington's trial lawyers goes to Eli Lilly
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington state law is clear that drug companies need only provide clear warnings to doctors for prescription medicines, the state’s highest court ruled, rejecting a plaintiff’s argument the rise in direct-to-consumer advertising required a change in the rules.
Ranger Rick reader says his information was sold
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) - The National Wildlife Federation faces a class action lawsuit that says it gave away information about a subscriber to the Ranger Rick magazine.