News from March 2022
Lawsuit filed after guardrail decapitates driver in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation faces a wrongful death lawsuit over the guardrails that line Route 3 in Plymouth County.
Carole Baskin faces defamation lawsuit for claims regarding then-husband's disappearance
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - One of the main characters of the one-time Netflix sensation "Tiger King" faces a defamation lawsuit for dragging up the past.
Wendy Venoit Named a 2021 Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly
Wendy Venoit Named a 2021 Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly.
Defense witness says prescription opioids essential for pain relief in trial of distributors
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - In a trial to decide if three of the country’s biggest distributors of opioids caused an overdose epidemic in Washington State, defense attorneys on Monday and Tuesday sought to show the drugs are an essential component of pain treatment and the benefits outweigh the risks.
Open the Books accuses nonprofits of using free trips to curry financial favor with Congress
Andrzejewski: 'All the transactions are legal but the pattern is troubling.'
Idaho to face lawsuit over suicide after mistake lets mentally ill man buy gun
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Idaho will have to defend itself from allegations failures in its online court filing system caused the suicide of Bryan Von Lossberg.
Giants, Jets ask judge to toss lawsuit complaining they play in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The NFL says a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars because the New York Giants and Jets play their home games in New Jersey is not a productive use of the court’s time.
Ohio's pollution lawsuit against pipeline company revived
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – The State of Ohio might not have missed its chance to punish a pipeline company over alleged pollution.
Lawsuit: Airport store accused former pro golfer of stealing shirts, damaged reputation
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A former professional golfer is suing Hudson County News after he says it accused him of shoplifting, leading to a humiliating experience on a plane.
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Clarivate sued over accounting error by shareholder
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Clarivate PLC finds itself sued by an Arkansas pension system that purchased stock in the company.
Obermayer Family Law Attorneys Named To 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers® And Rising Stars Lists
Obermayer Family Law Attorneys Named To 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers® And Rising Stars Lists.
Anne Arundel court hosts educational program for local high school students
The Anne Arundel County District Court is set to host an educational program titled "Schools in the Court" on Thursday, March 24, at 8:30 a.m. The event will take place in Courtroom 1 at the Anne Arundel County District Court located at 251 Rowe...
No luck in lawsuit for student isolated after refusing to wear face mask
LAFAYETTE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against a Louisiana school district that placed a student who wouldn’t wear a face mask in isolation while his mother came to get him.
BuzzFeed wins defamation case by cops who handled rape allegations; Student killed herself after no charges filed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – Cops who alleged BuzzFeed defamed them with an article about a University of Alabama student who claimed she was raped and then killed herself have lost their lawsuit after a federal judge ruled everything in the piece was true.
Samsung faces class action lawsuit over performance of phones
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Samsung phone owners are suing the company, claiming the company is cheating when it makes claims regarding phone and battery performance.
Candy companies beware: Caramel lawsuits likely coming
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The lawyer who earned the nickname "Vanilla Vigilante" by peppering the food industry with lawsuits claiming vanilla wasn't real vanilla has now set his sights on caramel.
Lawyers hoping to cash in on coffee-causes-cancer cases dealt big loss
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal court injunction against lawsuits accusing companies of failing to warn consumers about the cancer risk of acrylamide, agreeing with the trial court that the science was questionable enough that warning labels could mislead consumers.
Morgan Lewis of Counsel Laura Lerner Named Yaf’s First Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Morgan Lewis of Counsel Laura Lerner Named Yaf’s First Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.
Lawdragon names Cozen O’Connor’s Shaw and Horan among Top 500 leading U.S. bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers
Lawdragon has named Brian Shaw and Thomas Horan, members of Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring practice, to its 2022 list of the Top 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers.
AmerisourceBergen’s role supplying opioids to Washington State minimal, witness says in distributor trial
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - It appeared on Thursday that defense attorneys for opioid drug distributor AmerisourceBergen were attempting to distance themselves from two other companies being sued by Washington State for allegedly causing an overdose epidemic.