News from May 2022
Attorney Heather Kane promoted to legal content director at TOPDOG Legal Marketing
Indiana attorney Heather Kane has been promoted to the position of Legal Content Director at TOPDOG Legal Marketing, LLC.
Protect the Public’s Trust probes U.S. Interior Department Secretary’s instant millionaire marriage
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has entered a rags-to-riches marriage and a federal watchdog wants to know more.
Phoney Lawsuits: TCPA plaintiff fights $360K in sanctions, asks for punishment for defendant
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Hit with huge sanctions, a husband-and-wife are trying to appeal while asking a federal judge to punish the company they tried to sue under a federal telemarketing law.
Challenge to Louisiana sales tax fails in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out a legal challenge to the way Louisiana collects sales tax on online purchases.
Magazine reader says info was sold and he was bombarded by junk mail
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A magazine publisher faces a class action lawsuit alleging it released its readers' information to annoying groups.
Lawsuit: New Jersey keeping voter registration info a secret
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey's secretary of state faces litigation from the Public Interest Legal Foundation, which alleges it is being denied access to records.
Bradley Adds Healthcare Privacy Attorney Eric Setterlund to Nashville Office
Bradley Adds Healthcare Privacy Attorney Eric Setterlund to Nashville Office.
Troutman Pepper Debuts Hiring to Firing Podcast, Connecting Popular Culture to Labor and Employment Matters
Troutman Pepper Debuts Hiring to Firing Podcast, Connecting Popular Culture to Labor and Employment Matters.
With tie to Trump in hand, Andrew Giuliani challenges GOP nominee for New York governor
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani is accustomed to the mud-slinging that comes with politics.
Officer who arrested murder suspect says he's not to blame for conviction
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A law enforcement officer whose investigation led to Donald Nash spending 12 years in jail for a murder Nash says he didn’t do is asking a federal judge to throw out the civil lawsuit against him.
Court gives San Diego the green light to sue Instacart over payroll taxes
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court ruled that San Diego can sue Instacart for failing to collect payroll taxes from shoppers who use its app, even though California citizens passed a proposition confirming shoppers were independent contractors.
Incident with hackers leads to class action by investors in Okta
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Cybersecurity company Okta faces a class action lawsuit over a drop in the value of its stock from the law firm Pomerantz and its client the City of Miami Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Retirement Trust.
MyPillow defense goes kaput in defamation case brought by voting machine manufacturer
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has lost part of his defense in a defamation lawsuit brought by a voting machine company upset with his public statements after the 2020 Presidential election.
Lawsuit: Hearthstone upgrade packs allow children to gamble
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A young player of an online card game called Hearthstone is suing its maker for allowing her to gamble.
Ogletree Deakins’ Managing Shareholder Pledges Commitment to LCLD Leaders at the Front Diversity Initiative
Ogletree Deakins’ Managing Shareholder Pledges Commitment to LCLD Leaders at the Front Diversity Initiative.
GOP candidate petitions riddled with bad signatures 'should be a bipartisan concern,' attorney in Secure MI Vote case says
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - An attorney representing a signature gatherer in a case involving an effort to squash the Secure MI Vote voter integrity initiative says that the possible disqualification of five GOP candidates for governor over petitions deemed fraudulent - even if unrelated to his case - is worthy of a bipartisan investigation.
Clarivate has its opponent in securities class action: Robbins Geller
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – The securities class action firm Robbins Geller will likely lead litigation against Clarivate PLC, an information services and analytics company alleged to have misled shareholders during a preferred shares offering.
Huge verdict slams software company, investors follow with class action
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Fort Lauderdale's police and firefighters retirement fund is the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Pegasystems over a drop in the company's stock.
Advocate doesn't want PFAS case against Burt's Bees in federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An advocacy group wants its lawsuit over chemicals in Burt’s Bees lip balm sent back where it started.
Nestle faces class action over BOOST glucose control drinks
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Diabetics aren't benefiting from Nestle's BOOST-brand glucose control drinks, a new class action alleges.