News from May 2022
GOP politicians accuse AG Garland of hiding FBI counterterrorism resources to investigate parents, Moms for Liberty
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A Moms for Liberty leader said that a letter that Congressmen Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) wrote to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland confronting him about the FBI allegedly targeting parents who protested Critical Race Theory (CRT) and pandemic restrictions isn’t enough pressure.
Lawyer doesn't have to pay firm for clients he took when he switched jobs
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - An agreement requiring a family-practice lawyer to pay more than $1,000 for each client he took with him when he left his former firm is unenforceable, a Colorado appeals court ruled, although another type of penalty might comply with ethics rules.
Judge gives thumbs up to FirstEnergy bribery settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement brought by shareholders of a power provider caught up in a $60 million bribery scandal.
Lawsuit: Swiss Alpine herbs in Ricola cough drops provide no benefit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Ricola cough drops are pointlessly made with "Swiss Alpine Herbs," a new class action lawsuit claims.
Bernstein Litowitz snags Florida city as client to sue Vertiv Holdings
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz are representing a Florida city's public pension fund in shareholder litigation against Vertiv Holdings.
Judge who wanted to 'do something' about opioid crisis now deciding who pays
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - A two-week bench trial to determine how much three national pharmacy chains must pay to solve a “public nuisance” of opioid abuse in two Ohio counties began with a fundamental dispute over what that nuisance is.
Gerard Stegmaier named a 'most influential person' in Washington, D.C.
Gerard Stegmaier named a 'most influential person' in Washington, D.C.
Defense witness researcher said Allergan opioid products Kadian and Norco left small imprint in epidemic
CHARLESTON — An expert witness called by defense attorneys in a trial to decide if opioid drug suppliers caused an epidemic in West Virginia said two products Kadian and Norco made by a defendant Allergan did not increase overall drug prescribing in the state.
Morrisey, other state AGs call on Garland to enforce law about intimidating Supreme Court Justices
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined 24 other state AGs in calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce a federal law against attempts to intimidate U.S. Supreme Court Justices by protesting outside the justices’ homes.
Appointment of MN climate activist shows administration not really interested in bringing down price of gas, critic says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Biden Administration has quietly tapped a University of Minnesota (UMN) law professor with controversial ties to the Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for a key litigation role at the Department of Energy.
Dershowitz lawsuit: CNN wants to protect employment agreements but will disclose traffic incentives
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – CNN doesn’t want its employment agreements to become a part of the record in lawyer Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million defamation lawsuit against it.
Lawsuit filed after 20-year-old served alcohol dies in car accident
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Tampa bar faces a lawsuit for serving alcohol to an underage Florida woman who subsequently died in a car accident.
Wrongful death law protecting health care providers no help to company that operates hospital
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – A company that operates a nursing home in Wisconsin can’t hide behind legal protections for those types of facilities from wrongful death lawsuits.
Victim of sexual abuse sues Google, Apple and Snapchat
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A girl is suing Snap, Apple and Google for their alleged roles in the sexual grooming she went through.
Butler Snow adds two from Kay Griffin, one from Lewis Thomason – Nashville Post
Butler Snow adds two from Kay Griffin, one from Lewis Thomason – Nashville Post.
Opioid judge asks lawyers to break to reconsider arguments
CHARLESTON -- A circuit judge asked attorneys to take a temporary break to reconsider their arguments in the state trial for drug companies accused of irresponsibly flooding West Virginia with pain pills and causing an epidemic.
Conservative Michael Stading leading in key metric in race for NC Court of Appeals – money
RALEIGH, NC (Legal Newsline) - If money-raised decided the race for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Michael Stading would certainly have the advantage ahead of next week's primary.
Omaha defeats lawsuit over death of 'Cops' camerman during robbery
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) – The family of a man shot and killed during production of the show “Cops” will not be able to recover damages from the City of Omaha.
Case blaming Neutrogena for leukemia fails
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has entered judgment for Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit that alleged its sunscreen caused a woman’s leukemia.
Lawsuit: Cell phone burst into flames as man made call
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Motorola phone exploded in a man's hand and burned his arm, a new lawsuit says.