News from May 2022
Lawsuit: Fruit snacks are high in sugar
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Snackers who pick AriZona-brand fruit snacks are shocked to learn of high sugar content, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
After drilling in Alaska, ConocoPhillips wants to keep data from competitors
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - ConocoPhillips wants to keep secret the information it has gathered while drilling the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Cities want to charge national chains more property tax when they are successful; Kan. court to decide issue
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether buildings housing “big box” stores like Walmart and Target are worth more than other commercial structures simply because of who occupies them.
Two Troutman Pepper Partners Named Among Georgia’s Most Influential Politically Connected Attorneys
Two Troutman Pepper Partners Named Among Georgia’s Most Influential Politically Connected Attorneys.
Michigan voter integrity group sees uptick in support after opposition 'pay to not play' scheme exposed
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A spokesman for a statewide petition drive to enact voter integrity reforms, including voter ID, says supporters are “hitting back” after a complaint was filed earlier this month with the Secretary of State against a group opposed to the reforms.
Woman claiming SEC prosecutes before hand-picked, protected judges going to SCOTUS
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A fight over how the Securities and Exchange Commission conducts prosecutions is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sun Belt to face racial discrimination lawsuit in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The former chief compliance officer of the Sun Belt Conference really wants his racial discrimination lawsuit heard in a state court but a federal judge won’t allow it.
Levi Strauss, facing defamation claim, says it's not responsible for Bloomberg article
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Levi Strauss & Co. has filed legal action against a former employee over a statement made about her in the media.
Names of asbestos claimants to be redacted - for now - in upcoming trial over trust money
ERIE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – The names of asbestos claimants will be redacted when a trial gets started in Pennsylvania federal court that will determine if millions of dollars have been rightfully handed out.
Group files Prop 65 case over chemical in kitchen utensils
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A group dedicated to bringing litigation to enforce California’s notorious Proposition 65 has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco over a chemical known as DEHP.
Morgan Lewis Partner Laurie Cerveny Honored Among the Deal’s Top Women in Dealmaking
Morgan Lewis Partner Laurie Cerveny Honored Among the Deal’s Top Women in Dealmaking.
Morrisey joins lawsuit with other AGs challenging EPA California Clean Air Act exemption
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has joined a lawsuit along with 16 other state AGs challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to give California exemption to the Clean Air Act.
Cephalon sales rep tells court Actiq, Fentora opioids were not viable sellers in W.Va.
CHARLESTON – A sales rep manager who worked for defendant Cephalon testified that opioid drugs Actiq and Fentora were not viable sellers in the state during the 2005-07 time period.
Courting Art contest to award $20K scholarships to talented student artists
The District Court in Baltimore City is set to reveal the artwork of 17 student finalists at the seventh annual Courting Art Baltimore awards reception.
Lamb disqualified by Kansas Supreme Court, owner loses championship belt buckle
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - The governing board of the Kansas State Fair had the power to disqualify the 2016 grand champion of the market-lamb competition after a veterinarian noticed suspicious signs it had been injected with a foreign substance, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the owner’s argument the board overstepped its authority.
Even after more than a year, California defendant can call on arbitration clause
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Time mostly wasted can’t cancel a defendant’s request to send a lawsuit to arbitration.
Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit over Twitter ban
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter over his ban from the platform following the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Marriott faces lawsuit alleging illegal recording of calls
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Marriott records phone calls without informing the other party, a new class action lawsuit says.
Family Law Partner Sonja Trom Eayrs Joins Fox Rothschild in Minneapolis
Family Law Partner Sonja Trom Eayrs Joins Fox Rothschild in Minneapolis.
Kadian opioid reps say guidelines followed pitching drugs, not expanding market in West Virginia trial
CHARLESTON — Sales reps for opioid suppliers accused of causing an epidemic in West Virginia say they sold drugs only in the confines of what Food & Drug Administration labeling would allow, and did not attempt to expand a market but to simply “maintain it.”