News from May 2022
James Tyrrell Joins Armstrong Teasdale in New Jersey
James Tyrrell Joins Armstrong Teasdale in New Jersey.
State opioid trial ends with record $161.5 million settlement with Teva, Allergan
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on May 25 announced to the Kanawha Circuit Court the state had reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement with opioid suppliers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, accused of causing an epidemic.
U.S. Education Department sued over FOIA records related to unions, special interest groups
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal watchdog sued the U.S. Department of Education for access to records related to special interest groups, including the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), AFL-CIO, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Lambda Legal.
Republican AGs leave national group in fight over management, finances
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A long-simmering fight over how the National Association of Attorneys General is managed – including how it handles nearly $300 million it has obtained from legal settlements -- has broken into the open, as at least five state AGs have withdrawn from the organization and others signed on to a harsh letter calling for greater transparency in its finances and management.
Bayer shareholders fail to prove company's Roundup defense misled them
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Bayer convinced a federal judge to throw out part of a lawsuit brought by its shareholders who claim they were gypped when the company acquired Monsanto.
Lawyers hope to represent disappointed burger-eaters at Wendy's and McDonald's
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Burgers at Wendy's and McDonald's are too small, a class action lawsuit against the fast-food chains alleges.
Lawsuit: Don't count on hand-sanitizer to kill 99.99% of germs
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Hand-sanitizer sold at CVS stores can't possibly be as effective as the company claims it is, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Exxon loses one defense as it fights Massachusetts AG's climate lawsuit
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court allowed the state’s climate lawsuit to proceed, rejecting ExxonMobil’s attempt to dismiss the case under a law written to discourage litigation designed to retaliate against public speech.
Craig Holden Named Top 100 Lawyer by Los Angeles Business Journal
Craig Holden Named Top 100 Lawyer by Los Angeles Business Journal.
Leftist dark money group working to sink Michigan voter integrity initiative with help from outside Republicans
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A statewide initiative to adopt secure voting laws in Michigan, including a popular voter ID requirement, is up against millions from a leftist dark money fund that’s even gone so far as to pay prominent Republicans to help it defeat the initiative.
Washington AG's lawsuit against Google over location tracking presses on
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A Washington state court judge has refused to dismiss the state attorney general’s lawsuit against Google that alleges the company lied to consumers about location data.
Employer might be liable for worker's massive weight gain
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - A worker who gained more than 100 pounds after he injured his back on the job might be able to obtain workers’ compensation for near-total disability, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled, reversing a state commission’s finding that the employee was responsible for becoming morbidly obese.
Former Univ. of Phoenix students say they were misled about job prospects
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A large group of plaintiffs is suing the University of Phoenix and Apollo Education Group, claiming they were falsely promised they could find shortcuts to employment with prominent companies like Microsoft and Adobe.
Lawsuit targets alleged abuse at Laguna Honda Hospital like fondling of genitals
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers have targeted San Francisco with a class action lawsuit alleging violation of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act.
Third Circuit rebukes NLRB for taking 'salt mine' tweet so seriously
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Saying federal labor regulators had “lost the forest for the trees,” an appeals court threw out unfair-labor charges against the publisher of a conservative newsletter who joked on his personal Twitter account that he would send any employees who tried to form a union “back to the salt mine.”
Morgan Lewis Partner Megan Bell Elected as American College of Tax Counsel Fellow
Morgan Lewis Partner Megan Bell Elected as American College of Tax Counsel Fellow.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sued by watchdog group for allegedly dodging FOIA request
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was sued by a watchdog group last week for allegedly dodging a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information about ethics waivers and impartiality decisions.
Seven-figure suicide verdict reversed
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Parents who won a $1.4 million verdict against a pediatrician and physician assistant they blamed for their daughter’s suicide failed to prove poor medical care was the cause of the girl’s death, the Texas Supreme Court ruled, reversing the verdict and affirming a stringent test for liability in suicide cases.
Lawyers pick up on colleague's success suing Molson Coors over Vizzy hard seltzers
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Following a California ruling that said reasonable consumers could be tricked into thinking Vizzy hard seltzers are healthier than they are, two lawyers have decided to file a class action of their own.
Public interest group sues Burt's Bees over PFAS
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A group called Toxin Free USA sued Burt's Bees over the presence of chemicals known as PFAS in its products.