News from November 2022
'Ultimate salesman' must pay contingency fee to his firm after court dispute
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A man who refused to pay a contingency fee to Boies Schiller and challenged an arbitrator’s decision requiring him to do so lost in court, with a Florida appeals court agreeing with the arbitrator who called him “the ultimate salesman” willing to say what he needed to save money.
CNN: Trump's lawsuit over alleged Hitler comparison should be thrown out of court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - CNN says former President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against it is based on opinions protected by free speech.
Walmart seeks end to 'smorgasbord' securities suit over opioid disclosures
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart has again asked a federal judge in Delaware to dismiss a securities class action claiming it misled investors about opioid litigation, saying an amended complaint is even worse than the original.
Lawsuit alleges Polaner fruit spreads are not 'all fruit' as labeled
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A consumer class action lawsuit alleges Polaner fruit spreads are deceptively labeled as "all fruit" when they also contains non-fruit ingredients.
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Class action over Facebook data-gathering tool can continue against media outlet
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers can claim an early victory in one of the many proposed class action lawsuits over the collection of website visitors' information through the Facebook Pixel.
Judge won't put brakes on California ban on flavored tobacco
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to temporarily halt California's ban on flavored tobacco while a legal challenge sorts itself out.'
Dept. of Education faces class action after dad took out student loans in son's name
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A plaintiff alleges the U.S. Department of Education's failure to take appropriate safeguards of student applicant loan information led to more than $300,000 in fraudulent loan obligations.
Tennessee Supreme Court swats away lawsuit by plaintiff lawyers and their government allies against Netflix, Hulu
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The Tennessee Supreme Court rejected the City of Knoxville’s attempt to collect a 5% tax on streaming video services, delivering a death blow to attempts by private lawyers to tap a new fee stream by recruiting municipalities in the state to sue Netflix, Hulu and other video providers.
Lawsuit says Amazon Prime cancellation is baffling on purpose
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) — Amazon is facing a class action alleging it has purposely made its Amazon Prime membership cancellation confusing for customers.
Tax and Wealth Planning Partner Rochelle Haller Joins Fox Rothschild in Seattle
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Rochelle L. Haller to our Seattle office as a partner in the Taxation & Wealth Planning Department.
'Public policy' bars assignment of legal malpractice claim, court rules
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - It is commonplace for personal-injury plaintiffs to sign over the proceeds of their lawsuits to third parties, but “public policy” prohibits the same practice in legal malpractice suits, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.
Software exec gets new trial over firing from 'boys club' firm
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A woman who said she was fired from a Swiss software company after a high-ranking executive told her she’d never succeed because it was a “boys club” and accused her of being a “bitch” can proceed with her lawsuit, a California appeals court ruled.
Consumers allege Welch's fruit snacks are falsely labeled 'preservative free'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Welch Foods is facing a class action alleging its fruit snacks are falsely labeled as not containing any preservatives when they contain chemically processed ingredients as preservatives.
Suit challenges Sherwin-Williams' supply chain charge
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A California woman claims Sherwin-Williams is illegally tacking on an undisclosed 4% "supply chain charge" at checkout for products sold at its stores.
OECD Pillar 2 on November 29, 2022
Tax attorney Joshua Odintz will participate in the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association's (IFA USA) 3rd Annual Winter International Tax Conference.
ABI Names Dechert’s LATAM Restructuring Matter “International Matter of the Year”
Dechert LLP’s LATAM Airlines financial restructuring matter was named the “International Matter of the Year” by the American Bankruptcy Institute. It is the first time ABI has announced such an honor.
James R. Murray Named Exclusive 2022 Client Choice Award Winner by Lexology
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partner James R. Murray, who serves as co-chair of our firm's Insurance Recovery practice group, was named the exclusive winner of the Lexology 2022 Client Choice Award for Insurance & Reinsurance USA, which is Lexology's only Client Choice Insurance & Reinsurance national designation given for the United States.
Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan Wins Prestigious Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance
Emile R. Ninan, Co-Chair of Ballard Spahr’s national Finance Department, has been named the private sector winner of the 2022 Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance, presented by The Bond Buyer and Northeast Women in Public Finance (NEWPF).
TOPDOG’s Heather Kane earns professional certified marketer credentials
Heather Banner Kane, an attorney and Legal Content Director at TOPDOG Legal Marketing, LLC, has earned two of the top digital marketing certifications in the US: Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP) and Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) in Digital Marketing.