News from October 2022
Colorado can't sue Juul officials personally over e-cig marketing
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado can’t sue individual JUUL officers over their company’s nationwide e-cigarette marketing practices, the state’s highest court ruled, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s longstanding doctrine limiting personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants.
CFPB's loosening of rules 'arbitrary and capricious'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when it quadrupled the number of mortgages lenders must make before being subject to detailed reporting requirements designed to detect racial discrimination, a federal court ruled.
Drug company must tell doctors how to prescribe, Alabama court rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Pharmaceutical manufacturers can be liable for failing to give doctors proper instructions on how to use their drugs, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled, in answer to a question from a federal appeals court. The state’s high court rejected defense arguments the learned-intermediary rule limited manufacturers’ duty to warning doctors about the potential risks of a medication.
Uvalde shooting: Gun dealer, maker and school district face lawsuit
DEL RIO, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The gun dealer who sold weapons and ammunition to the Robb Elementary School shooter in Uvalde, Texas, is facing a negligence lawsuit from parents, as are other entities.
Suit: California law awarding fees to prevailing party in gun cases is unconstitutional
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Director of the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms Luis Lopez are facing a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations over the state's newly passed gun control law.
Troutman Pepper Partner Dan McDonough to Serve on ACG Philadelphia’s Board of Directors
Troutman Pepper Partner Dan McDonough to Serve on ACG Philadelphia’s Board of Directors.
Lawsuit over how CVS, Walmart stock their shelves gets green light
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An organization that says it is dedicated to “defending science and critical thinking” can sue CVS and Walmart for placing homeopathic remedies next to Food and Drug Administration-approved medicines, a District of Columbia appeals court ruled.
Judge: Union Pacific not responsible for death of man hit by train trying to save dog
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to hold Union Pacific liable for the death of a man who was struck by a train in Louisiana while trying to get his dog off railroad tracks.
Gerber to court: No one can possibly be confused by toddler formula
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Reasonable parents buying formula for their toddlers can't possibly be misled by the claims on Gerber's Good Start Grow products, the company says.
Securities class action targets Olo and its Subway footprint
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The Pompano Beach Police and Firefighters' Retirement System alleges a restaurant online ordering/delivery software company misled it and other investors.
ProPublica claims U.S. Navy hiding court records in case over warship fire
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The nonprofit news agency ProPublica claims the U.S. Navy has failed to make court records public in its case against a seaman accused of setting fire to the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard warship in San Diego in 2020.
Fed court won't interfere with personal injury lawyer's corruption allegations in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal court has dismissed litigation brought by a personal injury lawyer against state court officials he says have improperly aligned with an insurance company he is suing.
Wendy's fights class action over size of burgers in ads
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Wendy's is making its argument to throw out a class action lawsuit that complains its hamburgers look much worse in real life than they do on advertisements.
Court: Louisiana AG's blunder should cost state $2,300
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was wrong to try to transfer a wrongful demotion lawsuit against his office to federal court and will have to pay the attorney fees incurred by the plaintiff.
Baltimore police faces wrongful death suit after shooting of man with mental illness
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Two Baltimore County police officers are facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the shooting of a mentally ill man.
Class action alleges Zillow illegally intercepts users' browser data
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newline) — Zillow is facing a class action alleging it illegally intercepted its website users' browser to collect data.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP Named 2022 Law Firm Partner of the Year by the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP Named 2022 Law Firm Partner of the Year by the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund.
Addition of Two Partners Continues Morgan Lewis Expansion in Washington, DC
Addition of Two Partners Continues Morgan Lewis Expansion in Washington, DC.
Jackson residents claim city officials caused contaminated water supply
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) — Residents of Jackson, Miss., are claiming negligence by the mayor, former mayor and other local officials over the city's contaminated water supply.