News from September 2022
Poll: Minnesota Democrat incumbent Attorney General is trailing GOP newcomer
Democrat incumbent Keith Ellison is trailing political newcomer Jim Schulz, a Republican who is promising a tough-on-crime approach if elected
Police training videos at issue in lawsuit over motorcyclist’s crash
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Family members of a motorcyclist who crashed after leading police on a 100 m.p.h. chase might win money from the City of San Diego because police officers didn’t spend a required hour a year watching videos on how to conduct vehicular pursuits.
Judge: No meat in 'veggie' class action lawsuit against Kellogg's
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A woman who hoped to lead a class action against Kellogg’s over supposedly mislabeled “veggie” meat substitutes lost her case after a judge decided no reasonable consumer would think the term excluded other non-meat ingredients such as grains and oil.
Nonprofit earns right to challenge South Carolina AG's $75M transfer to private lawyers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A nonprofit organization can challenge South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s transfer of $75 million in contingency fees to outside lawyers, the state’s highest court ruled, saying it was “an issue of public importance” because the AG may make several other such transfers including fees associated with a $300 million settlement of opioid claims.
Another company sued for claiming its product has '2X More'
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer has filed another case claiming customers are misled when a company markets its product as providing "2X more."
Texas Pete sued over its origins
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Texas Pete hot sauce is being sued because, in the eyes of class action lawyers, it is misleading customers with its name and the cowboy on the bottle.
Troutman Pepper Expands Finance and Restructuring Practice with Addition of Partner Todd Ransom in Charlotte
Troutman Pepper Expands Finance and Restructuring Practice with Addition of Partner Todd Ransom in Charlotte.
How's your dog doing, supplement company wonders about class action plaintiff
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A woman suing over the ingredients in Doggie Dailies hip and joint supplements doesn't even claim they didn't work for her dog, the product's manufacturer says.
PFAS lawsuit filed over Orchard Apple Nantucket Nectar
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The plastic bottles in which Nantucket Nectars comes in contain chemicals from a family known as PFAS, a class action lawsuit complains.
Investments made by state AGs with settlement money may violate state laws
The former Treasurer of Ohio added his voice to critics calling upon the National Association of Attorneys General to explain why it is holding some $280 million its members obtained in settlements with corporate defendants, saying the money is being handled in ways that might violate state laws and regulations.
Lawsuit: Google cheated advertisers
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A class action filed for business owners alleging they are paying more to be placed in Google display advertisements.
Anya Lernatovych named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list
Anya Lernatovych named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list.
Texas city fails to get out of lawsuit over wayward lumber
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Texas man will get his chance to sue the City of Tyler after a piece of lumber fell off one of its trucks and struck him in the head.
Despite failures, lawyers scare up Texas cities to sue Hulu and Netflix
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers have convinced 25 Texas cities to file a lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu, hoping to end the losing streak established in courts around the country.
Publix sued for calling cough drops lemon-flavored
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Lozenges at Publix grocery stores claim to be lemon-flavored but fail to have the right ingredients, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Class action says makeup not fit for use around eyes
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Eye makeup from ColourPop Cosmetics contains harmful chemicals, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Cozen O’Connor Attorney John Ho Appointed Vice-Chair of ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Committee
Cozen O’Connor Attorney John Ho Appointed Vice-Chair of ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Committee.
Morrisey, other AGs question legality of new credit card category for gun sales
CHARLESTON — Following his letters urging three major credit card companies to reconsider their bid to apply a new merchant code to distinguish firearms purchases at gun shops, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition raising concerns over the legality of the proposed action.
'Canceled' pediatrician fought against Texas Medical Board sanctions and won
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - When Dr. Angelina Farella communicates on social media with her followers, she still uses various words such as "haccine" instead of vaccine so that she won’t be censored.
Attorney panel scrutinizes proposed legislation that would ban divisional merger bankruptcies
While legislation is pending in Congress that would require the dismissal of Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in which the debtor has created a divisional merger, federal appeals court judges in Philadelphia heard arguments this week about whether Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy case was filed in good faith.