News from April 2023
Court: Man who used welding torch to open explosive drum caused his own death
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued the manufacturer of brake-cleaning fluid over the death of her husband after he was killed trying to cut into a 55-gallon drum of the stuff with a welding torch has no case, an Indiana appeals court ruled.
Cadwalader law firm faces data breach class action
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y (Legal Newsline) — A New York-based international law firm is facing a class action over a 2022 data breach.
Blank Rome announces Marilyn B. Chinitz, Kristina Royce, and Brett S. Ward Recognized in Variety’s Legal Impact Report 2023
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to share that our firm’s Matrimonial & Family Law partner Marilyn B. Chinitz and practice co-chairs and partners Kristina Royce and Brett S. Ward have been recognized in Variety’s Legal Impact Report 2023.
Fox Rothschild LLP announces Commercial Litigator Rory Greebel Joins Fox Rothschild in New York
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Rory G. Greebel to the New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department.
SCOTUS won't intervene on climate change cases now headed to state courts around the country
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Oil companies facing climate change lawsuits won't have the U.S. Supreme Court's support on a key issue.
Coffee-causes-cancer cases still barred as SCOTUS declines intervention
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't reignite coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits in California, declining to hear an appeal on April 17.
Lawyers push for nationwide class in case against It's Just Lunch
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers want to certify a class in their proposed class action against It's Just Lunch over its "personalized matchmaking service."
Ruling leaves lemon law attorneys ruing rejection of $60K settlement offer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers for a man who rejected Hyundai’s offer to pay $60,500 over a supposedly defective car can’t collect nearly $100,000 in fees after negotiating a much lower settlement on the eve of trial, a California appeals court ruled.
Godiva faces suit over alleged high levels of heavy metals in chocolate
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Godiva is facing a class action alleging its chocolate products contain dangerous levels of heavy metals.
White male files racial discrimination lawsuit against AT&T
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A former AT&T retail store manager alleges he and other white employees faced discrimination from Black coworkers and that he was terminated based on race.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announces Troutman Pepper’s Nationally Recognized State Attorneys General Practice Attracts Former Virginia AG, State Corporation Commission Chair
Judith Jagdmann, former Chair and Commissioner of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) and Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, has joined Troutman Pepper’s top-ranked State Attorneys General practice in Richmond, Virginia as a partner.
Bankruptcy judge grants request to stay J&J's LTL bankruptcy
J&J: 'The decision is a win for claimants'
S.F. Chronicle wins attorneys fees from fighting defamation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Should his appeal fail, failed Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar will have to pay nearly $90,000 in lawyer fees incurred by the San Francisco Chronicle to fight his defamation lawsuit.
No HIPAA violation for reporting airman's meth use, court rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A former Air Force airman who told a social worker he was suicidal, drank a fifth of vodka a day and had used methamphetamines has no case against a hospital for disclosing his drug use to a superior officer, an Arkansas court ruled.
Delaware judge speaks for Ohio courts, allows asbestos case to move forward
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A company that made equipment to grind automobile brakes must face trial in Delaware on claims it failed to warn mechanics about the risk of inhaling asbestos fibers, a judge ruled, after determining Ohio law applied to the case and the state’s highest court would have allowed it to proceed.
J. Crew faces suit over alleged 'false reference pricing'
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit against J. Crew alleges the company uses "false reference pricing" to mislead consumers on the quality and value of its merchandise.
Dershowitz appeals loss of defamation suit against CNN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Attrney Alan Dershowitz is appealing the loss of his defamation lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of statements he made during his representation of former President Donald Trump during the 2020 impeachment trial.
Nebraska avoids lawsuit over fatal dam failure on Niobara River
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - A law passed in 2005 protects the State of Nebraska against a lawsuit by a woman whose husband was killed after a dam built in the 1920s failed, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled, upholding sovereign immunity against claims the state could have done more to prevent the tragedy.
846 hours, $2.5 million: Lawyers ask for fees from Vizzy settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who gained a $9.5 million settlement with Molson Coors are asking for $2.5 million in fees - a figure that represents nearly $3,000 per hour.
Suit against Ford alleges defective airbags caused driver's death
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The estate of a Florida man who sustained fatal injuries a vehicle crash is suing Ford Motor Company alleging the vehicle's airbags failed to deploy.