News from August 2023
Three Ballard Spahr Attorneys Shortlisted for LMG Life Sciences Awards 2023 Americas
Three Ballard Spahr Intellectual Property attorneys have been shortlisted for recognition at the LMG Life Sciences Awards 2023 Americas.
Ken Fisher Named in City & State New York’s 2023 Brooklyn Power 100
Ken Fisher, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Business Law Department, has been named to City & State New York’s 2023 Brooklyn Power 100.
Family's lawsuit fails after Tea Party leader kills self following arrest in Mississippi scandal
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The widow and sons of a Mississippi Tea Party operative who committed suicide after being arrested for ordering a photo taken of a political rival’s incapacitated wife in her nursing home room have no case against the city that investigated him, a federal appeals court ruled.
Ninth Circuit strikes down $1.7M in fees for class action lawyers who recovered $50K
PASADENA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who were awarded $1.7 million for a class action settlement worth only $50,000 got too much, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Michigan's high court issues pro-plaintiff ruling for slip-and-fall cases; Dissent complains of new duty to property owners
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - That a tripping hazard is "open and obvious" matters but isn't the only test to determine if a landowner is liable for injuries, the Michigan Supreme Court said.
Dallas hotel faces wrongful death lawsuit over alcohol poisoning
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The family of a hotel guest in Dallas who was allegedly served an excessive amount of alcohol and died in his room from ethanol toxicity is claiming wrongful death.
Lawsuit: Inmate who died was not given medication and his cell was covered in fecal matter
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — The family of a California inmate who died while in jail claims he was not given his medication and allowed to stay in a cell with fecal matter and trash throughout.
Gen Flynn's lawsuit against the U.S. will remain in Florida federal court
The Justice Department attempted to transfer Flynn's lawsuit to Washington D.C.
Lawyers sued by Florida repair firm for allegedly mismanaging insurance claims
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida repair firm with a long history of suing insurance companies has turned on its lawyers, seeking to recoup more than $1 million it says it lost after insurers took advantage of new laws and a favorable court ruling to reject claims it filed on behalf of property owners under the state’s since-repealed assignment-of-benefits law.
Confused about where Texas Pete comes from? Judge won't dismiss class action
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has given the green light to a class action lawsuit alleging the maker of Texas Pete has fooled shoppers into thinking the hot sauce was made in Texas - despite the company's argument that the back label shows it is based in North Carolina.
Steph Curry sued over affiliation with FTX
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - NBA legend Stephen Curry finds himself a defendant in a recent class action over the failed crypto exchange FTX.
Lawyers sue Walmart, say fruit bars have artificial ingredient
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit says the filling in Walmart's fruit bars contains artificial flavors, though consumers would be misled by the front of their packaging.
Home Depot paying $72.5M to end years-old class action over underpayment allegations
Workers who claim they weren't paid for waiting in closed stores for supervisor release will receive up to $77 each, while lawyers could get $24M
Samantha Stillo Named to the "New Leaders of the Bar" List by The New Jersey Law Journal
The New Jersey Law Journal has named Samantha Stillo to the “New Leaders of the Bar” list for 2023. The recognition honors attorneys who bring forth “both notable achievements and outstanding potential.”
Illinois buyers of Ricola lozenges could soon form class action
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Ricola faces the creation of a class of Illinois consumers allegedly misled into believing its cough drops provide relief through the Alpine Swiss herbs they contain.
Class action defense: FDA told us we could call it 'Zero Sugar,' Chobani says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Chobani says it is armed with approval from the FDA as it fights a class action lawsuit over whether allulose in its "Zero Sugar" yogurt qualifies as sugar.
USC football kicker had no right to confront accuser, California Supreme Court says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A former USC football kicker who was expelled over a charge he physically assaulted his sometime girlfriend had no right to confront his accuser in person or on video, the California Supreme Court said, overruling an appeals court decision that USC’s Title IX disciplinary process was unfair.
Katayun Jaffari Named Vice Chair of the Advisory Board of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University
Katayun Jaffari, chair of the Corporate Governance Practice and co-chair of the Capital Markets & Securities and ESG practices at Cozen O’Connor, has been named vice chair of the Advisory Board of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University.
Morrisey leads brief asking U.S. Supreme Court to examine Chevron doctrine
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 27 states in a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule – or at least clarify — the doctrine known as Chevron deference.
Lawsuit over prep time for Velveeta easy mac fails; Lawyers claimed '3 1/2 minutes' description misleading
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The lawyers who hoped to sue Kraft Heinz because they claimed its microwave macaroni and cheese takes longer than advertised to prepare failed to prove their client was harmed, a federal judge ruled.