News from August 2023
No immunity for New Jersey jail in lawsuit over inmate suicide
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey’s highest court upheld a $1.6 million verdict in a lawsuit against a county jail over arguments the jury awarded damages partially based on conduct – including failure to identify the man as a suicide risk -- entitled to absolute immunity under state law.
Wrongful death suit filed after scuba trip in South Florida ends in tragedy
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A daughter whose dad died while on a diving charter excursion in South Florida is claiming wrongful death and negligence against the charter owners, crew and marina.
Appeals panel: Plaintiff can't 'borrow' insurer BCBS' financial loss to sue drug maker over dose sizes
A California appellate court has ruled an unscathed plaintiff cannot "borrow" an injury from his insurance company, to press a suit against a San Francisco area pharmaceutical company for allegedly selling unnecessarily large dosages of anti-cancer drugs.
9th Circuit cancels Jan 6 plaintiff's oral arguments against the FBI
Siaka Massaquoi sued the FBI after his North Hollywood home was raised
Woman can sue school for hiring sex offender 22 years after assault
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who claims she discovered a Catholic school was responsible for hiring a known sexual offender decades after she was assaulted can proceed with her lawsuit, New Hampshire’s highest court ruled, overruling a lower court that dismissed the case under a three-year statute of limitations.
Couple can't sue pharmacies for refusing to fill ivermectin prescriptions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A couple who claimed they were forced to use “horse paste” ivermectin to treat their Covid infections have no case against Walmart and another pharmacy that refused to fill prescriptions by an out-of-state doctor, a federal appeals court ruled.
Judge to class action lawyers: Deal with arbitration, then appeal
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't fast-track an appeal by class action lawyers upset their case over knobs on LG electric and gas ranges was sent to arbitration.
Lawsuit filed over Arkansas murder-suicide
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — A son alleges his mother was killed by her male companion, who then burned down their house and committed suicide.
Lawsuit: Man attacks woman after she saved him with CPR
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — A woman who gave CPR to an unresponsive man is claiming assault after he allegedly came to and began to attack her at the pool area of an Arkansas hotel.
Shook Partner to Moderate Employment Jury Trials Webinar on August 16, 2023
Shook Employment Litigation and Policy Partner Bill Martucci will moderate and present with two other lawyers, “Winning Employment Jury Trials—Strategic and Ethical Considerations,” August 16, noon to 2:12 p.m. CT.
Bradley Welcomes Banking & Financial Services Partner Brad Neighbors to Birmingham Office
Bradley is pleased to announce that Brad Neighbors has joined the firm’s Birmingham office as a partner in the Banking & Financial Services Practice Group.
Nike's motion to dismiss COVID vaccine lawsuit denied in part
Federal judge in Oregon denied Nike’s motion to dismiss
Lawyers ask for their share from cheese sticks class action settlement
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers want $250,000 for their work on a case that claimed snackers were tricked by the maker of TGI Friday's bagged mozzarella sticks into thinking the product contained actual mozzarella.
Too late, Wisconsin court tells widow of man who died in corn trailer
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The widow of a man who fell into a trailer attached to a semi-tractor and suffocated in corn gluten missed her chance to sue, as a Wisconsin appeals court has found his death involved a motor vehicle.
Jury's damages affirmed in Kentucky day care abuse case, as plaintiff had asked for their opinion
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - You asked for it, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has told a woman upset with the amount a jury awarded her in a lawsuit alleging her kids were abused at a daycare.
Lawsuit: California inmate died from overdose after getting drugs from cellmate
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The family of a California inmate who died from a fentanyl overdose after getting drugs from her cellmate is claiming negligence and civil rights violations.
Woman alleges Chicago Housing Authority failed to provide accommodations for disabled daughter
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — A woman alleges the Chicago Housing Authority failed to provide reasonable accommodations for her wheelchair-bound daughter.
Morgan Lewis Partner Grace Speights Selected to National Bar Association’s Hall of Fame
The National Bar Association (NBA) has inducted Morgan Lewis partner Grace Speights into its Fred D. Grey Hall of Fame.
'Better than imports:' Oil producers say CAL Supreme Court correct to strike down local drilling bans, allow essential continued local production
A California Supreme Court ruling says counties can't shut down oil and gas drilling. Activists vowed to continue fighting to hinder local oil and gas extraction, which the industry said is misguided, will leave U.S. more dependent on foreign, dirtier energy sources
It's raining asbestos: Court rejects case over steam line explosion in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A Tennessee woman's lawsuit over an explosion of an Eastman Chemical Company steam pipe has failed, as an appeals court has ruled that it is basically an asbestos case.