News from February 2023
Law firms in hernia mesh cases bicker over joint bank account
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers want a deeper commitment from their business partners and are going to court to get it.
V8 maker says third class action complaint as ridiculous as other two
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of V8 is again arguing for the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that says there is too much sugar in fruit and vegetable blends for them to be considered healthy.
Emotional distress lawsuit over Uvalde mass shooting dropped
DEL RIO, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have dropped their emotional distress lawsuit against a host of defendants, including the school district and principal.
Consumers allege Amazon sells misbranded, unlawful dietary supplements
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Consumers allege in a class action lawsuit that Amazon is selling "illegal drugs" by using deceptive practices to sell misbranded, unapproved and unlawful dietary supplements.
Class action alleges sexual abuse of women, children by International Churches of Christ leaders
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The International Churches of Christ and others are facing a class action over its leaders' alleged torture, molestation, coercion, sexual assault and abuse of members' children.
Thompson Coburn welcomes new COO Allen Capdeboscq Jr. and CM&BDO Trish Lilley as strategic leadership hires
Thompson Coburn is pleased to announce that Allen Capdeboscq Jr. has joined the 430-attorney Firm as Chief Operating Officer and Trish Lilley has joined as our new Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer.
49ers' security disputes lawsuit's version of events, says plaintiff was in 'drunken and incoherent state'
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The plaintiff was drunk and unruly, the security company of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers says in court documents as it fights an assault lawsuit brought by Robert Delker.
Punitives still in play for transgender woman patrol officer suing over treatment at work
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco state court judge has ruled a jury could award punitive damages to a transgender woman alleging discrimination when she worked as a patrol officer at the University of the Pacific.
Fee? Tax? Missouri city argues both ways to keep DirecTV case in state court
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Despite presenting contradictory arguments over whether it was trying to charge a “tax” or a “fee” on video streaming services, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the City of Creve Coeur, Mo., can continue to litigate the question in state court.
Boston bakery, employee driver face wrongful death lawsuit after fatal crash
BOSTON — A Massachusetts bakery and its employee driver who allegedly caused a fatal accident in Cambridge are facing a wrongful death claim.
Lawsuit: Negligent care caused Boston hospital patient's cardiac arrest, organ failure
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — A Boston hospital is facing a wrongful death claim after a patient was given medications that allegedly led to her cardiac arrest and bleeding.
Duane Morris Welcomes Intellectual Property Partners Tia D. Fenton and Christopher Ricciuti in Washington, D.C.
Tia D. Fenton and Christopher Ricciuti have joined Duane Morris LLP as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in its Washington, D.C. office.
Hawley's PELOSI Act would ban lawmakers from alleged insider trading
The Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act would exempt holdings in diversified mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or U.S. Treasury bonds from the law's prohibition
Winn-Dixie: Events leading to melee, lawsuit were unpredictable
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - No one could have predicted a man's psychotic break at a Winn-Dixie would lead to a melee that broke a customer's hip, the grocery chain is arguing.
Assault plaintiff wants his own deposition struck, says translator made 90 mistakes
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The lawyer for a Spanish-speaking plaintiff who alleges security at a restaurant assaulted him wants his client's deposition scratched from the record, finding fault with the performance of their translator.
Lawsuit alleging rat was found in bottle of water moves slowly
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A trial date has still not been scheduled in the California lawsuit of a woman who says she found a baby rat in a bottle of water made by Keurig Dr Pepper.
Nestle faces class action over Perrier brand sparkling water's fruit content
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — Nestle is facing a class action alleging its Perrier brand sparkling mineral water is fraudulently marketed and labeled as containing a significant amount of actual fruit ingredients.
Class action alleges Bleacher Report illegally discloses digital subscriber information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A Bleacher Report subscriber claims the company is illegally disclosing personal information to Facebook without users' consent.
Fox Named to BTI Frequently Recommended Law Firms List
Fox Rothschild LLP was named to BTI's 2022 Frequently Recommended Law Firms list, which features the firms frequently recommended by corporate counsel for "exceeding client expectations.
GE's arbitration argument fails as employee pursues sexual harassment lawsuit
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California courts are refusing to apply a 2022 federal law relating to sexual assault and harassment claims to lawsuits filed before it was signed by President Joe Biden.