News from June 2023
Pollution lawsuit filed against Chinese culture compound in New York
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A New York environmental organization alleges the discharge of pollutants at the headquarters for several Shen Yun music and dance companies in the western part of the state.
Customer blames lid on Dunkin' coffee for severe burns to legs
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — A Boston woman alleges she suffered severe burns at a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru when a lid came off her coffee, which spilled on her legs.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announces Six Bradley Practice Areas and Nine Attorneys Ranked Nationally in Chambers USA for 2023
Bradley is pleased to announce that six practice areas and nine partners are ranked nationally by Chambers and Partners in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious legal industry referral guide.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announces Troutman Pepper Launches Blog to Create a Single Destination for All Financial Services Content
The Troutman Pepper Financial Services blog launched today with comprehensive analysis and insight into pertinent law, regulation, and business, and brings together thought leadership and news spanning the entirety of the financial services industry.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announces 14 Bradley Attorneys Named to 2022 'Attorneys for Justice' List by Tennessee Supreme Court
Bradley is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys in the firm’s Nashville office have been recognized by the Tennessee Supreme Court as 2022 “Attorneys for Justice.”
Shook Hardy Bacon LLP hosts Shook Partners Present on Supreme Court at Inaugural Lecture Series on June 20, 2023
Shook Partners John Barkett and Bill Martucci will review key cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court as part of the Inaugural David J. Waxse Memorial Lecture Series at the Kansas State University Olathe Innovation Campus, Tuesday, June 20.
TOPDOG Legal Marketing partners with the State Bar of Arizona
TOPDOG Legal Marketing is excited to announce that it is now an approved partner of the State Bar of Arizona (SBA).
Former SEC counsel: Claiming ‘nearly all digital assets are securities’ ignores ‘complexity’
Coy Garrison, a partner at Steptoe and Johnson LLP and former counsel to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce, said in his testimony during a Congressional hearing on digital assets last week that blanket statements classifying most digital assets as securities or non-securities neglects the “complexity” of the question, which is at the heart of several ongoing lawsuits against cryptocurrency exchanges.
BetMGM says upset gambler not allowed to sue, bring class action
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - BetMGM is fighting a class action lawsuit over free bet offers by pointing to an arbitration agreement to which it says the plaintiff agreed.
No justice for woman whose lawyers botched case then hid it from her until they couldn't be sued
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers don’t have to adhere to the fiduciary duties that apply to other professionals like doctors and investment advisors, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled, upholding the dismissal of a malpractice suit against attorneys who missed a deadline for filing their client’s case but remained silent until it was too late for her to sue them over the error.
Walmart accused of stealing intellectual property to create Walmart Pay
TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) —The developers of mobile wallets and other mobile payment tech solutions claims Walmart used its intellectual property to develop Walmart Pay.
Lawsuit blames Mexican restaurant for food poisoning
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — A Massachusetts woman is claiming negligence due to suffering from salmonella after eating at a Mexican restaurant in Brighton.
Appeal costs smoker $16 million award but at least she can recover legal fees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued RJ Reynolds over the smoking-related death of her sister can recover legal fees for an appeal that ultimately cost her a $16 million punitive-damages award because her compensatory damages were still higher than a settlement offer RJR had rejected.
Potential jurors in trial against matchmaker to be asked their feelings on class action lawyers
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Ahead of a July trial, lawyers pushing a class action lawsuit against the dating service It's Just Lunch have submitted their questions for jury selection.
Fiat Chrysler can be sued in Massachusetts over accident in a different state
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The manufacturer of a 2004 Chrysler Sebring can be sued in Massachusetts by a New Hampshire resident over an accident that occurred in that state because the car was first sold in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled, reversing a lower court that held the connection between the accident and sale of the car was too remote to assert jurisdiction.
Maker of Theraflu, Emergen-C faces claim over 'co-packaging' of products
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The maker of Theraflu and Emergen-C is facing a class action over their "co-packaging" of the two products.
California consumer alleges 'Ultimate Omega' supplements misleadingly labeled
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A California consumer alleges that Nordic Natural's Ultimate Omega supplements do not contain twice the amount of Omega-3s as the label indicates.
New Mexico pays its opioid lawyers $150 million, almost triple national rate
SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) - New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is paying outside lawyers more than $150 million out of a $453 million opioid settlement with Walgreens, nearly triple the rate other states paid their lawyers to negotiate agreements with major pharmacy chains.
Judge: Ethics law in South Carolina violates First Amendment rights of legislative caucuses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Lawmakers in South Carolina have won their lawsuit against part of state ethics law that kept them from various political activities.
Woman can't sue Iowa city after police officer raped her while she was intoxicated
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - The City of Muscatine, Iowa isn’t liable for the actions of a police officer who gave the intoxicated passenger of a vehicle a ride to the hotel where she was staying and raped her, all while still on duty.