News from May 2023
Group of AGs filing brief over Florida school district 'trampling' parental rights
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of two Florida parents who were stripped of their fundamental and longstanding right to direct the upbringing and care of their child when officials at Leon County Schools secretly held meetings with their child about gender identity.
Judge again tosses case over benzene in Tinactin, Lotrimin; Lawyers failed to prove injury
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A proposed class action lawsuit over benzene in Lotrimin and Tinactin fails for many reasons, a New Jersey federal judge has ruled.
Environmental group claims PG&E's California hydroelectric project violates Endangered Species Act
EUREKA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — An environmental nonprofit citizens' group is claiming PG&E is violating the Endangered Species Act with its hydroelectric project in Northern California.
Locke Lord LLP announces Six Locke Lord Providence Lawyers Selected as 2023 Rhode Island Monthly Professional Excellence in Law Honorees
Six Locke Lord Providence lawyers were selected as 2023 Rhode Island Monthly Professional Excellence in Law honorees.
Sleepy plaintiff gets to sue over non-drowsy cold and flu meds
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has turned down Bayer's motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that argues its non-drowsy Alka-Seltzer products cause sleepiness.
Appeals court tees off on Calif. plaintiff lawyers in case against Kia
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - An aspiring actress who suffered a traumatic brain injury after the driver of the Kia Forte she was riding in made a sudden U-turn across a three-lane highway won’t get a second chance at winning money from the manufacturer after a California appeals court rejected her arguments Kia should have been penalized for withholding documents and the jury room was too small.
Suit: Whole Foods' hamburger buns misbranded as entirely made from whole grains
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Whole Foods is facing a class action alleging its Brioche Whole Grain hamburger buns are misbranded because they are not entirely made from whole grains.
New Jersey man alleges he became addicted to herbal tonic
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A New Jersey man alleges he became addicted to an herbal tonic supplement due its active ingredient kratom, which affects opioid receptors in the brain.
Greenberg Traurig announces Greenberg Traurig Named 2023 Lawyers of Color Diversity Industry Leader
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received a 2023 Lawyers of Color Industry Leader Diversity Award. Lawyers of Color is a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announces Troutman Pepper Attorneys Named to 2022 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society
A distinguished group of Troutman Pepper attorneys has been named to the 2022 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society by the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC).
Judge: Ill. Supreme Court's biometrics decision doesn't apply to class action over yearbook photos
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge won't second-guess herself for tossing a proposed class action lawsuit that accused Ancestry.com of violating the Illinois Right of Publicity Act.
Lawyer wants to fight AOB scheme allegations in arbitration
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - An attorney for a Houston firm accused of sneaking into homeowners' lives to take a cut of insurance proceeds says their lawsuits against him are subject to arbitration clauses they signed with a roofing company.
Morrisey praises U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Clean Waters Act case
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has dammed the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
LG can't escape lawsuit in Texas just because plaintiff misused battery in e-cig
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas courts have jurisdiction over a lawsuit by a man who improperly hooked up an LG lithium battery to his e-cigarette, causing it to explode in his pocket, the Texas Supreme Court ruled.
Minimal evidence needed to pull doctor into malpractice case
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - An Illinois law designed to prevent doctors from needlessly being dragged into litigation has a relatively low bar, the state Supreme Court ruled, reviving a lawsuit against a critical-care doctor accused of missing the signs of a malfunctioning drug-delivery device.
Law firm must face malpractice case over failure to seek damages in default judgment
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A law firm can’t escape a malpractice suit by citing a state law designed to protect free speech, the Texas Supreme Court ruled, finding the plaintiff had presented enough evidence to allow the case to proceed.
Mario Kart Tour player sues Nintendo over in-game 'gambling' on Spotlight Pipes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A minor is suing Nintendo over its practice of charging money for players of Mario Kart Tour for upgrades called "Spotlight Pipes."
Unhappy sleeper sues maker of Beautyrest over thread count in sheets
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers say they have proof Beautyrest's 1,000-thread-count bedding is actually of worse quality than it claims to be.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announces Bradley's Margaret Oertling Cupples Recognized by the Junior League of Jackson with Sustainer of the Year Award
Bradley is pleased to announce that Jackson office managing partner Margaret Oertling Cupples was recognized with the Amalie Fair Robinson Sustainer of the Year Award by the Junior League of Jackson (JLJ).
Another Chicago judge has little patience for 'wrecking ball' class action food lawyer
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a prolific class action lawyer who was recently termed "a wrecking ball" by a colleague on the bench.