News from October 2023
Insurers can't untangle themselves from massive PFAS litigation
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Facing more than thousands of PFAS lawsuits, a maker of firefighting foam will get to continue trying to prove its insurers should have to pay their fair share.
Appeal filed after NetChoice blocks new California law
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is appealing a federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of a new requiring websites with content for minors to undertake more protections for them.
Partner Howard Hirsch Honored with 2023 Outstanding Service Award from Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner Howard Hirsch was awarded a 2023 Outstanding Service Award at the 2023 Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) Vision and Due Diligence Symposium.
Retired Ballard Spahr Partner Morton Fisher Receives American College of Real Estate Lawyers' Highest Honor
Retired Ballard Spahr Partner Morton P. Fisher, Jr., has received the Frederick S. Lane Award, the highest individual honor of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), a premier professional organization of real estate attorneys.
Singleton McAllister Honored in Lawyers of Color's Top Lobbyists & Influencer List
National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Lawyers of Color (LoC) has named Singleton McAllister to its Top Lobbyists & Influencer list.
Troubled hurricane firm has one less lawsuit to worry about
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The law firm accused of filing hurricane-damage lawsuits on behalf clients who didn't consent to them has defeated claims from a rival firm.
Police car where man died was still in "use" despite not running, court finds
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A Georgia sheriff will face a lawsuit over the death of a man in the back of a patrol car, finding there is no immunity for him simply because the car was not running.
Company defeats dangerous fungus allegations, but faces penalty for putting masks on workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A subcontractor on the California Flats Solar Project has defeated allegations it could have exposed workers to a fungus that causes Valley fever.
iCanvas hit with class action over price comparisons
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A proposed class action says iCanvas is deceiving customers with price comparisons.
'Real honey' claims disputed in class action over Mom's Best cereal
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — A recently filed class action lawsuit questions the 'real honey' claims of Post in one of its lines of cereals.
Catarina Colón Named Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation
National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce Catarina Colón has been named a Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation.
Troutman Pepper Forms Corporate Espionage Response Team
Troutman Pepper has formed a Corporate Espionage Response Team to help clients combat the increasing incidence of corporate espionage — when an insider or third party accesses, steals, and/or uses a company’s confidential and proprietary information without authorization to secure a commercial advantage.
Raymond Truitt Elected Vice President of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Raymond G. Truitt, a Ballard Spahr partner known for his work on commercial real estate financing, restructuring, development, and leasing, has been elected Vice President of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), a national association of distinguished real estate lawyers.
2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars List Features Armstrong Teasdale Litigators
Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces that Boston Partners John Sten and John Welsh have been named among the 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers®.
Locke Lord Deal Wins Infrastructure Financing of the Year – Southern Cone at LatinFinance 2023 Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards
Locke Lord is proud to have represented Phoenix Tower International (PTI) in a $2 billion cross-border syndicated loan transaction that was named winner of the Infrastructure Financing of the Year - Southern Cone at the LatinFinance 2023 Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards.
West Virginia part of national data breach settlement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia and 32 other state have reached a settlement with healthcare clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information of approximately 1.5 million consumers for nearly three years.
Group of AGs want U.S. Supreme Court to review horse racing case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of states and private parties in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.
Morrisey, other AGs take issue with proposal shifting to electric-dominant vehicles
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 26 states in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about its proposed rule that he says would effectively mandate automakers to shift to electric-dominant vehicles.
Woman wins $110K in court for 'false arrest' after boss questions her about shoplifting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A store employee who was captured on video taking items she claimed she was planning to donate in charity Easter baskets gets to keep a $110,000 jury award for false imprisonment, a South Carolina appeals court ruled, rejecting the store’s argument the woman was merely questioned about the missing items and could have walked out any time.
Teacher who posted 'F--- me I'm Irish' on Facebook loses lawsuit
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A New Jersey law dubbed “Pass the Trash” allowed a school board to pass along information about a teacher who resigned amid an investigation into sexually suggestive social-media posts, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the teacher’s argument she was protected by a confidentiality clause.