News published on Legal Newsline in September 2023

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partner Sheila G. Riesel has been recognized in Corporate Counsel's 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards ("WIPL"), which honor general counsel, in-house leaders, and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law.

WEST PALM, BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A law firm sued in federal court by a former client whose repair business was damaged by a change in Florida insurance law seeks to dismiss the case, saying the suit is an improper “shotgun pleading” that fails to identify any specific examples of malpractice.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California city can't be sued by a man who was paralyzed when he dove headfirst into shallow water in Newport Bay, an appeals court has ruled.

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who signed an agreement to share in legal materials used in multidistrict litigation over Bard blood filters can’t avoid paying common-benefit fees to the lead lawyers even in cases that were never included in the MDL, the Ninth Circuit ruled.

TAMPA , Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Florida hospital is facing a lawsuit after a resident doctor allegedly inappropriately touched a patient during a pelvic exam.

TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A food delivery driver claims a lack of security at a Residence Inn by Marriott in Tampa, Fla., led to her to abduction and sexual assault.

As the automotive industry revs back up to pre-pandemic levels, Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome New Jersey-based automotive boutique Aboyoun Dobbs LLC to the firm.

Heather Fields, an of counsel lawyer in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Richmond office, has been named a “Leader in the Law” by the legal publication Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) has elected Julia Lopez, a partner in Reed Smith’s life sciences and healthcare practice, to be the new HNBA vice president of programs - su carrera.