News from September 2023
Minnesota courts adopt permanent electronic proof of insurance submission
Minnesota residents now have the option to submit proof of insurance electronically, following a decision by the Minnesota Court Payment Center to make this service permanent.
Virginia Lawyers Weekly Names Troutman Pepper’s Jonathan Floyd Among 2023 ‘Leaders in the Law’
Jonathan Floyd, an associate in Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, has been named among Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2023 “Leaders in the Law.”
Mass. Supreme Court approves skin-shock therapy on mental-health patients
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The highest court in Massachusetts approved the continued use of controversial electric-shock treatments on mental-health patients, saying there was not enough evidence to overturn a 1987 consent decree authorizing the procedure.
BlendJet makers face suit over alleged blade shattering, melting cords
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The maker of the BlendJet2 blender is facing a class action lawsuit alleging its product has major defects including blades shattering and charging cables melting.
Man sues Dollar Store over reaction to beard dye
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A man alleges he suffered permanent injuries and scarring after using a beard dye he purchased from a Dollar Store in Florida.
Maryland judges launch Reading & Robes program for elementary schools
Maryland judges are set to engage with elementary school students in a new initiative called the Reading & Robes program.
Vedder Price Chicago Office Adds Rich Tilghman as Litigation Shareholder
Vedder Price is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Rich Tilghman as a new Shareholder in the firm’s Chicago office.
'Paid' means check in hand, court rules in case of arbitration fees
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A company whose check to the arbitrators arrived several days late can’t claim it “paid” its fees within a statutory deadline, a California appeals court ruled, reviving a former employee’s chances at pursuing her sexual-harassment claim in court.
Class action: Reynolds Wrap falsely labeled as 'Made In U.S.A.'
Class Action: Reynolds Wrap falsely labeled as 'Made In U.S.A.'
Calif. corrections officers won't be penalized for response to murder by cellmate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation won't face a federal lawsuit over the death of a 37-year-old inmate who was stomped to death by his cellmate.
Non-experts barred from testifying on 'ultra-rare' malaria death
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A trial judge was correct to bar two physicians from testifying in a lawsuit over the death of a man who contracted an “ultra-rare” case of severe malaria after visiting Africa, a Georgia appeals court ruled, rejecting arguments the doctors could tell jurors the patient would have lived with different treatment.
Farm owners sue Arkansas cops who shot their escaped pigs
MOUNTAIN PINE, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — An Arkansas couple allege in a recent lawsuit that police officers shot and killed their pigs after they escaped from their family farm.
Troutman Pepper’s Virginia Office Managing Partners Named Among State’s Top Leaders in Virginia 500
Troutman Pepper’s Virginia office managing partners, John Ramirez and Brooks Smith have once again been named to the Virginia 500: The 2023-24 Power List. The annual list, published by Virginia Business, recognizes the state’s “most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education.”
LMG Life Sciences Recognizes Morgan Lewis With Impact Deal of the Year Award
Morgan Lewis has received the Impact Deal of the Year Award from LMG Life Sciences in recognition of the firm’s representation of Merck in its exclusive $9.5 billion license and collaboration agreement with Kelun-Biotech to develop seven investigational preclinical antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer.
Estate of man who committed suicide gets chance to sue Washington over sexual abuse
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a man who blamed the State of Washington for sexual abuse while in the foster care system filed its lawsuit in time, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
No insurance for defendant, no money for class members in Facebook Pixel settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers are hoping to claim up to $730,000 in fees from a class action settlement that will offer no money to online visitors of the media outlet The Epoch Times.
Judge tosses claims in lawsuit over sexual assault of cheerleaders
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Legal Newsline) The South Carolina cheerleading gym alleged to have failed to supervise its coaches while they sexually assaulted minors has defeated parts of their lawsuit.
Tofurky-maker sues Texas over new labeling for plant-based "meat" products
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The maker of Tofurky plant-based meat products is alleging a new Texas law regulating the labeling of its products violates federal law.
Suit: California inmate denied prompt medical treatment suffers fatal heart attack
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The family of a pre-trial detainee at a California jail who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest claims he was denied prompt medical treatment.
Minnesota Court of Appeals to hold public hearing in St. Cloud
A panel of three judges from the Minnesota Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments in St. Cloud on Thursday, September 21.