News from January 2024
Utah city named in wrongful death suit over fatal accident with fire truck
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a 20-year-old woman who was killed by a fire truck has sued a Utah city, claiming the truck was traveling at an excessive speed even though it was not responding to an emergency.
Woman sues over empty space in Starbursts
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Starburst candy is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it puts too much empty space in its packaging.
Challenge filed to online parental consent law in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A new law requiring parental consent for minors to access certain websites now faces a court challenge in Ohio.
Ohio jail faces wrongful death suit after diabetic dies
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The estate of an Ohio inmate is suing the prison and staff after he died from diabetes.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures En Banc Rehearing in Border Buoys Lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully obtained an en banc rehearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding the Biden Administration's push to have Texas remove buoys placed in the Rio Grande at the Texas-Mexico border. The buoy system was implemented by Texas as a means to decrease the number of unvetted individuals attempting to enter the United States through an unsafe and illegal river crossing instead of using a designated port of entry.In December 2023, a panel from the Fifth Circuit issued a divided ruling that upheld a district...
Attorney General James Releases Statement Ahead of Closing Arguments in Civil Fraud Trial Against Donald Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement in advance of closing arguments in her office’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization for years of financial fraud.
Professional Licensing Board Denied a Request for a Portion of an Executive Session Held to Discuss a Pending Disciplinary Case. Their Meeting Notice Substantially Complied With Open Meetings Laws.
Request: Whether the Board properly denied a request for an executive session recording.
Fox Rothschild Receives Executive Board Award From Emerging 100 of Atlanta
Emerging 100 of Atlanta has honored Fox Rothschild with the Executive Board Award in recognition of the firm’s involvement in the 2022 and 2023 membership selection process.
Ellen Morris Named to Women Leaders in Law List by Florida Trend
Ellen Morris has been named to Florida Trend’s 2024 Women Leaders in Law List.
Greenberg Traurig Represents Madison River Capital in its Acquisition of Senior Care Therapy
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Madison River Capital (MRC) in connection with its acquisition of Senior Care Therapy Management, LLC (SCT), a leading provider of patient-centered psychology and mental health services to the geriatric population in sub-acute, long-term care, and assisted living communities.
Brett Gelbord Named to Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts Guide
Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announced that Brett M Gelbord has been named among the Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers.
Attorney General Alan Wilson releases 2023 Human Trafficking Task Force Annual Report
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, released the 2023 Annual Report at the State House.
Maryland Judiciary announces redesign of Case Search website launching February 5
The Maryland Judiciary is set to unveil a newly redesigned Case Search website on February 5, 2024.
Holiday gift safety alert: Recalled products pose potential risks
Attorney General Todd Rokita has issued a consumer alert to residents regarding potential hazards associated with certain products recalled during the holiday season. He emphasized the importance of vigilance in ensuring the safety of gifts received by children.
Lawsuit questions whether goldfish crackers are all natural
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges goldfish crackers contain an artificial ingredient despite promising to be all natural.
Woman seeks emotional damages after landlord destroys her plants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A new Arkansas lawsuit wants a landlord to pay damages for taking a tenant's plants off her patio.
Justice Margaret Chutich announces retirement after over a decade on Minnesota's bench
After serving 12 years on the bench, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich has announced her retirement.
A deal is a deal: Lawyers get their contingency fees from wrongful death suit
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - A mother whose lawyers negotiated a $2.5 million settlement over the death of her son lost her bid to prevent lawyers hired by her grandchildren to get a piece of the fees after a Missouri appeals court ruled contingency-fee contracts awarding more than a third of the money to attorneys were valid.
Doctor's failure to answer phone wins wrongful-death plaintiff a new trial
WARREN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - An Ohio court wrongly dismissed a lawsuit over a 79-year-old woman’s death from heart failure, an appeals court ruled, giving plaintiffs another chance to convince a jury the woman’s cardiologist was to blame because he didn’t immediately answer pages and phone calls.
Indiana's 25-foot buffer zone for police upheld amid constitutional challenge
Attorney General Todd Rokita has successfully defended an Indiana law that establishes a 25-foot buffer zone around police officers during their official duties. The law, which prohibits bystanders from approaching closer than this distance at crime scenes or other police activities, allows for misdemeanor charges against individuals who violate an officer's order to maintain the buffer.