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U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: B.F. Saul Companies, Hospitality Group to Pay $210,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
The B.F. Saul group of real estate companies will pay $210,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination lawsuit involving the discharge of a female employee with breast cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: Brian R. Balow Joins Dykema’s Bloomfield Hills Office
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Brian R. Balow to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office.
BAKER & HOSTETLER: BakerHostetler Adds Veteran Litigator in New York
Joseph N. Sacca, a long-time commercial and securities litigator with a top tier roster of clients and trial experience, joined BakerHostetler’s Litigation Group as a partner in the firm’s New York office.
WILENTZ GOLDMAN & SPITZER: Padraic F. X. Dugan Joins Wilentz’s Family Law Team
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. is pleased to announce that Padraic F. X. Dugan has joined the firm as an associate on the Family Law team.
MORGAN LEWIS: Morgan Lewis Partner Joins US Trademark and Trial Appeals Board
The TTAB is an administrative tribunal within the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that hears and decides trial-level adversary proceedings regarding trademarks.
JONES DAY: Lisa Ledbetter elected Chancellor of the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C.
Lisa M. Ledbetter, a partner in Jones Day's Washington Office, has been elected Chancellor of the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C.
NELSON MULLINS: Two Atlanta Attorneys Named to the Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court
Atlanta partner Nekia Hackworth Jones has been named a master by the Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court, which is affiliated with Georgia State University’s College of Law.
Man alleges text messages from Florida yoga studios invaded privacy
FORT LAUDERDALE (Legal Newsline) – Two Florida yoga studios are alleged to have unlawfully sent unsolicited text messages for marketing purposes.
False advertising allegations filed against Lyft by Georgia driver
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia Lyft driver alleges the ride-hailing company "deceives" drivers about the amount of fare they earn and the funds it retains.
Owner of Michigan property files wrongful foreclosure suit against law firm
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – A California man alleges a property he purchased in Michigan was wrongfully foreclosed upon.
Feds allege commercial fishing boat unlawfully discharged oil off Hawaii's coast
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) – The federal government alleges that a fishing vessel owned by a Hawaii limited liability company unlawfully discharged oil into the ocean offshore of Hawaii.
California court says plaintiff in dust complaint did not demonstrate qualification for anti-SLAPP exemption
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District on Sept. 11 reversed a ruling by a lower court that allowed plaintiff Harmun Takhar to avoid the anti-SLAPP motion filed by Feather River Air Quality Management District over dust complaints.
Consumer alleges Big Picture Loans charged percentage rate of more than 500 percent
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – A Washington County, Oregon consumer alleges he was unlawfully charged an annual percentage rate of 527.4 percent by a lending company on a small loan.
Group alleges state-run hospital in Arizona unlawfully denied it records, unaccompanied access to facility
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – An Arizona protection and advocacy system for residents in the state with mental illness alleges it was refused unaccompanied access to Arizona State Hospital, the state's locked psychiatric treatment facility.
Montana LuLaRoe buyer alleges that she was unlawfully charged a sales tax
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (Legal Newsline) – A Montana resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against multilevel-marketing company known for leggings over allegations it unlawfully charged a sales tax.
Trump admin makes use of Medicare law in blunt warning to asbestos lawyers
In the Trump administration, at least, the government will no longer look the other way as asbestos lawyers negotiate lenient terms that make it easy for their current clients to get money at the expense of future claimants and federal entitlement programs.
Plantronics' BackBeat FIT headphones are not sweatproof, consumer alleges
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California citizen alleges a brand of headphones is not sweat and waterproof as advertised.
Consumers claim Target Debit Card 'functions nothing like virtually every other debit card'
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Florida woman and North Carolina man allege a retailer misrepresented the nature of its store debit card.
Hospital loses appeal of $3.7 million medical malpractice award in Idaho Supreme Court
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – A hospital's appeal of a $3.7 million award in a medical malpractice suit was unsuccessful in the Idaho Supreme Court.
California court rules for man suing because he has to take two One A Day Vitracraves instead of one
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of Bayer Corp. in a case over the company's One A Day gummy vitamins.