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ORRICK: Advises GE Energy Financial Services on Sale of Stake in 3 GW Portfolio
Orrick represented GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) in a sale of its 24.95% share in Southeast PowerGen Holdings (Southeast) to co-investor The Carlyle Group (Carlyle). Southeast owns a 3.2 GW portfolio of six generation assets in Georgia.
Meritless claims clog courts, lawyers’ group calls for more teeth amending Rule 26
WASHINGTON D.C. (Legal Newsline) - A new report issued on Oct. 4 by the Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) said pending meritless product liability claims backing up like a logjam in the multi-district litigation (MDL) court system, unfairly puts the onus of cost on defendants and their attorneys and needs reform.
DYKEMA, GOSSETT PLLC: Robert C. Freed and Conrad A. Hansen of Minneapolis IP Firm Moore & Hansen Join Dykema
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced that Robert C. Freed and Conrad A. Hansen of the intellectual property law firm Moore & Hansen have joined its Minneapolis office, both as Senior Counsel.
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP: Humane Society Announces Reconciliation Process as Latest of Multiple Efforts to Improve Workplace Culture
Lieff Cabraser attorney Kelly M. Dermody notes clients are pleased HSUS is committed to providing healthy and safe environment to fulfill its mission
Two Pret A Manger products are not 'natural' as advertised, consumers say
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Two consumers allege products they purchased from a sandwich shop chain cannot be natural as advertised because they allegedly contain glyphosate.
Consumer alleges Ticketmaster practice causes inflated ticket prices
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – An Illinois man alleges Ticketmaster is artificially inflated ticket prices.
Coca-Cola's Hansen's Natural sodas alleged to contain artificial ingredients
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Coca-Cola is alleged to use false advertising when branding a brand of sodas as "natural."
American Board of Dental Specialties, others alleged to have conspired to block competition
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Two dental organizations allege they have been damaged by a purported conspiracy between other organizations in the field regarding specialist certifications.
Golden State Water seeks damages from Dow Chemical, others over allegedly contaminated water
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A water service company is seeking damages from the manufacturers and distributors of a chemical over allegations the chemical has contaminated its wells.
Damages sought from customer allegedly affected by [24]7.AI data breach
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A software services company headquartered in San Jose, California is alleged to have failed to protect consumers' information and timely notify the public of a data breach.
Consumer alleges United Airlines failed to disclose financial interest in travel insurance sales
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A Texas resident alleges an airline unjustly enriches itself through the sales of travel insurance.
Frontline Contractors alleges it is owed nearly $50,000 for work on Sprint project
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A Virginia company that worked as a subcontractor on a project in Ohio alleges it has not been paid for its work.
Arizona HVAC installation company to pay $150,000 in civil fines for illegal telemarketing calls
PHOENIX - An Arizona HVAC installation and maintenance company has admitted to making thousands of illegal telemarketing calls, according to state Attorney General Mark Brnovich and has agreed to pay $150,000 in civil fines.
Frederick opens state's first dual-court self-help legal center
Maryland has launched its first self-help center offering free legal advice and information for civil matters in both district and circuit courts.
With punitive damages on the table, NYC asbestos lawyers push for $50 million in one case
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A staggering amount of money is at stake as New York’s top court is asked to decide if New York City’s controversial asbestos court is treating defendants fairly.
Facebook users allege social media site failed to keep data safe
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Three Facebook users have filed suit against the social media company in a California court over data allegedly transferred to Cambridge Analytica.
Parents win appeal against Hackensack University Medical Center in wrongful death suit
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Judge Francis J. Vernoia of the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division reversed a lower court’s decision Sept. 24 to dismiss a medical malpractice lawsuit against Hackensack University Medical Center following a 4-year-old’s death.
Mich. farm denied new trial after being found liable for falling cardboard boxes
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – On Sept. 27, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling in which a jury found a company liable for two negligence theories in an incident where a man was injured on the property.
Maryland court upholds $7.2 million award to couple over husband's mesothelioma diagnosis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland appellate court has upheld a $7.2 million award to a couple in an asbestos injury case.
Discovery still stayed in defamation case against the Presbyterian Church by fired reverend
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Kentucky affirmed the Court of Appeals’ decision to grant in part and deny in part the Presbyterian Church’s request for an order to block a trial court from removing its stay of discovery amid a former worker’s defamation lawsuit against it.