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Court rules FELA claims don't preempt FRSA claims in engineer's lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – On Dec. 23, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that Federal Railroad Safety Act claims don’t cancel out the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) in a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway.
Georgia Supreme Court rules data breach victims pleaded legally cognizable injury
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – Patients from an orthopedic center who were victims of a security hack plausibly pleaded their claims, the Supreme Court of Georgia determined on Dec. 23.
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Student newspaper protected from libel suit after publishing police log
BOSTON, Mass. (Legal Newsline) – On Dec. 31, the Massachusetts Supreme Court determined that a student publication cannot be liable for republishing a police log and photo that asked for the public’s help in identifying a man who was suspected to have taken part in suspicious activity.
Sides bicker over meaning of SCOTUS ruling ahead of climate change hearing
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Final submissions are being made ahead of oral arguments in an appeal by two cities against a federal district court decision to dismiss their public nuisance action against five fossil fuel companies.
Two Republicans file PFAS amendment while others in GOP see no hope for bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The EPA would have six months to declare certain chemicals as hazardous under the federal Superfund law – a measure rejected late last year by Senate Republicans – if an amendment is adopted to a bill that will be the next battleground over the regulation of PFAS.
United Natural Foods West faces suit over allegations of discharging pollutants at Washington State facility
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization concerned with the health of a Washington river alleges the operator of a natural foods distribution center in the state is violate its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination permit.
Lawsuit against 3M, others over chemical discharges in Alabama will proceed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama has denied a petition for writ mandamus from several out-of-state companies that allegedly discharged toxic chemicals from their Georgia plants into industrial wastewater.
Class action against FanDuel fails; Man said company stiffed him out of $200
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit against a fantasy sports site was dismissed after a plaintiff failed to actually state an injury he received by being persuaded by the company’s alleged advertisement.
Delaware high court rejects appeal in indemnity dispute over wrongful death case
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – An indemnity dispute between a contractor and its subcontractor was dismissed amid both of their settlement agreements with plaintiffs who first named them as co-defendants.
Boston Scientific must move forward with buying company - even after exec found to have misled FDA
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware ruled on Dec. 18 that a company was not entitled to terminate a merger agreement after learning a vice president of the company it agreed to purchase falsified reports.
NFL says Oakland's lawsuit over Raiders' relocation to Vegas is 'flawed at every level'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The NFL has filed a motion asking a federal court to dismiss a California city's amended complaint accusing the league and football clubs of essentially operating a cartel in defiance of anti-trust laws.
Pharmacies facing opioid lawsuits file claims against doctors who did the prescribing
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Saying they have been unfairly targeted because of their deep pockets, pharmacies facing trial in opioid multidistrict litigation in Ohio later this year filed claims against hundreds of unnamed practitioners who may have written improper prescriptions for addictive painkillers.
Arkansas Supreme Court dismisses online travel companies' appeal in tax dispute, says lower court order not final
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – A group of online travel companies, including Hotels.com and Travelocity.com, recently lost its appeal before the Arkansas Supreme Court because the class action against it led by the city of North Little Rock and an ad agency isn't yet final.
Walmart, Amazon sued over advertising of seat belt extenders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – Walmart, Amazon and others are facing a class action suit alleging they sold seatbelt extenders under misleading and false representations.
Peloton faces lawsuit from subscribers after cutting half of its digital library
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Exercise equipment and media company Peloton is facing a lawsuit filed by subscribers who allege the quality and availability of its on-demand classes were misrepresented as "ever-growing."
StubHub accused of years-long racketeering scheme
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Spotlight Ticket Management alleges StubHub has violated federal and state law by underreporting commissionable transactions.
Houston's county sues Eli Lilly over insulin prices, hires private attorneys to do so
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – A Texas county is suing Eli Lilly, CVS Health, Express Scripts and others alleging they have created an insulin pricing scheme.
Broker-dealer, New Jersey attorney allege false FINRA publication damaged reputations
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A broker-dealer and a New Jersey attorney allege the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) bias and its false reporting of the company's expulsion from the FINRA has damaged their reputations.
Florida federal judge dismisses 77 plaintiffs from Abilify action that started in Philadelphia
PENSACOLA, Fla. – A federal judge recently dismissed 77 cases from plaintiffs who sued both Bristol Myers-Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical in connection with prescription medication Abilify this past October – after multiple plaintiffs were already dismissed from the suit earlier last year for defying court orders and failing to provide basic information about their claims.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Who's Who Legal Recognizes 19 Holland & Knight Transportation Lawyers
Nineteen Holland & Knight transportation lawyers have been ranked among the leading practitioners in the world in aviation and shipping law by Who’s Who Legal: Transport 2020 in recognition of their work on a range of high-level regulatory, finance and contentious matters.