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GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Samuel Moultrie Appointed to Delaware Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Samuel L. Moultrie, an associate in the Delaware office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been appointed to the Delaware Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: IP Counsel Café Virtual Roundtable: Rightsizing Your Patent Portfolio in Response to COVID-19
GT Shareholder James J. DeCarlo (ORL) is a speaker on the IP Counsel Café's virtual roundtable, "Rightsizing Your Patent Portfolio in Response to COVID-19," on Wednesday, May 27th at 11:00 AM PST
Coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits threaten to pile up as CalChamber fights Prop 65
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California’s Chamber of Commerce is asking a federal judge to keep alive its lawsuit challenging a coffee-causes-cancer label that, if missing, subjects its members to lawsuits and statutory penalties.
Lawsuit that says Ben & Jerry's uses milk from unhappy cows dismissed
BURLINGTON, Vt. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit that alleges some of the milk used to make Ben & Jerry’s doesn’t come from “happy cows.”
Maryland courts announce phased reopening plan amid COVID-19
The Maryland court system has announced a phased reopening plan, detailing how courts across the state will gradually return to full operations over the coming weeks and months.
Judge halts North Carolina governor's order to hold church outside
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has granted a restraining order against North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s directive to hold church services outside during the coronavirus pandemic.
As thalidomide lawsuits collapse, major plaintiffs firm is sued by its own client
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A long-simmering fight between the prominent plaintiffs’ law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and several unhappy clients has escalated into open war as one of them sued her former lawyers for allegedly misleading her about the chances of winning a lawsuit based on decades-old claims of being exposed to the dangerous morning-sickness drug thalidomide.
Krud Kutter filled with toxic crud, class action says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Krud Kutter shouldn’t claim that it is earth-friendly because it is toxic to humans, animals and the environment, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Math on Folgers doesn't add up, allege coffee drinkers who say they've been shorted
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Folgers coffee has miscalculated how many cups can be made from one of its cans, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Maryland courts adapt problem-solving programs amid COVID-19
The Maryland Judiciary is adapting to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining essential operations and supporting participants in its Problem-Solving Courts.
Class action lawyers say they'll lose $5 million on teachers' lawsuit over student loans
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers who targeted the nation’s largest student loan servicer in a class action that was severely hobbled by a federal judge last year say they will lose nearly $5 million on the case.
Tesla sues over shutdown, challenges threat of criminal penalties
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Tesla is suing its home county over being classified as non-essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
SeaWorld member files class action, says she's being charged during coronavirus shutdown
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A SeaWorld customer has filed a class action lawsuit over the company’s decision to keep charging her monthly membership fees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Maybe pay attention to the warranty before you sue us, maker of non-stick pan says
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The maker of an as-seen-on-TV frying pan is questioning why the woman whose lawsuit alleges “messy” cooking experiences threw the product away and sued before taking the company up on the warranty it provides.
Navient: Feds failed to prove case, want to impose regulations through litigation
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – The nation’s largest student loan servicer says federal authorities have failed to make their case against it, even after more than six years of litigation.
Court: Shock of learning HIV news 15 months after test justifies $45K judgment against doctor
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A doctor and his practice have again been told to pay $45,000 for causing emotional distress when he kept an HIV-positive diagnosis from one of his patients for 15 months.
Capito pushing EPA to set maximum contaminant level for PFAS in water
WASHINGTON – Congress again is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to set a maximum contaminant level for PFAS.
Congress can pass protections for reopened businesses scared of COVID-19 lawsuits, lawyers say
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Congress has the authority to pass protections for businesses that are worried reopening during the coronavirus pandemic will lead to costly litigation initiated by personal injury lawyers, says a memorandum written by attorneys at Jones Day.
He broke into the wrong hotel room and fondled a 9-year-old. He sued the hotel
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – A man arrested on a business trip after drunkenly breaking into the wrong hotel room and getting undressed and in bed with a little girl he then fondled has lost his lawsuit that blamed the hotel for him getting fired.
Fourteen-year fight over Fen-Phen fees turns amnesiac lawyer's way
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – It’s 14 years later and a lawsuit filed by a lawyer with amnesia who wants a share of personal injury fees generated in Fen-Phen litigation is still going.