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FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: ACC Annual Meeting 2020
Foley Special Counsel Kyle Faget, a member of the firm’s Health Care, Telemedicine, and Digital Health Industry Team, Partner Chanley Howell, a member for the firm’s Technology, Transactions, & Outsourcing Practice Group, and Partner Lisa Noller, a member of the firm’s Government Enforcement Practice Group, will be speaking at the ACC’s Virtual Annual Meeting October 12-16, 2020.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partner Dawn Helms Sharff Named to BBJ's Top Birmingham Women for 2020
Bradley attorney Dawn Helms Sharff was named to the Birmingham Business Journal's 2020 Top Birmingham Women.
Judge continues federal opioid trial until January amid 'super-spreader' fears
CHARLESTON – A U.S. District judge has delayed an upcoming opioid trial after the defendant drug companies said it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plaintiff lawyers accuse JPMorgan, Wells Fargo of causing Flint water crisis
FLINT, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers added a new layer of defendants to litigation over the Flint, Mich., water fiasco, suing the investment banks that underwrote a $300 million bond offering that facilitated the city’s shift away from its longtime supplier of drinking water, Detroit.
Wis. governor's spotlight on businesses that had COVID-infected staff 'reputationally damaging'
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has sued Gov. Tony Evers over the release of the names of businesses that allegedly have had two or more employees contract COVID-19.
Lawsuit: California hitting up small businesses for lost tax revenue from Amazon
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California has passed the buck to small online merchants in order to make up for tax it never charged Amazon.
Apple fends off lawsuit from company it didn't want to buy, hired employees away from
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – “Costly” litigation against Apple has possibly come to a close with a victory in a California appeals court.
Lawyers lose $242K in fees in ADA case as court rules they weren't 'prevailing party'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Disabilities lawyers are out of luck after a California appeals court found they aren’t entitled to the hundreds of thousands of dollars they requested in a lawsuit against a Rio Nido restaurant.
Second Circuit reinstates jury's fraud verdict against Hunter Biden's former business partner
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court reinstated a jury’s fraud verdict against Devon Archer, former business partner of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, on Oct. 7.
Plaintiffs suing Bloomberg campaign argue TCPA lawsuits can be heard in state courts
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A pair who say they received illegal text messages from Michael Bloomberg’s Presidential campaign are resisting the billionaire’s efforts to have their lawsuit heard in federal court.
After good news in Maryland, defense lawyers eye the way MDLs handling questionable testimony
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - Courts are giving defendants a few things to cheer about regarding the admissibility of evidence presented by expert witnesses.
Walmart sued over 'lifetime' tire service after shuttering auto care centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Walmart faces a class action lawsuit over whether the “lifetime” tire balance and rotation service was misleading, given that the company closed all of its auto care centers.
Court: Insurance can't cover costs of defense in ballerina's rape lawsuit
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A ballet instructor can’t rely on insurance to cover his legal costs as he fights allegations he raped a dancer on a trip to Romania.
Emails show Kamala Harris got in early on controversial climate litigation
Emails among the organizers of a 2012 meeting that helped launch a wave of climate change lawsuits against the oil industry show Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris had a front-row seat as California’s attorney general, even as event participants sought to keep their involvement secret.
Drug distributors fear upcoming opioid trial could be a COVID 'super-spreader,' seek delay
CHARLESTON – Three major drug distributors are asking for a delay in an upcoming federal opioid trial, saying it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Labaton Sucharow moves to control class action against WWE
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The securities class action law firm Labaton Sucharow has asked a federal judge to let it lead litigation against World Wrestling Entertainment over a failed relationship with Saudi Arabia.
PERA v. PERA: Company accused of using initials to trick public employees
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A Colorado public employee pension fund is suing a company using the same initials it says is tricking its members.
Fishing group sues recycling center over harm to environment
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California fishing group is suing Metech Recycling over its facility in Gilroy.
Cleveland Browns lose in court to injured former players
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – The Cleveland Browns football team has lost a lawsuit brought by former players who were injured while playing.
Important products liability decision reached in Ohio Amazon case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Amazon won’t be held liable for the death of a teenager who passed away after eating caffeine powder purchased from a company that posted it on the site.