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Ky. Supreme Court finds no value in preemption argument in case over J&J catheter
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Kentucky Supreme Court will let a lawsuit proceed against Johnson & Johnson over a catheter – despite preliminary approval for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Fla. appeals court makes new trial tougher for fired surgeon who threatened to turn whistleblower
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – What was once a $2.85 million verdict for the member of a heart-lung transplant surgery team at Florida Hospital is in jeopardy, as an appeals court has ordered a new trial under a more stringent liability standard.
La. lawyer settles lawsuit over $154K in allegedly unpaid bill with Occidental
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana lawyer has settled claims his longtime client – a popular target of lawsuits in the state – failed to pay its final bill.
D.C. cops lose challenge to post-George Floyd discipline law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The District of Columbia has fended off a lawsuit that challenged new rules for cops in the wake of anti-police protests over the deaths of George Floyd and others.
Repeal of payday loan rule the issue of lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A community group is challenging the recent repeal of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that prohibited short-term loans at high interest rates like payday and auto-title loans
Wisconsin has history of ignoring voter fraud, report suggests
Election officials in the remaining unresolved states are urging voters to be patient as they ensure that each vote is counted.
Somerset County holds first Adult Recovery Court graduation
National Recovery Month, observed every September, aims to educate Americans about the benefits of substance use treatment and mental health services.
Driver could be liable for striking, killing man jaywalking across seven-lane highway
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A driver and his employer will face a lawsuit after he ran over and killed a pedestrian who was attempting to cross a seven-lane highway but not using a crosswalk.
Live Nation can be sued over concertgoer's drug overdose
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Concert promoter Live Nation can be sued by the parents of a young woman who died after overdosing on drugs during its “Hard Fest” electronic music festival, a California appeals court ruled, rejecting Live Nation’s argument it had no duty to protect the woman from the consequences of ingesting illegal substances.
Steve Wynn gets second chance to pursue defamation lawsuit over sexual assault allegations
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – Citing a sexual assault complaint that was not pursued by authorities in its reporting has The Associated Press fighting a defamation lawsuit by hotel magnate Steve Wynn.
Federal judge stays out of fight over Michigan's latest social distancing orders
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Though it has been allowed to reopen, a Christian school in Michigan has been rebuffed in its challenge of social distancing orders imposed after the state Supreme Court had struck down earlier mandates.
Arbitration clause doesn't protect Lyft from California's private attorney general law
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Lyft can’t prevent drivers who use its app from suing under a California labor law that deputizes employees as private attorneys general, an appeals court ruled, opening the ride-hailing service to lawsuits that otherwise would be barred by agreements requiring individual arbitration.
Alabama SC justice says it's time to overturn Roe v. Wade
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The father of an aborted fetus has lost his wrongful death lawsuit, while one of the Alabama Supreme Court justices took the opportunity to make known his opinion of the pro-choice Roe v. Wade ruling.
Reporting employee's guilty plea on FINRA form costs Allstate $4.3M in defamation lawsuit
SAN DIEGO (Leal Newsline) - A California appeals court ordered Allstate to pay some $4.3 million, including $2.6 million in punitive damages, to a top-performing salesman who was fired after he pled guilty to disorderly conduct related to a loud dispute with his girlfriend.
Lawyers can keep suing Terminix after hiring one of its former managers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers who sue Terminix haven’t created a conflict by hiring one of the company’s former employees, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled.
Judge was hasty to toss case because plaintiffs counsel couldn't attend hearing, Ala. SC rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – An Alabama judge fed up with delays in an assault lawsuit was wrong to throw it out of court when plaintiffs attorneys asked for a continuance, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled.
Golden butter cookies have vegetable oils in them, class action complains
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Golden butter cookies put out by Pepperidge Farm are mislabeled, a new class action lawsuit says.
Dismissal of Depp's out of state lawyer in libel action 'extremely rare' event, legal ethics expert says
RESTON, Va. (Legal Newsline) - An attorney's dismissal from a high profile libel action involving the actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is an "extremely rare" event, according to a veteran Virginia attorney.
Injury lawyers' names taken off referral site as they sue it
FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The personal injury lawyer who tried to call himself – only be told he’s unavailable – has an injunction against a client-generating site to prevent it from using his name.