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HP sued by investor over stock drop in 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The securities class action law firm Robbins Geller has filed suit against HP and its former leadership over the revenue generated by its supplies division.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Armstrong Teasdale Restructures D&I Team, Names Denver Partner Chief Diversity Officer
Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces that as part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the firm has created a dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department, and named Partner Meshach Rhoades the Chief Diversity Officer.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Washington D.C. Practices Ranked in 2021 ‘Best Law Firms’
The Washington D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP earned top-tier rankings in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: Ballard Spahr’s Mary M. O’Brien Named to Minnesota 500
Mary M. O’Brien, a Labor and Employment attorney in the Minneapolis office of Ballard Spahr, has been named to the 2020 Minnesota 500: The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Minnesota.
OGLETREE DEAKINS: Ogletree Deakins Named a “Law Firm of the Year” For 10th Consecutive Year
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a “Law Firm of the Year” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for the 10th consecutive year.
Folgers moves to dismiss class action over how many cups are in a can
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – One of the lawsuits alleging Folgers lies about how many cups of coffee are in a can is “demonstrably wrong,” attorneys for the company are claiming.
Class action lawyers fight to keep Clorox case alive
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Clorox fails to specify how much sodium hypochlorite is in its Splash-Less gel product that is too weak to disinfect, lawyers pushing a class action are claiming.
Kroger: Class action plaintiff can't impose liability for her own confusion
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – If she wanted to know if “Just Fruit” jam was made of just fruit, she should have read the label, Kroger says in defending itself from a proposed class action lawsuit.
CNN asks federal judge to toss Dershowitz's defamation lawsuit
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – CNN has asked a federal judge to throw out the $300 million defamation lawsuit of attorney Alan Dershowitz, who says the channel misrepresented his statements during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
China-based hacker charged with global firewall exploitation conspiracy
A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, has unsealed an indictment charging Guan Tianfeng, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, with conspiring to hack into firewall devices worldwide.
Lawyers seek millions in fees for long-running 'whistleblower' case that fizzled
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who spent more than a decade pursuing a whistleblower case that was almost entirely obliterated by a judge’s ruling earlier this year are now chasing after the real payoff: Tens of millions of dollars in fees for a lawsuit that has yielded their clients $192,000.
POLSINELLI PC: Webinar: Election 2020 Impact on the Health Care Industry
Join members of our Public Policy and Health Care practice groups for a two-part webinar series focused on the analysis and ramifications of this year’s election and how it impacts the Health Care industry.
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.