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Michigan PAC loses challenge of Montana election rules
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - Montana's challenged election reporting requirements were appropriately applied, a federal judge has ruled in a challenge brought by a conservative group accused of violating them.
Sun Belt fights racism lawsuit, says Black employee was fired by Black boss
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The Sun Belt Conference has made its move to win a racial discrimination lawsuit, noting that the Black former chief compliance officer was fired by a Black commissioner.
Morgan Lewis Achieves 100% in Global Pro Bono Challenge for 5th Consecutive Year
Morgan Lewis Achieves 100% in Global Pro Bono Challenge for 5th Consecutive Year.
Racial imbalance in schools doesn't violate Minnesota Constitution, court rules
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Racial imbalance alone doesn’t violate the Minnesota Constitution’s guarantee of a “general and uniform system of public schools,” a state appeals court ruled, potentially defeating a class action by parents who argued Minneapolis and St. Paul Schools were illegally segregated.
Sex-abuse plaintiffs can't revive lawsuit after defendant refuses to pay
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Two men who accused a prominent Connecticut businessman of sexually abusing them when they were children can’t revive lawsuits they settled even though the defendant stopped making agreed-upon payments, an appeals court ruled.
Strategy to declare bankruptcy to resolve debts before suing doesn't work
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who waited until after she went through personal bankruptcy to sue her employer properly had her case dismissed, an Oregon appeals court ruled, rejecting her explanation it was an “honest and understandable mistake.”
Trust beneficiary alleges attorney's error caused her to lose more than $7 million
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A beneficiary alleges an attorney's error on a living trust caused her to lose proceeds from a $7 million-plus estate.
Super Lawyers® Recognizes Dove A.E. Burns in New York Metro 2022 Edition
Super Lawyers® Recognizes Dove A.E. Burns in New York Metro 2022 Edition.
The American Lawyer Names Kimberly Bullock Gatling Among Southern Trailblazers
The American Lawyer Names Kimberly Bullock Gatling Among Southern Trailblazers.
Ambulance company may be liable for patient who jumped out of vehicle
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An ambulance company may be liable for the injuries of a young woman who undid the safety belts holding her in a gurney and jumped out the back of the moving vehicle, a California appeals court ruled, rejecting comparisons to a nearly identical case where a woman also jumped out of an ambulance and was hit and killed in traffic.
Estate slammed with $22 million verdict can't get Allstate's records
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a woman whose car hit and paralyzed a motorcyclist can’t get personnel records and other documents from Allstate Insurance to prove its case the insurer rejected settlement offers in bad faith. After lawyers for the motorcyclist couldn’t reach agreement within the woman’s insurance limits, they took the case to trial and won a $44 million jury verdict.
Lead lawyers in opioid MDL make case for millions in fees from colleagues in state court
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers leading federal opioid litigation dismissed as premature a challenge by their rivals in state court to a judge’s order that could steer hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars in fees their way.
Lawsuit complains Jalapeno Poppers cheese curls don't contain jalapenos
CHICAGO (Legal Newline) — Herr Foods is facing a consumer class action alleging it falsely mislabels its Jalapeno Poppers cheese snacks' flavoring ingredients in order to sell the product at a higher price.
Sexual abuse lawsuit filed after accused substitute teacher found dead in jail cell
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) — A 15-year-old in Missouri alleges she was repeatedly raped by one of her teachers while a student in the Mehlville R-9 School District.
Greenberg Traurig Lawyers Recognized in Lawdragon’s Inaugural 500 Leading Litigators in America
Greenberg Traurig Lawyers Recognized in Lawdragon’s Inaugural 500 Leading Litigators in America.
Morrisey joins other AGs opposing rule requiring states to reach net-zero highway emissions
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a 20-state coalition in filing comments before the U.S. Department of Transportation to push back against a Biden Administration rule requiring all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to reduce on-road carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero by 2050.
W.Va. Chamber calls Amendment 2 best way to axe vehicle tax
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce supports the passage of Amendment 2, saying it’s the most efficient way to eliminate the vehicle tax in West Virginia.
Manchin's 'sugar high' with Republicans didn't last
MORGANTOWN – Senator Joe Manchin’s roller coaster poll numbers have taken another dip. Morning Consult reports this week that the West Virginia Democrat is now underwater, with a disapproval rating of 51 percent and an approval rating of just 42 percent.
Colorado can't sue Juul officials personally over e-cig marketing
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado can’t sue individual JUUL officers over their company’s nationwide e-cigarette marketing practices, the state’s highest court ruled, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s longstanding doctrine limiting personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants.
CFPB's loosening of rules 'arbitrary and capricious'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when it quadrupled the number of mortgages lenders must make before being subject to detailed reporting requirements designed to detect racial discrimination, a federal court ruled.