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470 hours over five years enough for wage suit against Home Depot
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A man who claimed he was cheated out of 470 minutes of wages over more than five years at Home Depot can proceed with a proposed class action against the company, a California appeals court ruled, even as it dismissed claims by another employee because she was actually overpaid under the same method of averaging time worked into 15-minute increments.
Field hockey player can sue coach after errant soccer ball hits her head
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A field hockey player who was hit in the head by a soccer ball that flew in from an adjacent athletic field can sue her coach for holding practice in the wrong place, New Jersey’s highest court ruled, rejecting a stricter standard the court established for suing over other types of sports injuries.
Class action alleges Google Assistant illegally captures, stores voiceprints
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Google is facing a class action alleging the company is violating Illinois state law by capturing and storing people's voiceprints through Google Assistant.
Detroit police, fire retirement fund alleges federal securities law violation against underwriter
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A Bermuda-based international underwriter is facing a federal securities lawsuit from the City of Detroit's police and fire department retirement and contribution fund.
Four Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected 2022 “Top Lawyers” by Delaware Today Magazine
Marshall Dennehey announced today that four attorneys from the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office have been selected 2022 “Top Lawyers” by Delaware magazine.
Manchin, Moore bash Biden over talk of shutting down coal plants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden’s suggestion that his administration is going to shut down coal plants is “outrageous and divorced from reality.”
D.C. watchdog accuses Biden press secretary of politicizing the podium
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is the subject of a Hatch Act complaint after political comments
Maryland Judiciary schedules public hearing on judicial selection process
The Maryland Judiciary has announced a public hearing scheduled for Monday, November 28, from 1-4 p.m., focusing on the processes of judicial selection and retention within the state.
Lawyers go for class certification in shareholder case against Bayer over Roundup liability
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Cohen Milstein is asking a federal judge to let advance a class action on behalf of shareholders of Bayer who felt misled by the company's response to Roundup mass litigation.
Malicious prosecution claim filed after New York firm sues over allegedly secret settlements
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York personal injury law firm now faces malicious prosecution claims after suing a business it said reached under-the-table settlements with its clients.
Man who lost fingers in bike chain can sue school district 10 years later
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A man who lost two fingers as a child when they were caught in a bicycle chain can proceed with his lawsuit against a school district even though it was filed a decade later, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled, finding the district waived its statute-of-limitations argument by failing to raise it soon enough.
RNC says Google is sending its fundraising pleas to spam folders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The Republican National Committee says Google is "throttling" its emails because of its political views.
Florida Democratic Party takes aim at state canvassing law
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Democratic Party recently filed a lawsuit in federal court that says its free speech has been chilled by a recent law regarding voter canvassing.
Anne Aaronson Elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy
Anne Aaronson Elected Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.
Former Fox News host still hoping sexual harassment case can be public
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A former on-air personality at Fox News will not give up her quest to have her sexual harassment lawsuit heard in open court.
Appeal filed as church wants to make Kentucky pay for COVID orders
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - The Kentucky church that successfully Gov. Andy Beshear's 2020 COVID orders is appealing a ruling that leaves it on the hook for its own lawyer fees.
Psychiatrist's bankruptcy can halt case over patient's sex spree
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The psychiatrist sued by a patient who blamed prescription drugs on a promiscuous streak that included sex with 25 men during one summer is going through bankruptcy.
Walmart allegedly falsifying prices on sold-by-weight products
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Products at Walmart are more expensive than they appear, a class action lawsuit filed in Florida federal court says.
Eye drop user says maker is ripping him off
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A maker of eye drops faces a class action lawsuit that says customers get only 20 days' worth of product instead of the 30 promised on the packaging.
Butler Snow Adds Two to Government Relations Team
Butler Snow Adds Two to Government Relations Team.