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Louisville to face lawsuit after little boy is sucked through drainage pipe, dies
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Parents of a little boy who was drowned after being sucked 430 feet through a drainage pipe behind his house can sue the local sewer authority despite general statutory immunity from tort suits under state law, a Kentucky appeals court ruled.
Suit: Aldi's Barissimo brand coffee creamer falsely marketed as dairy product
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — Aldi is facing a claim its Barissimo brand coffee creamer is fraudulently marketed as containing dairy ingredients.
Class action: Food subscription service illegally renews customers' accounts
Class Action: Food subscription service illegally renews customers' accounts
Duane Morris Names Amy J. Guss Chair and David S. Kovsky Vice Chair of Private Client Services Practice Group
Duane Morris LLP has named New York partner Amy J. Guss as chair of the firm’s Private Client Services Practice Group and Philadelphia partner David S. Kovsky as vice chair. Guss, who previously served as vice chair of the group, succeeds New York partner Michael D. Grohman.
Investor in Watts' BP litigation flop fails in latest attempt to get millions back
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - An investor who lost millions of dollars when lawyer Mikal Watts claimed to have put together 40,000 clients but instead ended up fighting criminal charges won't be able to blame his own attorneys for not recouping his money.
Coroner must release records of police officer's suicide, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Parents of a San Mateo police officer who question the coroner’s conclusion that he died by suicide can obtain the entire investigative file into his death, a California appeals ruled, reversing a trial judge’s decision allowing some of those records to be withheld.
Family of suicide victim can sue troubled doctor who refused to turn over records
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The family of a New Jersey woman who committed suicide can sue a doctor for medical malpractice without filing a required certificate of merit from an expert because the doctor – who was later stripped of his opioid-prescribing privileges by the state – failed to turn over requested records.
Cereal shopper says Kellogg's is adding milk to protein claims
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A consumer class action alleges Kellogg's Smart Start cereal is fraudulently marketed as having roughly equivalent protein contribution from the cereal and milk.
Suit: 'Keto Friendly' $10 per bag cereal does not contain promised ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The maker of a premium-priced "keto friendly" cereal is facing a lawsuit alleging its packaging is misleading to consumers.
Marshall Dennehey Grows New Haven Office With the Addition of Veteran Trial Lawyer Keith McCabe
In a move signaling the firm’s intention to grow and expand in Connecticut, Marshall Dennehey announced that Keith McCabe, a veteran trial lawyer with more than 30 years of insurance defense litigation experience, has joined the firm’s New Haven office as a shareholder in the Casualty Department.
Providers, advocates file federal lawsuit against state's 'extreme' abortion ban
CHARLESTON — Abortion providers and advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban passed into law last year.
Contractor sues Louisiana town after being prosecuted for flying obscene anti-Biden flags on his pickup
A Louisiana contractor who displayed flags on his pickup expressing an graphic opinion of President Joe Biden has sued the town of Grand Isle for repeatedly ticketing him for violations of the state’s obscenity law.
Judge who called election opponent 'morally bankrupt' must recuse himself from case
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A Tennessee judge who called his opponent “a morally bankrupt soul” during a hard-fought election must recuse himself from hearing cases involving the lawyer, an appeals court ruled, but no such restrictions apply to the lawyer’s firm.
Bankruptcy confusion doesn't cost plaintiff the chance to sue over forklift accident
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - A man who lost his leg in a forklift accident didn’t forfeit his right to sue a machinery distributor by denying the lawsuit in a personal bankruptcy filing, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled, upholding an appellate decision reversing a trial court’s dismissal of the case.
Ontario union pension fund alleges Silvergate Bank violated federal securities laws
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — A local union pension fund is claiming securities fraud against Silvergate Bank.
Lawsuit: Halls lozenges' packaging is misleading to consumers
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The maker of Halls lozenges is facing a claim the product labeling is misleading to consumers.
Georgia-Pacific wants SCOTUS review of case it says would clog courts with pollution claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Georgia-Pacific has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision it says misconstrued the federal Superfund pollution law and will force companies to clog the courts with speculative lawsuits against other potential polluters unless it is struck down.
Wayne Lueders Recognized by MKE Fellows as an Education Leader Honoree
Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Wayne Lueders was named by MKE Fellows as an Education Leader Honoree.
R.J. Reynolds faces class action over quality, consistency of Vuse E-cigarettes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Florida woman claims R.J. Reynolds' Vuse e-cigarettes are falsely marketed as having good quality.
Virginia mining company faces suit over reclamation of former mining sites
BIG STONE GAP, Va. (Legal Newsline) — A Virginia mining company is facing a lawsuit from the Sierra Club and others over its alleged failure to perform reclamation work at its former mining sites.