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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over California inmate's fatal overdose
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Imperial County is facing a negligence lawsuit after an inmate died of an overdose while in custody at the county jail.
X Corp claims California's social media content law violates First Amendment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — X Corp is suing California Attorney General Robert Bonta, challenging the state's social media content law.
Dove A.E. Burns Named to 2023 Edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers®
Obermayer partner Dove A.E. Burns was selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers® list for her practice in labor and employment law.
Lawyers will split more than $141 million in W.Va. opioid litigation fees
CHARLESTON – Attorneys and law firms that worked on the West Virginia opioid litigation will split more than $141 million from the attorney fee fund.
'Sometimes stretch a little too far:' Unusual quick win for FaceTec vs biometrics class action offers guide for others
Earlier this year, facial ID scanning tech vendor FaceTec persuaded a prolific filer of biometrics class action lawsuits to withdraw their lawsuit without even a single proceeding or motion to dismiss, because the company showed the plaintiffs' lawyers that their data scanning tech, collection and policies made the case unwinnable
Judge rejects Google's bias claims in DOJ's antitrust case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A Virginia federal judge has rejected Google's pleas to probe what it called a "deep-seated bias" from a federal prosecutor who made his living in private practice trying to punish the company.
Starbucks can't get out of lawsuit over 'sprouted grain' bagels
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Most of a class action over grains in bagels at Starbucks will get to continue, thanks to a federal judge's ruling on Sept. 12.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over fees from class action settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal court in New York has no reason to hear a dispute between two plaintiffs firms over fees, considering they were generated elsewhere.
Greenberg Traurig Represents GTCR in its Acquisition of Foundation Source
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented GTCR in connection with its acquisition of Foundation Source, the nation’s largest provider of foundation management services.
Microsoft, others face class action over AI products allegedly using private information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Microsoft and others are facing a class action lawsuit alleging illegal use of users' private information for their AI products.
Jet ski renter claims negligence after being thrown, struck by another jet ski
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Florida jet ski rental company is facing a negligence claim after a rider suffered severe injuries.
School district in trouble after bus never picks up student and she dies in car crash
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California school district may be on the hook for a car crash that took the life of a 16-year-old student who got in a car with a friend after her bus was late, an appeals court ruled.
'Tester' law firm loses another lawsuit over website access for the blind
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court rejected a lawsuit by serial plaintiffs who claimed a website discriminated against them by failing to provide proper access to the blind, ruling the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn’t cover websites.
Lawyers, guns and money: The anatomy of a mass tort
Tens of thousands of lawsuits have their origins in a man once arrested after firing a gun into the ceiling of his Yale University frat house and threatening a visitor, resulting in police discovering an illegal arsenal of weapons and explosives that earned him a one-year prison sentence.
Plaintiff's attorney talks adding new defendant to cold medicine lawsuit
Attorney Jason Richards plans to add Kenvue as a defendant to his Northern District of Florida complaint
2 hedge funds seek to intervene in MMA law firm disciplinary proceedings
Two Florida hedge funds have filed motions in the Western District of Louisiana to become intervenors in disciplinary proceedings against a Houston law firm accused of participating in a litigation-harvesting scheme involving Louisiana hurricane-damage victims.
Judge denies SEC's request to inspect Binance.US
Judge Zia M. Faruqui, a magistrate judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, has denied the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) request to inspect Binance.US. Faruqui's decision is the latest development in the legal battle the SEC initiated in June.
Beneficial Owner Information Reporting Transparency Initiatives: The U.S. and Mexican Models on September 21, 2023
Transparency initiatives are becoming ubiquitous.
Bradley Bolsters Atlanta Office with Addition of Rebekah Banks Ramsay
Bradley has expanded its Corporate and Securities practice in its new Atlanta office with the addition of associate Rebekah Banks Ramsay, who joins the firm from King & Spalding.
No free-speech protection from lawsuit against 'Bling Empire' producers
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California’s law allowing for the quick dismissal of lawsuits challenging free speech won’t protect the producers of “Bling Empire” from a lawsuit by Kelly Li, onetime star of the reality series.