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Lawsuit alleges Spokane PD killed man during restraint
RICHLAND, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — A wrongful death lawsuit targets the Spokane Police Department over how its officers restrained the decedent.
Lawsuit blames Walgreens for man's death following COVID vaccine
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A wrongful death lawsuit says Walgreens failed to recognize the dangers of giving the decedent a COVID vaccine.
Eckert Seamans Member Tara Lattomus Named Among 2023 Top Delaware Lawyers by Delaware Today
Tara L. Lattomus, a Wilmington-based Member with national law firm Eckert Seamans, has been named among the top Tourism + Hospitality Law attorneys in Delaware for 2023 by Delaware Today.
AG Moody Ramps Up LEO Recruitment Efforts with Sunshine Sit-Down Series Featuring New Officers from California, New York, Rhode Island and New Hampshire
Attorney General Ashley Moody is intensifying law enforcement recruitment efforts with a new interview series called the Sunshine Salute Sit-Down Series. The series aims to highlight out-of-state officers who have answered the call to serve in Florida, which is considered the most pro-law enforcement state in the nation. These officers have left their homes in states like California and New York, where a lack of support for law enforcement and soft-on-crime policies have compromised public safety.Attorney General Moody emphasized the courageous decision made by these...
Providence man found guilty of 2021 murder
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of the 2021 murder of 31-year-old Joshua Costa.
AG Henry Encourages Pennsylvanians to Seek Information from Providers to Make Informed Pregnancy-Related Health Care Choices
The Office of Attorney General encourages all Pennsylvania consumers, especially those who are pregnant or may become pregnant, to be informed when it comes to choosing reproductive health care providers and counselors.
Attorney General James Announces Guilty Verdict of Physician Who Subjected Patients to Unnecessary and Invasive Tests
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that a jury found Payam Toobian, M.D. of Kings Point, New York, and his company, America’s Imaging Center, Inc., guilty on charges related to running a kickback scheme that defrauded Medicaid and subjected patients to invasive procedures they did not need.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces Full Restitution to be Paid to Victims of Lisa Berry, Owner of Duke City Dog Academy
Attorney General Raúl Torrez received a default judgment against the Duke City Dog Academy and its owner, Lisa Berry, for violating the Unfair Practices Act.
Autopsy Results from Officer Involved Shooting in Franklin, New Hampshire on November 20, 2023
Attorney General John M. Formella announces autopsy results and the identity of the individual killed during the officer-involved shooting incident following an armed standoff in Franklin, New Hampshire on November 20, 2023.
Ag Fitch, Boy Scouts, and Ms Bureau of Narcotics Host 2nd Annual Scout Out Opioids
Attorney General Lynn Fitch, incollaboration with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) and the AndrewJackson Council of the Boy Scouts of America, hosted Scout Out Opioids, aprogram to raise awareness with Scouts and their families of the dangers ofopioids and offer techniques for reducing opioid abuse and misuse for themand their loved ones.
X Corp lawsuit accuses progressive watchdog Media Matters of intentionally harming its advertising business
In a legal battle that pits a social media giant against a progressive “media watchdog,” X Corp (formerly Twitter) has filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for America, alleging intentional deception and a malicious campaign aimed at damaging the company's reputation and revenue stream.
Words Matter: Interpreting "Occurrence" in Liability Policies on November 29, 2023
Alycen A. Moss and Elliot Kerzner will speak on the panel “Words Matter: Interpreting "Occurrence" in Liability Policies” at the CLM’s 2023 Focus Conference & Holiday Party in New York, New York.
Property Tax in Washington - Everything You Didn't Know You Needed to Know on November 29, 2023
Partner Michelle DeLappe and Sandy Guilfoil, Director, Ryan, LLC, present a CLE webinar titled "Property Tax in Washington - Everything You Didn't Know You Needed to Know."
New York and Tri-State Taxation Conference on November 29, 2023
Blank Rome State + Local Tax senior counsel Irwin M. Slomka and associate Melanie L. Lee will serve as speakers at the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants’ (“NYSSCPA”) New York and Tri-State Taxation Conference, being held Wednesday, November 29, 2023, in New York, New York.
Boston Magazine Recognizes 10 Troutman Pepper Attorneys as Top Lawyers
Ten Troutman Pepper attorneys have been named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
Sixth Circuit tosses massive PFAS class action that would've included everyone in Ohio
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed what lawyers once hoped would be a class action on behalf of everyone in the country exposed to PFAS “forever chemicals,” saying the lead plaintiff failed to identify which companies made the compounds detected in his blood.
Ethics board takes on the millions given to New Mexico's opioid lawyers
SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) - Responding to inquiries sparked by a Legal Newsline investigation, the New Mexico State Ethics Commission said a $148 million contingency fee paid to private lawyers out of an opioid settlement was subject to a procurement law governing all expenditures by state agencies.
Defense lawyers: Mass tort claims driven by advertising, not injury, but the proposed fix is weak
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Millions of dollars pumped into billboard, TV and internet advertising as a come-on to sign mass tort plaintiffs is drawing in a high percentage of claimants with no basis for the claims, lawyers say.
N.Y. facility blamed for COVID death in lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — A New York nursing home faces a lawsuit that pins blame on it for the COVID-related death of a resident.
Calif. city, county face wrongful death lawsuit after drowning of homeless
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A lawsuit says a California city and a county drowned people at a homeless encampment.