November 04, 2024 | Daily Business Review
COVID-19 Death Suit Against Nursing Home Sent to State Court, 11th Circuit Affirms"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."
By Mason Lawlor
7 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Law.com
State Appellate Court Orders New Trial After Judge Denies Rescheduling, Despite Counsel's Health EmergencyOn appeal from the Cook County Circuit Court, the manager of Onward restaurant in Chicago argued that trial judge Robert F. Harris wrongly denied his motion for continuance to push back a jury trial because his attorney was injured and required surgery just prior to the start date.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
October 29, 2024 | Law.com
Greenberg Traurig Initiates String of Suits Following JPMorgan Chase's 'Infinite Money Glitch'The string of fraud incidents was spurred by a viral video on TikTok in August, in which users claimed to discover a systemwide "glitch" in Chase ATM's allowing unlimited amounts of money to be withdrawn.
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read
October 28, 2024 | The Recorder
Hershey's 'Bubble Yum' Hit With Consumer Class Action for Allegedly Containing 'Forever Chemicals'The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Oct. 24, accused Hershey of omitting and failing to disclose that its Bubble Yum Original Flavor Bubble Gum Product has organic fluorine and misleading markets as "high quality," "sustainable" and "transparent about [their] ingredients."
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read
October 25, 2024 | Law.com
State, Federal Courts in North Carolina Announce Reopening Dates Following Hurricane HeleneAfter issuing an emergency order Sept. 30 to close 13 county courts in North Carolina, Chief Justice Paul Newby extended the order, which is also set to expire Monday. Still, some locations have ongoing clean up efforts.
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read
October 24, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Truth Still Prevails': In Age of Disinformation, Defamation Attorneys Score Landmark Jury Verdict"We don't just run into court and file these lawsuits. I wrote to the defendants six years ago and asked them to correct the record and apologize. I think, if they had corrected the record and set it straight six years ago, it's hard for me to imagine that we would have brought this lawsuit at all," defamation attorney Megan Meier said about a false report published about her client.
By Mason Lawlor
6 minute read
October 21, 2024 | Law.com
$2.8B Antitrust Settlement Will Have Long-Term Impacts on Insurance Industry, Say Attorneys Behind AccordPartner attorneys Edith Kallas and Joseph Whatley Jr. said that it was essential that the settlement "not just consist of a payment to the class; they needed significant reforms to the Blue system."
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
October 11, 2024 | Law.com
NC Attorney Earns Nearly $570K for $3.5M Reverse Discrimination Verdict, Appeal Against Health Care Employer"Time entries for the unsuccessful issue of punitive damages has been deducted above. Otherwise, plaintiff achieved substantial success—both at trial and on appeal—and further reduction is unwarranted here," U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez wrote, awarding plaintiff's counsel more than $550,000 for representation in a reverse discrimination suit.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
October 09, 2024 | Law.com
Former UPS Workers Lodge Discrimination Suit for 'Systemic Racial Bias' in Workplace CultureThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
October 08, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Beasley Allen Attorneys Launch Latest Class Action Against BioLab Following Chemical Leak"This is not the first time that BioLab's negligence has exposed the surrounding community, and it is a shame that members of this community are suffering because of it," said plaintiff counsel Rhon Jones of Beasley Allen in Montgomery, Alabama.
By Cedra Mayfield | Mason Lawlor
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