New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan | September 9, 2021
In this edition of their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on several significant representative decisions handed down recently, denial of a a wide-ranging habeas petition by a state prisoner; dismissal of a proposed class action against Newsday for offering videos without closed captioning on its website; and granting of summary judgment to municipal defendants facing defamation and related claims.
By Greg Land | September 8, 2021
The putative class action claims that Georgia Power's use of add-on fees for Plant Vogtle construction and environmental costs improperly inflates municipal tariffs paid by millions of the utility's customers.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 8, 2021
The proposed $26 billion global settlement with four opioid defendants survived its first hurdle after 42 states, five territories and Washington D.C. signed onto the deal by Sept. 4. But it's still got a long way to go.
By Ross Todd | September 8, 2021
Despite the company's argument that Section 230 shielded it from liability for sex trafficking claims stemming from underage content uploaded by others, a Southern California judge let the proposed class action move forward.
By ALM Staff | September 7, 2021
This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 3, 2021
Five years after its filing, a lawsuit over GM's diesel vehicles filed in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal could come to a screeching halt. A federal judge Michigan has ordered the plaintiffs firms to show why their lawsuit shouldn't be tossed, noting he had "serious doubt" that he had jurisdiction over the case given there was no evidence of a "defeat device."
By ALM Staff | September 2, 2021
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 1, 2021
Girardi Keese's liabilities total an eye-popping $101 million, according to a bankruptcy trustee – and a large chunk is owed to other law firms. Talcum powder plaintiffs hit some bumps in their attempts to halt Johnson & Johnson's plan to offload its liabilities into bankruptcy.
By ALM Staff | September 1, 2021
This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | September 1, 2021
"This is the perfect case for an MDL. The facts are the same, the conduct of the defendants applies to all of the plaintiffs in the exact same manner," Levin Sedran & Berman's Sandra L. Duggan said.
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