Tag: Litigation
Ohio State, 162 Survivors Finalize $40.9 Million Settlement in Strauss Case
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The Ohio State University announced today details of a $40.9 million settlement reached with 162 survivors in 12 lawsuits related to sexual abuse by Richard Strauss, a university-employed physician from 1978 to 1998 who died in 2005.
Regulators Approve $1.9 Billion Settlement With PG&E, But Back Off on Major Fine
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The state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a $1.9 billion settlement with PG&E that allows it to get credit for wildfire prevention spending while at the same time escape being fined $200 million over regulatory violations stemming from two years of massive wildfires.
Chipotle’s Record $25 Million Fine Sends Tough Message as the Restaurant Industry Begins Reopening
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine, the largest ever in a food safety case, to resolve criminal charges related to the company’s involvement in foodborne illness outbreaks that sickened more than 1,100 people between 2015 and 2018.
Lawyer Likely Can’t Defend Clients on Related Criminal Charges
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A New York lawyer representing two clients in separate but related criminal matters faces a ‘likely unwaivable’ conflict of interest based on the facts presented.
Attorney General Ellison Shuts Down Fraudulent Student-Loan Debt-Settlement Company
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced this week that his office has obtained a settlement that requires a California student-loan debt-relief company that illegally collected fees from customers and misrepresented its services to consumers to cease operating in Minnesota and provide full refunds to its Minnesota consumers.
Federal Authorities Charge Santa Rosa Attorney with Conspiring to Sell Medical Masks at Inflated Prices
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Federal authorities in New York have charged a Santa Rosa attorney with conspiring to sell one million protective masks in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic at a steep markup, in violation of the Defense Production Act.
Minor Errors Axe Judgment Lien
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Based on a mistake about when a Cook County default judgment became final — plus a 60-cent discrepancy between the amount of the judgment ($238,007.61) and the amount listed in a memorandum of judgment ($238,007.01) that the plaintiffs filed as a lien on the defendant’s real estate in Will County.
Former FBI Agent Arrested in Lafayette in Bribery Case
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A retired FBI agent arrested Friday near his home in Lafayette accepted more than more than $200,000 in cash bribes and gifts in exchange for funneling sensitive information to Armenian organized crime.
Lawyer Who Took Off Pants at Security Checkpoint Fights Bid to be Ousted from Representing Clients
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Atlanta lawyer Robert Ward acknowledges that he took off his pants at a security checkpoint at a federal courthouse in Tampa, Florida.
Ann Arbor Council Votes 10-1 to Increase Legal Contract in Gelman Case to $592,500
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Ann Arbor officials this week again delayed voting on a resolution to seek a federal Superfund cleanup of the Gelman dioxane plume
Lawyer Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Kentucky Governor Over Lockdown
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A Louisville lawyer was arrested after allegedly threatening the life of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear while criticizing the state’s coronavirus quarantine measures.
Federal judge approves $5B Facebook-FTC settlement over Cambridge Analytica
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A federal judge on Thursday approved the $5 billion Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fine that Facebook agreed to pay last year over privacy violations stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Big Banks Accused of Favoring More Lucrative Small Business Loans in Coronavirus Program
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Four of America’s biggest banks have been accused of harming thousands of coronavirus-hit small businesses by unfairly prioritizing emergency loan requests from large customers to earn fatter fees.
Melbourne Defense Lawyer Accused of Running Prostitution Ring
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A 71-year-old criminal defense lawyer in Melbourne, Florida, was arrested Saturday for allegedly using his legal practice to recruit clients into a prostitution ring that he ran out of his home.
Ohio Lawyer Who Took $128K From Mentally Ill Client Suspended
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An Ohio attorney who stole from and overcharged a client nearly $129,000 was indefinitely suspended by the state’s highest court.
Litigation on Musk’s Tweets to Move Forward
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The Unites States District Court for the Northern District of California recently found that 10b-5 litigation regarding Elon Musk’s tweets could move forward after reviewing a motion to dismiss in In Re Tesla Inc. Securities Litigation.
3M Files Second Lawsuit To Combat COVID-19 Price Gouging
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After a public dispute with the White House about exporting N-95 masks, 3M is turning to trademark law to help combat impressions that it is price-gouging at home.
Equifax To Pay Mass. $18.2 Million In Settlement, AG Healey Announces
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Equifax will pay Massachusetts $18.2 million and change its security practices as part of a settlement between the credit reporting agency and the state stemming from a major 2017 data breach, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday.
Coronavirus Class Actions—Part Two—A Few Weeks Later
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Numerous COVID-19 related class actions have been filed throughout the country in various different spaces—consumer, mass tort, securities, labor & employment, and banking and privacy.
$4M Verdict Over Doctor’s Failed Attempts to Insert Catheter
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West Palm Beach attorneys William D. Zoeller and Michael V. Baxter of Schuler Halvorson Weisser Zoeller Overbeck obtained a $4 million jury verdict for the family of a 72-year-old man who died after his doctor tried to insert a catheter 14 times—for a procedure the plaintiffs alleged could have waited.
