LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION

Atlanta, GA  An Atlanta family was awarded $8.7M last week after Jessie James Anderson, a U.S. Army veteran, died from veteran medical malpractice almost eight years ago. Anderson underwent surgery at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and died after a nurse’s feeding tube error. The wrongful death case, which was heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, led to a long and complex legal fight about the government’s failure to care for its veterans and its discovery violations. Read More

Los Angeles, CA Elon Musk and X are trying to avoid discovery requests regarding California labor claims brought by four former Twitter executives. The plaintiffs argue that Musk is dodging “perfectly reasonable” requests to avoid paying numerous benefits and obligations, and they have requested a California federal court to demand that Musk provide the data. Read More

Santa Clara, CA Google and a former employee have settled a disability discrimination lawsuit in California federal court. Plaintiff Steven Newman claimed he was unlawfully terminated after taking medical leave for bipolar disorder. The settlement terms have not yet been disclosed. Read More

Nyack, NY Do you like your waterproof mascara? Do you hate the ugly smudges that the other stuff leaves under your eyes? Sadly, your beauty solution may be harming your health because of PFAS contamination. Read More

San Diego, CA On February 26, the California Court of Appeal held that Jose Parra Rodriguez’s wage and hour lawsuit did not have to be arbitrated, even though Parra signed (or did he?) an arbitration agreement. The chance to go to court, rather than arbitrate a California wage and hour dispute is generally understood as an important procedural “win” for workers. The decision appears to strengthen the ability of wage workers to use the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) to enforce the protective provisions of the California Labor Code. Read More

Santa Clara, CA Collectively, we often think of law as a singular vocation, like a fireman or an electrician. My friend’s a lawyer, you say. What kind of lawyer? No idea. All you know is they can argue well. But law—much like medicine—is as diverse and brilliant as a kaleidoscope, with many fields and subfields existing.  Read More

Santa Clara, CA Depo-Provera litigation is clipping along with Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Judge Rodgers, a veteran of large mass tort litigation, has also approved a plan to increase further efficiency and avoid delays: Women can now file new Depo-Provera meningioma cases directly in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), as so many Depo-Provera lawsuits continue to be filed against the manufacturers of the popular birth control shot.

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