Amazon and Starbucks, represented by Los Angeles firm Hueston Hennigan, on Tuesday were granted the motion to dismiss most claims against them in a proposed class action alleging that the companies illegally tracked consumers’ biometric information. Washington’s federal Western District Court in Seattle gutted the claims made under N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 22-1201(a) and § 22-1201(b),…

A federal judge in Virginia rejected negligence claims brought against multiple assault rifle manufacturers following a school shooting in Washington, D.C., concluding there was inadequate evidence establishing a “causal chain” existed between the manufacturers’ advertising of their products and the plaintiffs’ injuries. In a July 24 opinion, Judge Claude M. Hilton…

A gubernatorial appointment for a San Antonio court of appeals seat has boosted a candidate’s chances of remaining on the court. In an unusual twist, Gov. Greg Abbott appointed appellate practitioner Lori Massey Brissette to fill the Place 3 seat vacated by retiring Justice Patricia Alvarez, even though Brissette, 56, was…

Lawsuit: Man Dies at 27 From Heat Exposure at a Ga. Prison | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/07/26/lawsuit-man-dies-at-27-from-heat-exposure-at-a-ga-prison/ Telfair State Prison. (Courtesy photo: Ga. Dept. of Corrections) The Department of Corrections reported that he died of natural causes, Jeff Filipovits, one of Norma Bibiano’s attorneys, said at a news…

Eight former employees at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon have hit the New Jersey firm with suits accusing it of gender discrimination and wage-and-hour violations. The suits accuse Davis Saperstein of retaliating against an office clerk who was aiding another employee with an unpaid wages claim, paying a woman paralegal $10,000 less…

A Coral Gables attorney obtained a $7 million settlement over a landlord’s alleged failure to provide adequate security for a new development, operational for only about two years, despite the known crime risk in the area. Pedro Echarte, partner at the Haggard Law Firm, represented the plaintiff, the estate of Luis Calles Cruz,…