A multinational athletic apparel retailer is facing a putative class action lawsuit in a Miami federal district court over claims that its marketing campaign misled customers into believing it is sustainable and environmentally friendly despite increasing its greenhouse gas emissions. Joshua Eggnatz and Michael Pascucci, partners at Eggnatz Pascucci in…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has attracted much attention. In that case, the court overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council; there, the court had established a test that required courts to defer in many cases…

A jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey, awarded $2.5 million on July 11 to a woman who injured her left arm after falling at a storage facility. The jury awarded that sum to Jane Bishop following a four-day trial before Judge Michael Cresitello Jr. of Middlesex County Superior Court. The…

Canadian firms McCarthy Tétrault, Blake Cassels & Graydon, and Stikeman Elliott along with A&O Shearman and Davis Polk & Wardwell are the legal advisers in a deal that will see U.S.-based Cleveland Cliffs Inc. buy storied Canadian steelmaker Stelco Holdings Inc. The transaction announced Monday is worth approximately C$3.4 billion…

Baker McKenzie has recruited tax partner Nadja Ruiz from EY in Mexico to better assist businesses in a country where tax audits and reviews are on the rise. Before joining EY in 2017, Ruiz worked at Mexico’s federal tax administration, known by its Spanish acronym SAT, where she served as…

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott’s proposed $45 million settlement for the benefit of investors defrauded by cash advance company Par Funding may be in danger from an unexpected source: the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blew up the massive bankruptcy deal negotiated by opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma.  The Purdue…