Fifteen litigants from California, Connecticut, Florida and Texas sued American Airlines Group Inc. and its former employee Joseph Freeman, alleging that Freeman carried out a “terror campaign” by using social media, phone calls and texts to harass the plaintiffs. But plaintiffs’ counsel suggested that the airline might be gearing for…

At the public rules hearing before the New Jersey Supreme Court this week, Diana Manning, managing principal of Bressler, Amery & Ross, spoke on behalf of the State Bar Association in support of a rule change that would allow service of discovery demands and motions by email on opposing counsel, among other…

A lawsuit against a cannabis company alleging it uses deceptive marketing tactics to promote high-potency THC vape pens and cartridges to teenagers resulting in cannabis-induced psychosis is the first lawsuit of its kind and could present a legal threat to the growing industry. The suit claims the cannabis brand STIIIZY IP…

A federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic was a single event for purposes of determining a policyholder’s payout under communicable disease business income insurance coverage. U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper rejected claims by the policyholder, the nonprofit Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey,…

Texas Supreme Court Puts Onus on Medical Profession, Uphold Anti-Abortion Law | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/05/31/texas-supreme-court-puts-onus-on-medical-profession-upholds-anti-abortion-law/ Texas Supreme Court Justice Jane Bland. Credit: Supreme Court of Texas. NEWS Despite evidence that Texas doctors delay medically necessary abortions until the mother’s life is at imminent risk of death or…

Divided FTC Denies Kroger’s, Albertsons Bid to Delay Administrative Proceeding Over Proposed Merger | National Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2024/05/31/divided-ftc-denies-krogers-albertsons-bid-to-delay-administrative-proceeding-over-proposed-merger/ Federal Trade Commission members Andrew Ferguson, left, and Melissa Holyoak, right. Courtesy photos The dissenting commissioners called the refusal to grant a delay in the bifurcated case unfair to…