Last Week, Apple Inc. lost a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company’s AirTag devices are being used as a tool by stalkers to track victims. According to a San Francisco District Court judge, three plaintiffs in a class-action…
Civil Litigation
New York AG Sues Top Beef Producer for Alleged False “Net-Zero” Claims and Deceptive Trade Practices
New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James is suing JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings under New York’s consumer protection laws for allegedly attempting to boost consumer sales by making sustainability claims in its advertising that…
Products Liability Litigation
Many lawsuits allege that a defendant sold a product that was either defective or that did not work as advertised. These lawsuits expose defendants to a lot of liability, and so many companies get insurance to pay for the inevitable…
Superior Court Confirms That, At Times, Plaintiff Can Prove Obvious Injuries Without Medical Expert
Reassessing Oregon’s Drug Policy: A Shift Toward Recriminalization
In the grand experiment of American democracy, it is often said that states serve as laboratories, testing policies that challenge the status quo without risking the stability of the whole. Oregon, known in recent years for its pioneering drug decriminalization…
What Happens in Texas Stays in Texas
Musial v Donohue 2024 NY Slip Op 01414 Decided on March 15, 2024 Appellate Division, Fourth Department is a law school example of the territorial effect of jurisdiction and due process. A Texas law firm prosecutes a Texas motor vehicle…
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (March 11- March 15)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 11, 2024.
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New Jersey AG Cracks Down on Bumble for Allegedly Misrepresenting Criminal Background Checks Policy
New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) took action against the popular dating app company, Bumble, Inc., for alleged violations of the state’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws.…
TikTok Under Fire: Bipartisan Support for Ban Raises Free Speech Concerns
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the social media app TikTok. If approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Biden, the bill could ban the……
Attorney Spotlight – Mark R. Hamilton Jr.
Mark R. Hamilton, Jr. is an attorney that serves in Meissner Tierney’s transactional practice group. Mark advises clients in a variety of legal areas ranging from mergers and acquisitions, business corporate transactions, intellectual property, securities law, and sports or esports.…