Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Class Action Complaint Filed Against AbbVie for Alleged Unsolicited Text Messages

On Tuesday in the Northern District of Illinois, a class-action complaint was filed against AbbVie Inc., alleging that the defendant violated the Telephone...

EPA Official Discusses Dicamba Re-Registration at Virtual Conference

According to a Jan. 5 AgWired article by Cindy Zimmerman, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) acting deputy director Michael Goodis explained the implications...

Executive Order Bans More Chinese Apps

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued another Executive Order banning eight additional Chinese Apps. This follows an Executive Order that banned WeChat and TikTok...

Consumer Electronics Manufacturer Sued for Patent Infringement Over TVs

On Tuesday, Lightside Technologies, LLC filed a complaint in the Southern District of Florida against consumer electronics manufacturer Curtis International Ltd. for its purported...

California Water Watch Says Agricultural Operation Breached Clean Water Act

On Tuesday in the Northern District of California, California River Watch filed a complaint against three named individuals and additional unnamed individuals associated with...

Court: Mexican Medical Supplies Manager’s Bribery Case Belongs in Mexico

A judge has ruled that Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social’s (IMSS) case against Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. must proceed south of the border based...

Sovereign Immunity Defense Rejected in Suit to Stop Involuntary ER Detention of Mental Health Patients

On Monday, the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) avoided dismissal of its District of New Hampshire case against the State of New Hampshire...

Semiconductor Company Sued Over Proposed Merger

On Tuesday, a common stock shareholder of semiconductor company Inphi Corporation filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against the company...