Monthly Archives: April, 2021

Judge Denies Dismissal of Case Challenging South Carolina Abortion ‘Heartbeat Bill’

Judge Mary Geiger Lewis of the District of South Carolina denied a motion by Gov. Henry McMaster to dismiss Planned Parenthood’s amended complaint...

Life Spine Says Court Shouldn’t Allow Aegis Spine to Stay Pending Appeal in Trade Secrets Case

After the court granted Life Spine’s motion for a preliminary injunction last month in a trade secrets case, the defendant, Aegis Spine Inc., moved...

FDA Announces Plans to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is moving towards prohibiting the sale of menthol as a characterizing flavor in...

Nintendo Switch ‘Drift’ Defect Class Action Sent to Arbitration

Nintendo of America Inc. prevailed in its motion to compel arbitration in a product defect suit alleging that the Nintendo Switch video game console’s...

Monsanto Responds to Allegations That It Paid Plaintiff To Appeal Roundup Decision

In response to allegations that it paid John Carson to appeal a lawsuit filed against Monsanto, a subsidiary of Bayer AG to the Eleventh...

PETA Seeks to Intervene in Tiger King Endangered Species Act Lawsuit

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. (PETA) asked the Eastern District of Oklahoma to allow it to intervene in favor of the...

11th Circuit Decision Refuses to Create ‘Financial Bias’ Exception to Florida Product Liability Doctrine

The 11th Circuit on Thursday affirmed summary judgment for the defendants in a case filed by an individual against Ethicon Inc. over an...

Artist Sues Amazon for Alleged Infringement of Copyrighted Design

On Wednesday, California-based artist and designer Sara M. Lyons filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc. and unknown individuals in the Southern District of New...