Just three days after a Missouri appeals court vacated the first of four monstrous, if scientifically groundless verdicts won since 2015 in St. Louis by
plaintiffs alleging their use of talcum powder caused ovarian cancer, a trial judge in Los Angles last Friday reversed a $ 417 million plaintiff's verdict in a comparable case.
Just three days after a Missouri appeals court vacated the first of four monstrous, if scientifically groundless verdicts won since 2015 in St. Louis by
plaintiffs alleging their use of talcum powder caused ovarian cancer, a trial judge in Los Angles last Friday reversed a $ 417 million plaintiff's verdict in a comparable case... → Read More: Another Scientifically Groundless Talc Verdict Falls, This Time in Los Angeles
Not exact matches
The
plaintiffs allege the ride - hailing company discriminates against people who
use wheelchairs by not making available wheelchair - accessible cars in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The
plaintiffs also
allege that they have been injured because some of their children attend public schools, and because when a student
uses a private scholarship to switch from public to private school it reduces district funding.
Plaintiffs who brought this case, Southern Legal Foundation supporters,
allege that public dollars can not be
used to support a privately funded scholarship program where children
use the money to attend private religious schools and donors receive state tax credits.
The
plaintiffs in Duncan v. State of Nevada (see Legal Clips for background on suit) asserted a constitutional challenge to SB 302,
alleging that it diverts public funds to private schools, many of which are religious, in violation of Article 11, Section 10 (which prohibits public funds from being
used for sectarian purpose).
To plead a violation of those statutes,
Plaintiffs must
allege that Petland
used the mails and wires to perpetrate a plan to defraud them.
Moreover, the
plaintiff alleging unauthorized
use of his likeness must show that the likeness was recognizable.
As Walter Olson at Overlawyered shared yesterday, Seidel was hit with a subpoena by the
plaintiffs lawyer Clifford Shoemaker in Sykes v. Bayer, a case that
alleges that mercury
used in the vaccine caused a
plaintiff's autism.
Plaintiffs allege the facility and its administrators committed elder financial abuse and fraudulent business practices by not disclosing that patient care assessments weren't
used to establish staffing budget.
One
plaintiff alleged that only a single caregiver was available in a unit of more than 12 dementia patients who required assistance with everyday tasks, such as showering,
using the toilet, showering, walking, feeding and grooming.
The
plaintiffs alleged that under the wording of the investor passes, the holder is entitled «to the free
use of all ski lifts operated by (Sherburne) Killington Ltd. at (Killington Basin) Killington Ski Area so long as the corporation shall operate in that area under an agreement with the state of Vermont.»
The class action was certified on the basis that the representative
plaintiff alleged that his personal information was
used fraudulently.
Basically, this is to protect people who are exercising legal free speech and fair
use rights from suffering legal burdens of fighting a case where the
plaintiff alleges copyright or defamation charges against defendant when that is of extremely questionable grounds.
Dilshod Marupov and other
plaintiffs allege the ministry failed to enforce statutory requirements for safety; failed to properly train its employees to inspect the scaffolding and enforce statutory safety requirements; and hired employees who were incompetent and did not
use the requisite care in inspecting the premises and scaffolding, as well as other allegations.
The
plaintiff, a trucking company, brought a trademark infringement suit against the defendant, a truck driver job posting website,
alleging unauthorized
use of the
plaintiff's trademark on the defendant's website.
The
Plaintiff was
alleged to have a history of illicit drug
use during part of this period.
The
plaintiffs nowhere affirm, that private property has been taken for public
use, by the state, in the exercise of the eminent domain; nor do the defendants
allege it, nor do the court below; on the contrary, Chief Justice PARKER says, 7 Pick.
If the surveillance is good, and it reveals that the
plaintiff has physical abilities that contradict the limitations they have
alleged in their statement of claim or have confirmed during examinations for discovery, this evidence can be
used to impugn the validity of the
plaintiff's claim.
Defending a pharmaceutical company in an action arising out of the
plaintiff's
use of a statin medication, which
use, she
alleges, resulted in her needing a liver transplant.
The
plaintiff alleged the defendant should have performed the surgery
using a posterior approach, or should have referred the
plaintiff to a specialist with more experience with OPLL.
Weil successfully represented Procter & Gamble (P&G) as lead counsel in a high - profile MDL in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in which
plaintiffs alleged that they were injured through their
use of the popular denture cream, Fixodent.
The
plaintiff in this action
alleged that CBSI had
used student - athletes» names, images, and likenesses, without their consent, in connection with its provision of services to NCAA member institutions» sale of photographs of student - athletes through the schools» official athletic websites.
The
plaintiffs alleged that improper
use of the product could result in sudden cardiac arrest.
The firm successfully challenged the validity of an Anton Piller order based on the
alleged illegal
use of the
plaintiff's intellectual property in the satellite communications industry.
The
plaintiff alleged wrongs arising out of the words the CBC
used in its broadcast and the CBC's «investigative techniques.»
The remainder of the litigation, against the United States government for the
alleged involvement of federal employees in administering
plaintiff's compassionate
use protocol, was ultimately dismissed a couple of months ago on grounds of sovereign immunity.
He also had the Appeals Court reverse a Federal Court decision involving the Falmouth Police Department in a case where the
Plaintiff alleged excessive force was
used during his arrest.
«
Using these sharp business tactics, defendant gives less storage capacity than advertised, only to offer to sell that capacity in a desperate moment, e.g., when a consumer is trying to record or take photos at a child or grandchild's recital, basketball game or wedding,»
plaintiffs allege in the complaint.
The
plaintiffs allege that the real estate professionals breached their fiduciary duty by failing to open escrow, failing to deposit the purchasers» deposit into escrow, failing to notify the seller that timing was critical because the transaction was part of a Section 1031 exchange transaction, failing to identify alternate properties, and failing to
use correct forms.
«The
plaintiffs have clearly
alleged that: (1) all of the defendants, except Tom Bosley, were parties to the initial settlement agreement; (2) this settlement agreement required the defendants to change and / or maintain their rules so as to permit the
plaintiffs to provide their new flat fee business program to consumers, together with the authorized
use of MLS services, without providing traditional offer negotiation services; and (3) the defendants «blatantly» breached the express and / or implied terms of that settlement agreement by unlawfully causing CREA to subsequently enact new offer negotiation rules which prohibited the
plaintiff's innovative flat fee business model.»
'' (12) The Defendant
alleges that Bell, through the
use of the
Plaintiff's password and user ID has been «scraping» all the listing data from the member database and copying it to the Real Estate Plus website without regard to the owner / brokers directions.»