SAN FRANCISCO – On one coast, Bayer AG is fighting to reverse eye-popping jury verdicts based on a contested theory Roundup herbicide made by its Monsanto unit causes cancer. On the other, Johnson & Johnson begins hearings this week in federal court in New Jersey over its request to exclude more than 20 expert witnesses plaintiff lawyers need to prove their case that Johnson’s Baby Powder is contaminated with deadly asbestos and can cause ovarian cancer.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been ranked as the No. 1 Labor and Employment law firm for the seventh consecutive year in the 2020 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms.
The Superior Court of California for San Francisco County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Billie Nichols against 3 M Company on May 29.
The Superior Court of California for San Francisco County reported the following activity in the suit brought by Nadine Amaral against A.W. Chesterton Company on May 28.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been named among the top 100 firms for brand leadership by BTI Consulting in its annual report, BTI Brand Elite 2019:.
The Superior Court of California for San Francisco County reported the following activities in the suit brought by Billie Nichols against 3 M Company on April 24.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Mishell Parreno Taylor as office managing shareholder (OMS) of the firm’s San Diego office.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, is pleased to announce that Shareholders Tasha Inegbenebor (Atlanta), Lindbergh Porter (San Francisco), Lee Schreter (Atlanta) and Stephen Tedesco (San Francisco) have been named “Client Service All-Stars” by the BTI Consulting Group Inc. in its new report, the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2019.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has elected Neil Alexander (Phoenix), Daniel Boatright (Kansas City), Paul Kennedy (Washington, D.C.), Gene Ryu (Los Angeles) and Jean Schmidt (New York) as new members of its Board of Directors.
LOS ANGELES – California's Second District Court of Appeal recently determined that a law firm is entitled to more than the 10 percent in attorney fees it was awarded by the Los Angeles County Superior Court after winning an $18 million settlement in a wrongful death case.
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Court of Appeal First Appellate District, Division Four, recently concluded that the Alameda County Superior Court did not err in granting a nonsuit in favor of Honeywell International Inc. in a mechanic's asbestos exposure suit.
SAN FRANCISCO – An appellate court has reversed part of a ruling in a lawsuit filed by the seven adult children of a Los Angeles man who passed away of mesothelioma.
LOS ANGELES - Mock jurors returned a verdict in favor of a fictitious plaintiff who worked at a talc mining and milling facility 50 years ago, but unlike real court judgments awarding men and women millions in economic damages and recently billions in punitive damages, this jury of nine awarded less than $1 million, all in, to the mesothelioma victim and his wife.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Feb. 27 issued an order to stay a case until the District of Columbia Court of Appeals can answer three certified questions the 9th Circuit says will determine how to rule in a bankruptcy case.
An amendment to California Government Code may stand to extend the statute of limitations that allows an employee to make a California Fair Employment and Housing Act claim from one year to three years.
SANTA ANA – A Florida consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a San Juan Capistrano company alleging that it manufactured defective toilet fill valves and sold them to consumers.
SAN JOSE – Two individuals have filed a class-action lawsuit against several insurance companies alleging treatment coverage was wrongfully denied to them.
