Monthly Archives: October, 2020

Amended Complaint Filed in Clean Air Act Deadline Suit Against EPA

On Thursday, plaintiffs in a Northern District of California case filed an amended complaint in a “Clean Air Act ‘deadline’” lawsuit filed against Andrew...

Parties in JUUL Marketing Case Debate Discovery

The parties in a consolidated Juul Labs marketing case filed a joint letter on Wednesday in accordance with a Case Management Order to discuss...

Unions File Mandamus Petition Against OSHA Seeking Disease Standards

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) and United Nurses Association...

FCC Creates 5G Fund For Rural America

On Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a report and order to establish its 5G Fund for Rural America, as it announced earlier...

Ninth Circuit Amends Opinion on Apple Bag Search Case, Allows for De Minimis Argument on Remand

On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit issued an amended order and amended opinion regarding the plaintiffs-appellants wage and hour class-action suit against Apple, where Apple...

California Court Dismisses Securities Lawsuit Against Beyond Meat

On Tuesday, Central District of California Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald dismissed a class-action complaint filed against Beyond Meat, Inc., a company that provides vegetarian...

DHHS May Suspend Noncompliant Labs Prior to Hearing Without Violating Const. Due Process, Judge Finds

On October 28, in the Western District of Missouri, Judge Douglas Harpool ruled against Gamma Healthcare Inc., operator of medical laboratories in Missouri,...

Fifth Circuit Rules Probation Officer Cannot Mandate Inpatient Medical Treatment for Probationers

On October 27, the Fifth Circuit ruled that a probation officer cannot require a probationer to attend in-patient mental health treatment, absent explicit...