Monthly Archives: November, 2020

T-Mobile Sues After San Francisco Rejects Cell Tower Permits

Wireless carrier T-Mobile filed a complaint Wednesday in the Northern District of California against The City and County of San Francisco and its Department...

Controversial NEPA Rule Chops Forest Protections, Saves Forest Service Resources

A new rule from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expands and revises "categorical exclusions," designations that remove the need for an environmental...

Tyson Lawsuits Say Managers Bet Money on How Many Employees Would Catch COVID-19

Four plaintiffs alleging that the actions of Tyson Foods caused the death of their relatives by allowing them to contract COVID-19 filed an amended...

Whistleblower Case Alleging Unlicensed Medical Care in Corrections to Proceed

A Middle District of Pennsylvania judge declined to dismiss a case Tuesday brought by a former administrator turned whistleblower against MHM Health Professionals...

States to Get $113M in iPhone Slowdown Settlement

A coalition of 33 attorneys general announced a settlement with Apple, Inc. yesterday concerning the tech giant’s throttling of iPhones. The case alleged...

Meat Importer Says Lawsuit Brought by Foreign Parties Cannot Proceed

FairTrade International Inc. moved to dismiss a Connecticut lawsuit filed against it for want of diversity jurisdiction, arguing that the lack of plaintiffs based...

House Approves Bills Designed to Close Orphan Drug Loophole Among Nearly a Dozen Other Health Proposals

A bill that closes a loophole allowing manufacturers to profit from the exclusive status of certain drugs that treat rare diseases or conditions passed...

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Still Has Flaws, Orgs. Say

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) published a blog post on Wednesday analyzing the effectiveness of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Coronavirus...