Monthly Archives: February, 2021

Virginia is on its Way to Legalizing Marijuana After House and Senate Votes

The Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate each passed bills on Friday designed to legalize recreational marijuana for adults throughout the state....

Virginia Could be Next State to Add Major Consumer Privacy Bill

Following California’s lead with its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Virginia has unveiled two bills in its House of Delegates and Senate that were...

Ring Seeks to Compel Arbitration in Hacking Litigation

On Friday in the Central District of California, defendant home security company Ring filed a motion to compel individual arbitration for the plaintiffs in...

Judge Partially Dismisses Whistleblower Case Against Kindred Healthcare

On Friday, the court issued an opinion in a case brought on behalf of the government against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. et al. The...

Court Sends Amazon Alexa BIPA Plaintiffs to Arbitration

Consumers who sued Amazon must now arbitrate claims that the company’s Alexa device, a digital assistant, illegally recorded their voices and stored their voiceprints...

Potato Farm Asks for Transportation Company to Pay for Fire Damage

Driscoll Potatoes, Inc., which does business as Driscoll Farms, and its insurance company, Nationwide Agribusiness, asked the Idaho District Court on Thursday to require...

Fifth Circuit Splits with Sixth in Prisoner’s COVID-19 Habeas Case

An appellate panel has refused a detainee’s request to be released from custody due to perceived unsafe conditions at a Harris County, Texas, jail...

Plaintiffs Claim Michigan Attorney’s Mailers Threaten Settlement in Flint Water Contamination Suit

The plaintiffs litigating with the State of Michigan to recover damages over the 2014 Flint water crisis moved for an order preliminarily enjoining and...