Navigation A woman has filed a lawsuit against a major fast-food corporation, alleging negligence that led to her injury. Patricia Sauls filed the complaint in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, in and for Palm Beach County, on August 27, 2024, against McDonald’s Corporation. According to the court documents, Patricia Sauls was […]
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Class action lawyer defends his actions after suing the wrong company and being sued himself
TALLAHASSEE – The class action lawyer who has angered judges with his hundreds of novel theories of consumer deception at grocery stores and elsewhere is asking a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him for suing the wrong company. Ashley Furniture sued New York attorney Spencer Sheehan last year in Leon County Circuit […]
Carol Thorstad-Forsyth Appointed Chair of AIPLA Membership Committee
Fox Rothschild congratulates Carol E. Thorstad-Forsyth, who was appointed by the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) board and incoming president as Chair of the Membership Committee. She will serve a two-year term starting in October 2024. In this role, Thorstad-Forsyth will collaborate with the board to further the organization’s strategic goals and define key […]
Florida court dismisses lawsuit linking Zantac to plaintiff’s prostate cancer
A Florida state court last month handed the manufacturers of the heartburn drug Zantac another legal victory by dismissing a plaintiff’s claim that Zantac caused his prostate cancer and finding that the plaintiff’s expert testimony was unreliable. On Aug. 19, Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Hillsborough County issued the order dismissing the lawsuit brought […]
Astigarraga earns a Chambers Latin America Band 1 ranking for international arbitration
Reed Smith partner José Astigarraga has once again earned a Band 1 ranking from Chambers and Partners for his arbitration work in Latin America. Astigarraga “[uses] exceptional knowledge of arbitration matters to assist an array of prestigious corporate clients with highly sophisticated commercial and investor-state arbitration cases throughout the region,” Chambers Latin America says in […]