Month: October 2020

Malott v. Summerland Sanitary District :: 2020 :: California Courts of Appeal Decisions :: California Case Law :: California Law :: US Law :: Justia

October 27, 2020

Plaintiff filed an administrative mandamus petition challenging wastewater disposal fees under Proposition 218. The trial court dismissed the petition based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The Court of Appeal held that plaintiff should have been given leave to rename her petition, which was, in essence, a complaint for declaratory relief. In this case, the … More Malott v. Summerland Sanitary District :: 2020 :: California Courts of Appeal Decisions :: California Case Law :: California Law :: US Law :: Justia

$465 Million Judgment Against Johnson & Johnson Threatens Freedom of Speech –Reason.com

October 22, 2020

A brief supporting the company’s appeal argues that its discussion of pain treatment was constitutionally protected. When an Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson last year to pay half a billion dollars as compensation for the harm caused by abuse of prescription opioids, he relied on a definition of “public nuisance” so broad that it could cover … More $465 Million Judgment Against Johnson & Johnson Threatens Freedom of Speech –Reason.com

Judge blasts DeVos’ sweeping denials of student loan relief claims as ‘disturbingly Kafkaesque’

October 20, 2020

U.S. District Judge William Alsup said in a sharply worded decision that DeVos undercut the settlement by denying large swaths of the claims without sufficient explanation. The class-action settlement, which was reached earlier this year and received preliminary approval from the court, was meant to force the Education Department to move faster on final decisions … More Judge blasts DeVos’ sweeping denials of student loan relief claims as ‘disturbingly Kafkaesque’