http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Daily Legal News from LexisNexis® en-us http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/images/lexismealeyslogo.gif 130 29 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Copyright 2020 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2020-5370%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%201&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 11 affirmed a lower federal court's dismissal of California unfair competition law (UCL) and negligence claims against manufacturers of the antidepressant drug Lexapro, finding that "the drug's packaging contained clear warning labels about a heightened risk of suicidality for adolescents" (Stephanie Patton, et al. v. Forest Laboratories Inc., et al., No. 18-56336, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 4520). Mealey's PI/Product Liability - Panel Affirms Dismissal Of UCL, Negligence Claims Against Lexapro Manufacturers Personal Injury/Product Liability Daily http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2020-5370%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%202&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BOSTON - A federal judge on Feb. 13 awarded a Massachusetts restaurant summary judgment in a trip-and-fall case involving a revolving door after finding that an expert for the plaintiff provided no admissible evidence that the door malfunctioned (Marjorie Joan Donahoe v. Maggiano's Holding Corporation, No. 1:18-cv-10230, D. Mass., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25153). Mealey's PI/Product Liability - Restaurant Wins Judgment In Trip-Fall Case After Expert's Opinions Found Lacking Personal Injury/Product Liability Daily http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2020-5370%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%203&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A federal magistrate judge in New York in Feb. 12 refused to disqualify attorneys and a law firm representing an insurer that is accusing a compounding pharmacy and its pharmacists of submitting claims for medically unnecessary medications, finding that there is not enough evidence to show that the attorneys and firm participated in the claims verification process (State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al. v. 21st Century Pharmacy Inc., et al., No. 17 Civ. 5845, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24646). Mealey's Litigation Procedure - Magistrate Judge Refuses To Disqualify Insurer's Law Firm In Fraud Suit Litigation Procedure http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2020-5370%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%204&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CINCINNATI - The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 12 stayed the production of some opioid prescribing data by pharmacy chain defendants in the opioid multidistrict litigation and invited the opioid MDL court to respond to the pharmacies' motion for a writ of mandamus against the production of dispensing information for an October trial (In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation [In Re: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., et al., No. 20-3075, 6th Cir.). Mealey's Litigation Procedure - 6th Circuit Stays Some Opioid MDL Discovery, Will Hear Mandamus Arguments Litigation Procedure http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2020-5370%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%205&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A federal judge in New York on Feb. 13 stayed a lawsuit accusing a captive reinsurer and home health employers of a scheme to cheat home health aides out of lost wages and benefits pending the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a case concerning the issue of standing under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Ynes M. Gonzalez de Fuente, et al. v. Preferred Home Care of New York LLC, et al., No. 18-6749, E.D. N.Y.). Mealey's Labor & Employment - Judge Stays ERISA Case Pending U.S. High Court Ruling On Standing Issue Labor and Employment http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2020-5370%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%206&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 12 partially granted and partially denied a law firm's requests for information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) pertaining to the EPA's communication related to its classification of glyphosate as noncarcinogenic. The judge held that although the EPA's search for communications was "inadequate," it could still withhold a variety of material (Husch Blackwell LLP v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 18-1213, D. D.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24322). Mealey's Litigation Procedure - Judge: EPA's FOIA Response 'Inadequate,' But Glyphosate Items Still Withheld Litigation Procedure