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December 16, 2021

Gun Makers Challenge New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Industry - U.S. News & World Report

(Reuters) - A group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to sue the industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and gun manufacturers, including Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co, said in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Syra...
December 16, 2021

Law & Order Revival: Cast, Trailer, Release Date, and More - TV Guide

The original Law & Order is coming back, which means we're in for one whole night a week of Law & Order for NBC. A new L&O spin-off, Law & Order: For the Defense, had originally been in the works for fall 2021, but NBC decided to scrap that idea in favor of bringing back the original series. As we get closer to the show's return in February for Season 21, we are beginning to f...
December 16, 2021

Anti-CMP corridor law takes effect Sunday after judge declines to block it - Bangor Daily News

Mike Dionne puts another sign in front of his Bingham property opposing the CMP corridor on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Maine’s voter-approved law blocking the controversial hydropower corridor will take effect Sunday after a judge denied a request from the corridor’s builders to stop it less than 24 hours after hearing arguments in the case. Judge Michael Duddy of the Business and Consumer Court ...
December 16, 2021

Longview law firm wins record-breaking case, awarded $22.5 million for veteran - KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — The Monsour Law Firm won a record-breaking $22.5 million decision against the 3M Corporation on Friday, Dec. 10. A federal grand jury in Tallahassee, Florida awarded the $22.5 million to U.S. Army veteran Theodore Finley after they found that earplugs designed by the 3M Corporation caused irreparable hearing damage, said the Monsour Law Firm. Finley served in the U.S....
December 16, 2021

Feinstein, Padilla Announce Nearly $300 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support California Airports - Senator Dianne Feinstein

Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) announced today that 167 airports across California will receive more than $294 million from the Department of Transportation. This is the first installment of airport infrastructure grants from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that President Biden signed into law last month. This funding will help airports build resilien...
December 16, 2021

Rubio's Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to Become Law - Senator Marco Rubio

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate’s passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The bill, which Rubio first introduced with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and James P. McGovern (D-MA) in 2020, will ensure that goods made with slave labor from Uyghurs and others in the Xinjiang Uyghur Auto...
December 16, 2021

12 Days of Employment Law Developments | King & Spalding - JDSupra - JD Supra

Everybody loves a list at this time of year. With the end of year fast approaching, everyone is working through their gift lists, to-do lists and grocery lists for their holiday celebrations. For the 12 Days of Christmas, we bring you this additional list of 12 employment law developments this year. There is no need to sing this one. We wish you warmest wishes for a safe and happy holiday sea...
December 16, 2021

Experts Say Mayor's Drive To Override Surveillance Law Misstates Law's Restrictions - Patch.com

"She's trying to create a back door in this legislation, when the front door is wide open." (Mission Local) December 15, 2021 Mayor London Breed's announcement yesterday that she wants to give law enforcement more access to surveillance technology left privacy experts and political figures baffled – the 2019 surveillance technology law she wants to amend already permits law enforcement to acc...
December 16, 2021

Sam Waterston Returns To ‘Law & Order’, Will Reprise Jack McCoy Role In NBC Revival - Deadline

Sam Waterston on NBC's "Law & Order" Everett District Attorney Jack McCoy is back. Sam Waterston, one of the longest-tenured Law & Order cast members, has closed a deal to reprise his beloved character in the upcoming 21st season of Dick Wolf’s venerable crime drama, which premieres Feb. 24 as part of a Law & Order Thursday lineup. This will mark Waterston’s 17th season on the sho...
December 16, 2021

Sam Waterston to Return as Jack McCoy for ‘Law & Order’ Revival - Yahoo Entertainment

Sam Waterston is returning as Jack McCoy for NBC’s revival of the original “Law & Order.” For Waterston, it will be his 17th season overall playing the District Attorney (he also guest starred on the 19th season of “SVU.”) He joins Anthony Anderson as returning “Law & Order” veterans. They will be joined by new castmembers Jeffrey Donovan, Hugh Dancy and Camryn Manheim. “Very few cast...