Jared Firestone, J.D.

Case: Scott Bridge Co. v. Gresham Smith & Partners, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139604 (M.D. Ala. Oct. 14, 2015) Background: Plaintiff filed this action in tort against Defendant alleging professional negligence, gross negligence, and/or wantonness. Plaintiff’s claims relate to designs…

Case: Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortg. Corp. v. GMAC Mortg. Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125076 Background: Plaintiff, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation (“TBW”) moved to exclude the opinions of Defendant, GMAC Mortgage Corporation’s (“GMAC”) expert, J. Lester Alexander,…

Fitbit is an American company headquartered in San Francisco, CA. It creates wearable devices that measure health and fitness data. This data includes steps, walks, floors climbed, calories burned, heart rate, and sleep quality. Fitbit reported revenue of $365 million…

In August, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed against AshleyMadison.com, a popular Canadian website that facilitates extramarital affairs. This is after a breach of the site’s data systems exposed the personal information of about 39 million current and former…

A recent outbreak of E coli and norovirus left over 500 Chipotle customers ill across 12 states.  In August, 100 patrons and employees of one Chipotle restaurant in California became ill. Similar events occurred in Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Massachusetts.…

A guitarist and vocalist from the rock band “Cracker” has filed a lawsuit against the music-streaming service Spotify. The musician – David Lowery – seeks $150 million in damages from Spotify. He alleges that Spotify knowingly, willingly, and unlawfully reproduces…

Case: Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Tousa, Inc. v. Citicorp N. Am., Inc. (In re Tousa, Inc.), 422 B.R. 783 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2009) Background:  This case involved the decision of TOUSA, Inc. (“TOUSA”) to borrow, and to cause…

Case: State v. Barnett, 480 A.2d 791 (Me. 1984) Background: Defendant sought review of a decision from the Superior Court, Penobscot County (Maine), which, following a jury trial, convicted defendant for arson. Defendant contended that the justice presiding at his…

In July of 2014, two class-action lawsuits were filed against Johnson & Johnson. They’re claiming that the company’s talcum powder products have been causing ovarian cancer in women. Since then, the number of these lawsuits has risen exponentially. This past…

CASE: Alexander v. Halliburton Energy Servs., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96825 (W.D. Okla. July 22, 2015) BACKGROUND: From the mid-1960s until 1991, Halliburton Energy Services (HESI) cleaned missile motor casings for the United States Department of Defense and its contractors…