“Allowing a suit of this type to proceed on this basis would basically open the door to enabling any purchaser of any consumable product to file a lawsuit simply saying, ‘I bought product X, and it contains microplastics’ … and thereby get a past a motion to dismiss and into discovery and class certification proceedings,” […]

Cincinnati-founded Taft Stettinius & Hollister is adding two offices in Florida, its first physical locations in the Southeast.       

U.S. Chief District Judge Sara Lioi of Ohio found the Sherman Act claims “deficient” and suggested no trial court in the United States would accept the allegations as plausible.       

An advocacy group that champions diversity won’t be holding John Deere’s feet to the fire, after all. The nonprofit withdrew its shareholder proposal seeking more workforce data “after a number of dialogues over several months with Deere & Co. staff on its intention to pursue strategic human capital management to maximize long-term growth.”       

“Much like a chainsaw or other useful but potentially dangerous tools, one must understand the tools they are using and use those tools with caution,” the federal magistrate wrote.       

Michelle Nettles, who succeeds Richard Buchband, joined the Milwaukee-based company in 2019 after serving as chief people and diversity officer at Molson Coors Brewing.       

“Lots of emotions swirl inside me as I leave what so far has been the pinnacle of my career, ” departing Chief Legal Officer Jill Marchant wrote on LinkedIn.       

Megan Blazina gained deep international experience during her 12 years at the maker of household appliances.       

Kevin Connor helped the movie theater giant go public, pull off billions of dollars of acquisitions and then survive the COVID-19 pandemic.       

In Doe v. SSM Health Care Corporation, John Doe brought the putative class action against SSM Health Corp. in a Missouri state court, claiming SSM shared private health information with third-party marketing services in violation of Missouri law.