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Marriott Reveals Massive Data Breach
On November 30, 2018, Marriott Hotels acknowledged it had failed to adequately protect valuable personal information of nearly 500 million customers. Marriott's online notice acknowledges that Marriott lost control of "name, mailing address, phone number,...
Nidel & Nace Obtain Preliminary Approval of Mold Class Action Settlement
Nidel & Nace have obtained preliminary approval of a class action settlement that will see hundreds of senior residents obtain mold inspection and remediation at their residences. The Willows Senior Community and the Evergreen Senior Community are a complex...
Prince George’s County School Closes Due to Mold
District Heights Elementary School in Prince George's County, Maryland recently was reported to be unable to open for the school year due to the presence of mold in its buildings. NBC Washington reports: An elementary school in Prince George's County, Maryland,...
Nidel & Nace Secures Final Approval of Water Contamination Class Settlement
Nidel & Nace earned final settlement approval of a class action settlement involving the presence of elevated levels of total trihalomethanes in the drinking water for citizens in Hannibal, Missouri. The Final Order approves the Final Settlement Agreement...
Research Continues to Suggest that Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Poses Autism Risk for Children
In March of 2017, a research group published a study in the joural "European Psychiatry" that was a meta-analysis and systemic review of the relationship between maternal SSRI exposure and the risk of autism in the offspring of those mothers. The paper concluded that:...
Nidel & Nace Files Mass Action Against Delaware CAFO
Yesterday, Nidel & Nace and Jacobs & Crumplar, PA, a Delaware law firm, filed a Complaint on behalf of eighty adults and numerous minors who have been harmed by a neighboring Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, or "CAFO." As the Complaint details, Mountaire...
Nidel & Nace Obtain Preliminary Approval of Hannibal, Missouri Class Settlement
Nidel & Nace has obtained preliminary approval of a class action settlement from St. Louis County Circuit Court and stemming from allegations made against the Hannibal Board of Public Works, the City of Hannibal, Missouri, and the Missouri Department of Natural...
Nidel & Nace Files Privacy Action Against AccuWeather
Nidel & Nace has filed a Complaint against AccuWeather for deceptive practices related to AccuWeather's cell phone application available on the Apple App Store. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed the action as a non-profit with a special...
Nidel & Nace Secures Supreme Court Win in CareFirst Data Breach
On February 20, 2018, the Supreme Court denied CareFirst's petition for a writ of certiorari that Nidel & Nace and two co-counsel firms opposed. The decision by the Supreme Court signals that the D.C. Circuit appropriately applied standing jurisprudence in the...
Kaiser Permanente Largo Exposed Colonoscopy Patients to HIV
Fox5DC is reporting that Kaiser Permanente in Largo, Maryland has exposed 23 patients to HIV, hepatitis C and other infections after failing to properly sterilize equipment. According to a statement released by Kaiser "a piece of endoscopy equipment at our Largo...