In the News Today – March 23, 2018

Valley Businesses Need Sen. Feinstein’s Bipartisan Clout to Address ‘Vicious’ ADA Lawsuits: A California small business owner called on Sen. Diane Feinstein to support commonsense reforms to stop Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit abuse. The business owner said he was “forced into a settlement” after a trial lawyer who “just wanted cash” filed an ADA lawsuit over small, technical violations of the law. (Fresno Bee)

Attorney Says Bristol-Myers Squibb Decision Could be Used to Oppose Class Certification: An attorney from Reed Smith said the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bristol-Myers Squibb decision that strengthened jurisdiction rules in class actions could play a factor in class certification decisions. He said defendants may be able to leverage the decision when challenging class certification on jurisdictional grounds. (JD Supra)