9 results for 'judge:"Brooks"'.
J. Brooks denies in part motion to dismiss a family's allegations that a five-year-old died from died from melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by a tropical bacteria called Burkholderia pseudomallei, which they allege he was exposed to by contaminated aromatherapy room spray. The product was purchased at Walmart, and later that year, Walmart recalled the product after finding the bacteria in it. The parents are already litigating a suit against Walmart, and the majority of defendants consent to transfer. Claims against some defendants are severed from claims against other defendants, and the amended complaint shall be given a new case number. This case, with the remaining defendants, shall be transferred to United States District Court for the Central District of California (Eastern Division).
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Brooks, Filed On: April 26, 2024, Case #: 5:24cv870, NOS: Personal Injury - Product Liability - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Tort, Wrongful Death
J. Brooks partly grants an online business trade association's motion to limit discovery in a suit against the state on a law, paused in its enforcement, that would require social media companies to verify the age of account holders to protect minors. Limited discovery will be allowed since "extensive discovery is excessive and unnecessary."
Court: USDC Western District of Arkansas , Judge: Brooks, Filed On: March 24, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv5105, NOS: Constitutionality of State Statutes - Other Suits, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, Discovery
J. Brooks grants a social media trade association’s preliminary injunction stopping a state law from taking effect that would have required social media users to verify their age and have minors receive consent from an adult before accessing the platforms. Companies argued the law is too broad to enforce, stifles freedom of speech, and does not directly translate to protecting minors from the harms of social media. "Age-gating social media platforms for adults and minors does not appear to be an effective approach when, in reality, it is the content on particular platforms that is driving the State's true concerns."
Court: USDC Western District of Arkansas , Judge: Brooks, Filed On: August 31, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv5105, NOS: Constitutionality of State Statutes - Other Suits, Categories: Communications, Constitution, Injunction
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J. Brooks partly grants a contractor’s motion to be awarded attorney fees after winning a jury trial in a breach of contract suit, but reduces the amount requested to $296,000 in fees and costs.
Court: USDC Western District of Arkansas , Judge: Brooks, Filed On: July 27, 2023, Case #: 5:2cv5141, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Jury, Attorney Fees, Contract