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If you don't want to tip 15%, an NYC lawyer will help you sue Applebee's
NEW YORK CITY (Legal Newsline) – Customers suing Applebee's after eating at two Times Square locations would apparently rather hire an attorney than add a few bucks when tipping their servers, and the owners of those restaurants are telling a federal judge that the plaintiffs have no case.
Judge upholds unfair competition claims in suits against Uber by Mass. taxi companies, dismisses antitrust claim
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A federal magistrate judge has ruled in more than seven consolidated actions combining more than 30 lawsuits filed by dozens of cab companies against Uber.
Injunctive relief debated as parties in liver detoxifier lawsuit plan for motion to dismiss
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – As a class action lawsuit over an allegedly bogus liver detoxifier, the two sides have written a federal judge about the prospect of injunctive relief.
Array BioPharma sues AstraZeneca over proceeds from cancer treatment drug, wants case heard in N.Y. state court
NEW YORK CITY (Legal Newsline) – Plaintiff Array BioPharma Inc. is asking that its complaint against defendant AstraZeneca PLC be remanded back to state court.
Six Flags seeks dismissal of complaint over account numbers allegedly printed on receipts
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Six Flags Great Adventure is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to dismiss a Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) complaint against it.
Slack-fill class action over Fruit Bliss date product transferred to N.Y. court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A U.S. District Court for the Central District of California approved Penguin Trading Inc.'s motion to transfer a class action suit over slack-fill allegations to a New York court.
NLRB reversal on joint employer issue should please business community
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Well-versed in federal and state labor law matters, award-winning attorney James Nicholas has much to say about two recent National Labor Board Relations (NLRB) verdict reversals.
Much on the line as Disney seeks injunction against Redbox
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Mickey Mouse will likely prevail in a lawsuit against Redbox if he can obtain the preliminary injunction he's asking a federal judge for, according to entertainment law attorney Jody Simon.
Ala. Supreme Court rules damages cap does not apply to wrongful death suit against nurses
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed a ruling in a wrongful death case and has ruled that the claims against nurses are not subject to a damages cap.
Utah Supreme Court rules retailers not immune under Liability Reform Act
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Utah Supreme Court has concluded that the state's Liability Reform Act does not create immunity for retailers and has reversed a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit.
Utah Supreme Court affirms part of Weber River as 'navigable water'
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Utah Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's decision allowing navigable recreational waterway use on the Weber River.
Appeals court remands decision in Salinas United High School District retirement benefits case
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The 6th Appellate District Court of Appeal of California has reversed a trial court's ruling regarding the overpayment of 11 teachers' retirement benefits.
Alabama Supreme Court reverses $2.5 million wrongful death ruling after eyewitness not disclosed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed a multimillion-dollar verdict in a wrongful death case stemming from a fatal accident.
Arkansas Supreme Court decertifies class in pawn shop case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – An appeal from the Pulaski County Circuit Court rules out class certification sought by two customers of a pawn shop in an Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices suit.
Carolina Personnel Services claims Akebono Brake Corp. is attempting to 'shift liability' in religious discrimination suit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – A third-party defendant is seeking a judgment on the pleadings in a discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from the U.S. District Court of South Carolina’s Columbia Division.
Bridgestone Corp. seeks to dismiss suit over rubber parts, states suit is 'tolling tactic'
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – A Michigan magistrate is still considering alleged antitrust allegations in one of the largest litigation lawsuits in the U.S.
Calif. court remands Ralphs Grocery Co. anti-SLAPP suit filed by petition signature gatherers
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has sent back an anti-SLAPP motion based on violation of First Amendment rights brought against a big-brand grocer by the operators of petition-signature-gathering companies.
Louisiana high court cuts punitive damages down to $4.25 million in wrongful death case
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The Louisiana Supreme Court amended a wrongful death judgment by nearly $20 million, citing that the punitive damage award was "excessive."
New Jersey court rules that legal malpractice suit is barred by entire controversy doctrine
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey malpractice action is barred by the entire controversy doctrine, according to the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division.
Maine Supreme Court sides with State in case against company
AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) -- The state of Maine won a legal dispute with an internet company and is now owed almost $500,000 in fees.