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NYC lawsuit alleges cigarettes trafficked in from Virginia
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York City has sued a tobacco distributor, claiming it is trafficking untaxed cigarettes into the city.
Companies rail against proposed class of 330 million so-far-uninjured Americans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – In the case of Every American vs. 11 companies, defendants are hoping to stop class action lawyers from establishing “the most ambitious class imaginable.”
Housing groups move for victory in case against CFPB
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Affordable housing groups are asking a federal judge to grant them victory over a federal agency over a rule published in May that changes certain business practices.
Lawyers move across country to sue over space in movie theater candy boxes again
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers mad at the empty space in candy boxes have filed a lawsuit in New Jersey similar to another being contested in California.
Lawsuit filed over 'smoked' provolone
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Smoked Provolone cheese hasn’t been smoked at all, a class action alleges.
Trouble escalates for lawyer, husband of a Real Housewife, accused of misusing clients' money
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A Chicago federal judge has held a plaintiffs lawyer whose wife is a reality TV personality misused $2 million awarded to families over one of the Boeing 737 Max crashes.
Makeup is oily, new group of class actions says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Maybelline and L’Oreal Paris makeup products contain oils even though advertisements say otherwise, a class action lawsuit says.
Stem cell company wants to fight Georgia attorney general's lawsuit in federal court
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A stem cell company accused of misleading elderly and disabled customers has removed the lawsuit against it to federal court.
Lack of criminal charges doesn't doom sexual assault lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Akron hospital will have to face a lawsuit that claims one of its emergency room physicians sexually assaulted a patient, even though no criminal charges have been filed.
Proper Puss defeats claims of customer who said hair removal laser burned her
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Much of a woman’s case against a salon that performed hair removal in private places – called Proper Puss – has been thrown out by a New York judge.
Russian-born detective gets chance to prove retaliation lawsuit against NYPD
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A Russian immigrant was unable to prove the New York City Police Department discriminated against him with a series of demotions because none of his countrymen were employed in his unit but he will have a chance to make his case under the City Human Rights Laws anyway.
Surgeon prevails in lawsuit alleging Medtronic stiffed him on $112M in payments for inventions
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Medical device giant Medtronic has lost its appeal of a $112 million verdict in a lawsuit brought by a renowned spinal surgeon who sold his inventions to it.
Judge, defendant: Plaintiffs lawyer using his own surveys to shape his class actions
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – One target of an attorney who files novel class actions is hoping an October decision will help doom the case against it.
Old Starbucks webpages unearthed as class action lawyers try to save slave labor case
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers are combing through old versions of Starbucks’ website to prove their claims the company misleads customers into thinking it cares about where it cocoa comes from.
Massachusetts AG says pollution at Lynn plant
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The owner of a Massachusetts coating and adhesives plant is accused of releasing hazardous chemicals into the air.
Be careful putting human face on corporate client; New trial ordered in Illinois med-mal case
ELGIN, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys representing a health care provider went too far during closing arguments, and an Illinois man will get a second chance to prove it is liable for his injuries.
Illinois court: $50K settlement between former in-laws fishy in lawsuit over son/nephew's death
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A mere $50,000 settlement from the employer and uncle of a 21-year-old man who died while refurbishing a bathtub raises some red flags, an Illinois court has ruled.
Ohio judge loses fight for cash from her city
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio judge has failed in her power play to force her city to give the court system all the money she requested.
Trump backers appeal loss of lawsuit against Michigan
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – Republicans will appeal their loss of a lawsuit against the way Presidential voting was conducted in Michigan.
CFPB says lending company violating Military Lending Act
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal agency has sued a lending company, arguing it violated the Military Lending Act.