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Miami judge picks lead counsel for shareholder lawsuits against Royal Caribbean Cruises
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Labaton Sucharow will lead litigation against Royal Caribbean Cruises over a stock drop associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, beating out a couple of competitors in the securities class action field.
Detroit to judge: Throw the book at Sidney Powell for bringing lawsuit over Presidential vote
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – Not only should the lawsuit contesting Michigan’s Presidential vote results be thrown out of court, the Trump-backers who brought it should be penalized.
Hawaiian rolls aren't made in Hawaii, lawsuit complains
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A new lawsuit seeks damages because King’s Hawaiian rolls aren’t actually made in Hawaii.
Lawsuit: Florida lawyers botched wrongful death case of crash victim, took half of insurance benefit
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A woman unhappy with a Florida personal injury law firm is suing it in federal court, alleging it waited too long to bring claims stemming from a 2014 car accident in which her daughter was killed.
Lawsuit: Costly teeth-whitening lights not an upgrade over cheaper options
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Expensive teeth whitening products are actually cheap lights that don’t offer the protection they promise, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit calls bull on Under Armour's infrared products
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers are taking aim at Under Armour’s RUSH fabric, which purportedly absorbs heat emitted from an athlete’s body and “converts it into infrared energy that is re-emitted back into the body.”
Feds sue Delaware over pollution at Fort DuPont State Park
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The United States is suing Delaware under the federal Superfund law over hazardous substances at a landfill.
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Company sues to get into Maine's medical marijuana market
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – A company that wants to invest in Maine’s medical marijuana market is complaining about a residency requirement that gives in-staters an advantage.
California sues to recover cleanup costs at Vernon smelter
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The California Department of Toxic Substances Control is suing NL Industries and other companies for recovery of cleanup costs at a metals smelter in Los Angeles County.
ChapStick products aren't 100% natural, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – ChapStick’s lip butter and balms aren’t as natural as their manufacturer claims, class action attorneys allege in a new lawsuit.
Ancestry.com sued over massive yearbook database
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit alleges Ancestry.com is using photos of people without their permission.
Contributors score contract with Mississippi AG for PFAS lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Private lawyers, some of whom contributed to her campaign, stand to gain financially from Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s new lawsuit against 3M, DuPont and other companies over chemicals known as PFAS.
Beware the 'extra power' claims from Duracell, lawsuit says
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – There is no “extra life” and “extra power” in Duracell’s size AA batteries, a new lawsuit alleges.
Class action accuses Gap of taking back rewards points
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Gap, Inc., has created a rewards program designed to entice, but ultimately let down, shoppers, a lawsuit says.
Colorado asks judge to OK minimum price on cigarettes
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Accused of conspiring with a tobacco giant on legislation, the State of Colorado is hoping to preserve the minimum price it has established on cigarettes.
Missouri shutting some out of medical marijuana business, lawsuit claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – An out-of-stater is suing over Missouri’s medical marijuana law, arguing he should be able to start a business there.
Goodyear sues to recover $13M cleanup costs at Ohio landfill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Goodyear is suing several companies, including Conagra Foods, for alleged contamination at a landfill in Jackson County, Ohio.
Billboard companies say Colorado law is too complex, takes too much time
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Two companies are suing the Colorado Department of Transportation, arguing its regulation of billboards is unconstitutional.
Feds say sink company failed to pay $490K settlement
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says a stainless steel sink manufacturer is in violation of a previous False Claims Act settlement.
3M's effort to collect info from plaintiffs' side referred to ear plug MDL judge
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – The judge overseeing more than 200,000 cases over 3M’s military ear plugs will decide whether a client-gathering website will need to turn over its records.