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Court: Pediatrician not to blame for death of infant from rare blood disorder
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a pediatrician who faced a lawsuit over the death of a five-month-old infant.
Maker of Altoids faces class action over lack of cinnamon
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit complains that there is no cinnamon in cinnamon-flavored Altoids.
New Hampshire wants company to pay for cleanup of Davidson Rubber plant
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - The State of New Hampshire is going to court to seek costs associated with the cleanup at a former automobile parts plant in Farmington.
Twitter fights class action, says ads can't be used as injury
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The woman suing Twitter over the sale of her information should have known that it would happen, the company is claiming.
Lawsuit says plant-based wipes contain other ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers are targeting The Honest Company, accusing it of lying to customers about its plant-based wipes.
Mintz Levin says further deposition by bankrupt lab 'qualifies as harassment'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Mintz Levin is tired of spending time and money on an issue it feels was resolved when litigants did not request another deposition of one of its attorneys and a legal malpractice case against it was dismissed.
Florida court rejects liability for car wreck on nearby property owners
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Property owners did not have a duty to motorists to maintain the areas next to nearby roads, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Robbins Geller hopes to lead Ben & Jerry's lawsuit over Israel boycott, stock drop
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Having sued the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s over the ice cream icon's boycott of Israel, the law firm Robbins Geller has now moved to lead the potential class action.
Lawsuit: Smoked gouda never smoked, only flavored
FLINT, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Kroger’s smoked gouda was never smoked, despite claims on its packaging that it contains the “distinctive” flavor, a class action lawsuit says.
Lawsuit says feta made in U.S.A. disguises itself as Greek
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Feta cheese eaters are tricked into thinking the product put out by Lactalis American is actually made in Greece.
Lawsuit asks Starbucks, where's the mango in these mango drinks?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Fruit-flavored “Refreshers” at Starbucks don’t contain the fruits they are said to, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit: Supplements aren't helping your dog at all
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Doggie Dailies – supplements intended to help dogs dealing with joint pain – are a sham, a class action lawsuit says.
Roy Moore wins millions in defamation trial over 'young girls' political ad
ANNISTON, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – A federal jury has awarded former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore more than $8 million in his defamation lawsuit over an ad that ran during his failed U.S. Senate campaign that he claimed portrayed him as a child predator.
Mom's lawsuit over COVID vaccine given to teen son sent to Louisiana state court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit alleging a 16-year-old was given the COVID-19 vaccine without the permission of his mother is headed back to state court after a brief stint in federal.
Peloton can't escape class action over content it removed from library
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Peloton has failed to convince a federal judge to toss what threatens to become a long-running class action.
Dole says nitpicking lawyers - not customers - pushing lawsuits over labels
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Dole says the class action lawsuit against it is “just the latest” from a cottage industry created by lawyers obsessed with labels on food.
Restaurant company's theory fails as it seeks insurance money for COVID loss of business
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled against restaurants seeking to recover the financial drain of the COVID-19 pandemic from their insurers.
Harley-Davidson sued over terms in warranties
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Harley-Davidson Motor Company faces a class action lawsuit that alleges it forces its customers to use only repair services or parts that it approves.
'Keystroke monitoring' class action hits Goodyear
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys have targeted Goodyear for what they say is the unlawful collection of data from visitors to its website.
While SCOTUS decides future of California pork law, Massachusetts case on hold
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Litigation that challenges Massachusetts’ laws that target how hogs are treated will be on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court decides a similar case.