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Murder at apartment complex leads to wrongful death lawsuit against owner
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A wrongful death lawsuit alleges the owner and property manager of an Orlando apartment complex is liable for the shooting of Frantz Gustave.
Fight between teams leads to lawsuit against Orlando Indoor Soccer
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An amateur soccer player blames his league and the owner of the building in which it plays for a brawl between teams.
Amazon fights to toss lawsuit over ingredient in non-drowsy cold medicine
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Amazon.com has moved to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit that says its brand of daytime cold medicine can make users drowsy.
California has plaintiff lawyers earning $280K in fees for $15,000 settlement
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for lawyers to earn $280,000 for negotiating a $15,000 settlement
JetBlue, American want Delta in the house when trial over alliance starts
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - JetBlue and American Airlines want to put a competitor on the stand to prove their business arrangement has not hurt customers in the Northeast United States.
Ricola must fight class action as two claims over Swiss herbs proceed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Despite calling a class action lawsuit against it "implausible and absurd," cough drop-maker Ricola will have to face at least two of the nine claims made in it.
Georgia law requiring disclosure of donors for political groups faces court challenge
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A voter turnout group is suing Georgia over a law that it says improperly classifies it as a political committee that must turn over its donor information.
Lawsuit follows cheerleading coach's suicide; He was under suspicion of sexual abuse
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A group of women and two men who say they were sexually abused by a cheerleading coach who recently killed himself have filed a lawsuit in South Carolina federal court.
Minn. SC decides liability issues in lawsuit over murder-suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - The mental health care providers of a man who killed his family won't be liable for their deaths, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled.
Judge leaves verdict for gun-maker intact in case of random firing
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal newsline) - A federal judge won't change a jury's verdict that found a gun manufacturer not liable for injuries sustained by a man who said his firearm went off without the trigger being pulled.
Ear plug plaintiffs file to stop transfer of 3M's assets to bankrupt subsidiary
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiffs in the massive 3M ear plug litigation are asking for a Florida federal judge for backup as they fight the company's plan to spin its liabilities onto a subsidiary.
Lawsuit targets titanium dioxide in Tylenol
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson faces a class action lawsuit over titanium dioxide in its Tylenol, a trend in litigation that has already hit the manufacturer of Skittles.
Napa County victorious in lawsuit over fatal hostage situation at veterans home
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Napa County won't be held liable for three murders committed by a troubled veteran who had taken them hostage.
No money, no problem: Navient settlement approved by Second Circuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has rejected objections to a $2.2 million class action settlement that provided no money to class members or their lawyers.
Wrongful death case over cancer recurrence to move forward
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A Michigan appeals court has decided whether a lawsuit brought over the death of a woman who suffered from colorectal cancer should be classified as medical malpractice or “lost opportunity.”
Abbott shareholders complain contaminated formula caused financial losses
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Abbott faces a class action lawsuit by shareholders upset at the loss of stock value following a scandal with its infant formula.
Lawsuit says dragon fruit Fanta has artificial ingredient
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Coca-Cola faces a class action lawsuit that claims ingredients in Fanta belie the claim they have "100% natural flavors."
Honolulu to face suit over flooding; Class action tolling applied to mass torts
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) – Property owners in Hawaii will get to sue Honolulu over a 2018 flood they say could have been prevented.
Idaho plaintiff lawyer's 'focused revenge' against ex-firm not going as planned
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - In a battle over legal fees, an Idaho attorney out for vengeance against his former firm will be sanctioned for continuing to represent a client he took with him when he left.
Court: PAGA plaintiff bound by labor agreement's arbitration clause
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A plumbing and heating company won't have to deal with a lawsuit brought under California's Private Attorneys General Act, which allows employees to bring suit on behalf of the State and opens businesses to civil penalties.