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Walmart allegedly falsifying prices on sold-by-weight products
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Products at Walmart are more expensive than they appear, a class action lawsuit filed in Florida federal court says.
Eye drop user says maker is ripping him off
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A maker of eye drops faces a class action lawsuit that says customers get only 20 days' worth of product instead of the 30 promised on the packaging.
LAPD sued by company hired for security services
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The Los Angeles Police Department is bullying and harassing employees of a security company that it contracts with, a new lawsuit alleges.
A hacker stole $25,000 from ConocoPhillips meant for Alaska Native group
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - ConocoPhillips Alaska is going to court to find out who scammed it out of $25,000 it was trying to donate to a nonprofit.
Snapchat argues app doesn't help sexual predators find victims
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Snapchat is looking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a girl who alleges it, Google and Apple are to blame for the sexual abuse she suffered.
Asbestos lawyers succeed in keeping info from public
ERIE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The public won't have access to information from a case that accuses an asbestos bankruptcy trust from giving out money to lawyers without double-checking their claims.
Court rebuffs coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The group that once hoped to extract settlements to restaurants that sold coffee for lacking a cancer warning salvaged six figures in attorneys fees it was once ordered to pay.
Firms vie to lead litigation against Stitch Fix over stock drop
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Two law firms have filed to lead shareholder class action litigation against Stitch Fix over a drop in the company's stock value.
Tampa facility settles rape case brought by young boy
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A mother and her son who was allegedly raped at a Tampa, Fla., children's home have settled their lawsuit.
Lockheed Martin: Experts can't prove we made Orlando sick
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Lockheed Martin is attacking the lawsuit filed by a group of plaintiffs who say the weapons manufacturer contaminated the environment around an Orlando, Fla., facility.
Defendant in COVID wrongful death case wonders how much is at stake
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - As a COVID wrongful death lawsuit progress in Florida, the plaintiff's stance is that putting a dollar amount on the loss of her mother can't be done.
Questions await for agnostic woman who sued over mention of God at work
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will soon gets it chance to question the woman suing it because her co-workers talked about God.
Lawsuit over man who choked to death at Fresno taco-eating contest settles
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The family of a California man who died at a taco-eating contest in Fresno has settled with the company that put on the event.
Server settles suit against country club after alleging gender discrimination
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California woman who accused her employer of gender discrimination has settled her lawsuit.
Mass settlement soon in Kincade Fire litigation?
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiffs lawyers representing victims of the 2019 Kincade Fire in California are getting closer to settling their lawsuits against Pacific Gas & Electric.
Updates on lawsuit by transgender woman who was called 'dude' by co-workers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A transgender woman who claimed she was discriminated against by the University of the Pacific can't prove it acted with malice, the university is claiming.
Lawsuit over Reynolds foil actually being 'Made in U.S.A.' to proceed
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer will get to continue suing Reynolds Consumer Products because the bauxite used in its aluminum foil comes from different countries, despite claims the product is "Made in U.S.A."
San Francisco fights lesbian fire chief's retaliation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A lesbian assistant chief at the San Francisco Fire Department has failed to allege she was retaliated against, the city says in response to her lawsuit.
Federal judge will hear class action over Hearthstone purchases
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't be pursuing their case against the maker of the digital card game Hearthstone in their preferred venue.
Ogletree firm, mad at being named defendant, wants plaintiff to suffer
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The law firm Ogletree Deakins wants an ex-Redgrave LLP lawyer punished for naming it as a defendant in her lawsuit against her former employer.