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EPA puts out PFAS limits despite critics' 'serious concerns with the underlying science'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - After a years-long wait, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has decided limits in drinking water for chemicals known as PFAS.
FirstEnergy bribery scandal leads to conviction of former Ohio House speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline - The Ohio lawmaker at the center of a bribery scheme involving nuclear plants owned by FirstEnergy has been found guilty of public corruption.
Judge gives preliminary OK to $9.5M settlement over Vizzy hard seltzers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco federal judge has no qualms with a proposed class action settlement in a lawsuit alleging the vitamin C claims on Vizzy hard seltzers mislead drinkers.
Generic-drug makers escape Prop 65 lawsuit over Zantac labels
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The makers of generic Zantac can't be sued under California's Prop 65, which requires cancer warning labels on products that contain ingredients the State has decided could be carcinogenic.
Magistrate judge recommends dismissal of lawsuit over Panera's 'unlimited' drink subscription
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) - Panera's arbitration clause could help it avoid a class action lawsuit brought by a customer unhappy with restrictions on its self-service beverage subscription - the "Unlimited Sip Club."
No harm, no foul, Dept. of Education says while fighting class action over forged loan application
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Education is fighting back against a class action lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who says his father took out more than $300,000 in fraudulent student loans in his name.
Class action complaining about fudge on Oreos is thrown out by judge
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Buyers of fudge-covered Oreos don't expect a product that fits a class action lawyer's definition, a federal judge has ruled in tossing a case over the cookies.
Judge tosses class action against Adidas over 'authentic' NHL jerseys
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida federal judge has thrown out a class action brought by a hockey fan who complains the "authentic" jersey he bought wasn't exactly like the kinds worn by players on the ice.
Facebook Live doesn't violate Video Privacy Protection Act, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Facebook's parent company has won dismissal of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims Facebook Live violates the Video Privacy Protection Act.
Case over fall on bleachers at Oregon State Fair takes step backward
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon trial court judge must reconsider, possibly, whether she was right to exclude certain evidence from a lawsuit over a fall on aluminum bleachers at the Oregon State Fair.
Landlord not to blame for drowning death in pond
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - A landlord can't be held liable for not building a fence around a pond in which a man whose condition kept him from recognizing dangers drowned.
Supreme court cash pours into Wisconsin from wealthy coastal liberal superdonors
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - More than 60 Democrat donors on the coasts - two of whom have welcomed Barack Obama to their home for a six-figure-per-plate fundraiser - threw $330,501 into the Midwest to support liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz in the weeks before her February primary.
Target class action moved as judge rejects plaintiff's pleas for Chicago's kosher food and synagogues
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Target will get to fight a false-pricing class action lawsuit in its home state, as an Illinois federal judge has kicked it to Minnesota.
Chronicle wants $80K from Shahid Buttar after failed defamation lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle wants a failed Congressional candidate who sued it for defamation to pay its attorneys fees.
Mass tort lawyers object to removal of lawsuit against hernia mesh partner
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers want their lawsuit over an agreement with colleagues sent back to the court in which they filed it.
Twitter again wants dismissal of class action over sale of contact information
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Twitter is again asking a San Francisco federal court to toss a class action lawsuit over the sale of its users' information.
Big group picked to lead Silvergate securities case; Bernstein Litowitz and Cohen Milstein its lawyers
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A group of retirement systems will lead class action litigation against Silvergate Capital over a drop in the banking institution's stock price.
Court: Stroke victim was in no shape to sign arbitration agreement
VENTURA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California skilled nursing facility will have to fight a wrongful death lawsuit, as a state appeals court has found the patient lacked the capacity to enter into an arbitration agreement.
'Read the ingredients' rejected as defense in class action over One a Day gummies
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have scored a win in their lawsuit over One a Day fruit bites, as a San Diego federal judge has turned down Bayer's motion to dismiss the case.
Judge makes ruling on class action targeting protein in Ezekiel 4:9 products
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Some of a proposed class action lawsuit against the maker of Ezekiel 4:9 cereals has been tossed by a federal judge, though lawyers will have a chance to file an amended complaint to address her concerns.