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Locked out, man chooses to drop from roof to balcony; Now he can sue landlord over his fall
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California court has ruled that a man who was locked out of his apartment can sue the building's owner after he tried to scale down to his balcony from the roof but instead fell.
Fla. court: Jury overshot punitive damages with $24 million verdict in tobacco case
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A major punitive damages award for a smoker's estate that sued Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco should be reduced, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Targeting jurors by race 'poisons' the trial process, Texas Supreme Court rules
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Courts continue to grapple with the issue of race on juries, as Texas' highest court has found a trial was sullied after the plaintiff's attorney announced a preference for Black women jurors during selection.
Defendants in PFAS trial can't call high-profile plaintiff expert an advocate during bellwether trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Defendants in the coming bellwether trial over chemicals known as PFAS will not be able to test the motivations of one of the plaintiff's experts.
Jack Dorsey, Block management evade shareholder suit over purchase of Jay-Z's TIDAL
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Shareholders of Block Inc. can't sue the company's management, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, for its purchase of Jay-Z's streaming music service TIDAL.
Judge tells sides in PFAS MDL to pick some personal injury plaintiffs for trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A South Carolina federal court is preparing to select bellwether plaintiffs to test personal injury claims relating to the group of chemicals known as PFAS.
Experts fail to make claim for safer forklift design in case of lost leg
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled against a man who lost his leg in a forklift accident, finding he failed to prove there was an alternative, safer design.
California DOC escapes liability in case of inmate allegedly stomped to death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge won't hold the state's Department of Corrections liable for the death of a 37-year-old inmate who was stomped to death.
Troubled hurricane lawyers continue to mess with former clients, rival firm says
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana law firm says McClenny Moseley & Associates, which is under fire for an alleged scheme to take fees from homeowners who weren't aware they had hired it, is hassling hundreds of former clients who have jumped ship.
Subway proves point in tuna lawsuit, now wants lawyers who brought it punished
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers knew their "mystery meat" lawsuit against Subway over its tuna would fail and must be punished for causing the company to rack up more than $600,000 in attorney fees, the restaurant chain is arguing.
Class action food lawyer has filed more than 400 lawsuits since 2020
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The New York lawyer who has made his name suing over what some defendants and judges believe are trivial matters on food packaging has revealed just how busy he's been.
Norfolk Southern attacks CERCLA lawsuit following East Palestine derailment as vague
AKRON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Norfolk Southern is confused by a lawsuit brought by residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and a business there following the February derailment of one of its trains.
Cameron Young tells LIV golfers they missed chance to depose him for their antitrust suit against PGA
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - LIV Golf has issued burdensome subpoenas to PGA Tour golfers despite fighting all efforts to keep the PGA Tour from probing LIV's controversial financier.
As New York bans gas stoves, GE Appliances goes to court to fight no-injury class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The parent company of GE Appliances is mounting its defense in one of the first cases over the safety of emissions from gas stoves - a lawsuit that does not allege any physical injury.
Peloton lawsuit won't be a class action; Company was sued after it was forced to drop content
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't certify a class of Peloton customers in a lawsuit filed after the company's digital content library was slashed in half.
PREP Act shields Walmart from COVID vaccine case
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - A mother who sued Walmart when her child, seeking a COVID vaccine, was given a Pfizer shot allegedly without her consent has lost her case.
Stone must pay COVID-era rent at now-closed Napa brewpub, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Pay your tab, a California court has told beer-maker Stone Brewing as it attempts to get out of forking over rent at its Napa brewpub.
Who cares why vitamins were added, Gatorade-maker says in response to lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - PepsiCo has filed its motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges it can't call its Gatorade Fit drinks "healthy."
Why didn't survey ask about back label, tortilla-maker asks
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A customer survey to find out to what extent tortilla-eaters prefer them to be made in Mexico forgot to show respondents the "Made in U.S.A." disclaimer on the back.
Shrinking Crocs lawsuit will get to move forward
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has allowed parts of a proposed class action that alleges Crocs shoes shrink to proceed.