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Lawsuit over PFAS possibly in Simply Tropical juice faces dismissal motion
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Coca-Cola and Simply Orange Juice Company say class action lawyers have failed to show the Simply Tropical juice drink they make contains chemicals known as PFAS.
Suit over Verizon's lead cables has lead counsel
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The law firms Grant & Eisenhofer and Kessler Topaz have been picked to lead shareholder litigation against Verizon over cables that contain lead.
Class action lawyers defend PFAS case, deny sanctions are appropriate
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers accused of filing a class action lawsuit with no proof are fighting a call for punishment made by the company they sued.
Settlement over eyelash product promises more than $3 million for class members
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have scored a settlement said to be worth more than $6 million with Grande Cosmetics.
Wrongful death suit over undocumented immigrant's fall off border wall faces dismissal motion
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The United States is fighting a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an undocumented immigrant who fell off a border wall in California.
Judge says DayQuil class action claim 'filed with little thought'
PEORIA, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has called part of a class action 'nonsensical' and rejected all other claims against DayQuil-maker Proctor & Gamble, which was sued for packaging the medicine with a vitamin C supplement.
Huge 3M PFAS settlement questioned by water wholesalers
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - With billions of dollars on the table, certain water wholesalers are wondering if they get anything from pending PFAS settlements.
Settlement over reaction to hamburger bun is six figures
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A hamburger bun will cost a Massachusetts restaurant $110,000 - a figure it recently agreed to pay to settle claims a minor suffered an allergic reaction there.
Lawyer: Six Flags lawyers spent deposition forcing client to relive old school shooting
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The lawyer for a man who says he was hurt on a Six Flags ride says the company tortured her client with questions about how he became a paraplegic during a seven-hour deposition and objects to any further questioning.
Mold plaintiff gets her expert back in case against property owner
VENTURA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A Santa Barbara County judge was wrong to exclude the expert testimony for a plaintiff hoping to prove mold caused her illness, a California appeals court has ruled.
Colorado fights challenge to new gun laws
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says part of the state NRA's lawsuit against new firearm restrictions shouldn't be in court yet.
Insurers can't untangle themselves from massive PFAS litigation
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Facing more than thousands of PFAS lawsuits, a maker of firefighting foam will get to continue trying to prove its insurers should have to pay their fair share.
Appeal filed after NetChoice blocks new California law
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is appealing a federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of a new requiring websites with content for minors to undertake more protections for them.
Troubled hurricane firm has one less lawsuit to worry about
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The law firm accused of filing hurricane-damage lawsuits on behalf clients who didn't consent to them has defeated claims from a rival firm.
Police car where man died was still in "use" despite not running, court finds
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A Georgia sheriff will face a lawsuit over the death of a man in the back of a patrol car, finding there is no immunity for him simply because the car was not running.
Company defeats dangerous fungus allegations, but faces penalty for putting masks on workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A subcontractor on the California Flats Solar Project has defeated allegations it could have exposed workers to a fungus that causes Valley fever.
Payday?: Lawyers asking for $1 billion-plus in massive PFAS settlements
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers are looking for more than $1 billion from settlements with DuPont and 3M that they say will address the problems public water districts have with chemicals known as PFAS.
Motion to dismiss: Colgate wants case over recyclable toothpaste tube tossed
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Colgate-Palmolive is fighting a class action lawsuit over its "first-of-its-kind" recyclable toothpaste tubes, saying it's not to blame if traditional facilities can't handle them.
Nebraska can't be sued after lawn mower falls down hill into picnic table
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Wet grass is a weather condition, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled in a lawsuit brought by a man who was nearly struck with a riding lawnmower that slipped down a hill.
Widow can't reopen plane crash claim after her lawyer accepted $100K settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A widow won't get to sue the owner of an aircraft that crashed, killing her husband, because her previous lawyer already agreed to settle that claim.