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Lawsuit over death of California inmate faces dismissal motion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A company providing mental health services in California jails argues it shouldn't be held liable for the death of an inmate.
Class action lawyers told their quick-strike strategy won't fly
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge is telling class action lawyers to slow down after they attempted to certify a class before Walmart could even respond to their lawsuit.
Six Flags lawyer beats allegations of cruelty during deposition, has plaintiffs attorney's letter sealed
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected claims that an attorney for Six Flags wasted hours of deposition time questioning a plaintiff about a shooting that occurred last century.
Judge approves cheese stick settlement
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge has given final approval to a class action settlement that seeks to give consumers $0.27 per bag of TGI Friday's-brand cheese stick snacks.
Frontier defends cost for carry-ons too big to be free
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Frontier Airlines is disputing claims it tricks customers who think they will not have to pay for the personal items they carry on board with them.
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.