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Lawsuit against L.A. over alcohol withdrawal death hits major road block
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The family of an alcoholic who died in jail from withdrawal will have to fix their wrongful death lawsuit if they want to hold Los Angeles County liable.
Judge in class action: Not reasonable to expect whole fruit in cereal
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer is giving up his lawsuit that alleged keto-friendly Catalina Crunch cereals misled consumers.
Judge: Student-athletes likely the victims of unfair NIL negotiating restrictions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Limits on the Name, Image and Likeness market for collegiate athletes likely violate antitrust laws, a federal judge has ruled in a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia.
'Ghost guns' still likely guns and probably need to be regulated as such, judge rules
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James against sellers of so-called ghost guns.
Favorable recommendation for Dechert as it fights hacking lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The global law firm Dechert LLP should defeat a lawsuit that accused it of illegally obtaining privileged emails from opposing parties in cases.
Scandal at Harvard: Organ-harvesting suits against school fail, wife of 'Grim Reaper' pleads guilty
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The wife of a former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School caught in an organ-harvesting scandal has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges, while civil lawsuits against the school are crumbling.
Company losing clients thanks to Labor Dept. probe now hopes for help from district judge
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A staffing company that claims its business could be ruined by a federal labor investigation failed to make its case, a magistrate judge has written, adding it should pay the Department of Labor's costs.
New York's AG to fight Sirius in state court
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio is headed back to where she first filed it.
Firms picked to lead class action over Boost Glucose Control drinks
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers at Milberg Coleman and Kaplan Fox will lead consolidated litigation against Nestle that claims diabetic customers are tricked into thinking Boost Glucose Control drinks will help manage their condition.
$9M class action settlement with Olo gets green light
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York federal judge has given approval of a $9 million shareholder settlement in a lawsuit against a company that designs online ordering systems.
Will plaintiff being 'usually hungover' affect case against McDonald's over extra cost for OJ?
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A woman suing McDonald's for charging extra for orange juice in breakfast combos admitted she is usually hungover when she makes those purchases.
Kroger: Lawyer making lousy omelette with egg class actions
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer's class action over "farm fresh" eggs came to the courthouse stale, Kroger is claiming in a recent motion to dismiss.
Civil rights claim tossed from lawsuit over death of undocumented immigrant who fell off border wall
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - One civil rights claim has been struck from a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an undocumented immigrant who fell off a border wall in California.
Bad start for class action over gas stove emissions
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has gutted one of the first class action lawsuits that claims the makers of gas stoves have committed consumer fraud by portraying the items as safe when they emit harmful emissions.
Seventh Circuit keeps wrongful murder conviction case alive, finds key info possibly omitted
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A lack of exculpatory information on a probable cause affidavit could be seen as the reason a man had to spent more than 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Lawyers make move to lead lawsuits against Nestle's Boost Glucose Conrol
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers want control of litigation against Nestle that claims consumers falsely believe Boost Glucose Control nutrition drinks help manage diabetes.
Going to court backfires in lawyer v. lawyer dispute
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - A personal injury firm will have to pay almost $100,000 to a colleague with whom it had a business agreement, including more than $40,000 for filing a lawsuit to try to block arbitration.
Challenge so-far successful to Ohio social media access law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has put a stop to a new Ohio law requiring parental consent for minors to access social media websites.
Judge OKs big DuPont PFAS settlement; Lawyers wait on fees decision
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge is approving a $1.185 billion settlement with DuPont over chemicals known as PFAS, paving the way for lawyers to take about $935 million in fees from it and a related agreement with 3M.
Class action against matchmaker ends before Ninth Circuit can take it up
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have ended their pursuit of a case against a dating service they claim bilked customers.