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Odometer fraud case against FedEx possibly on last legs
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against FedEx and others alleging odometer fraud.
Insurers lose case claiming scam by Houston chiropractors
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Insurance companies who disagreed with a federal magistrate judge who felt their RICO lawsuit against Houston-area chiropractors have lost.
Loss for class action lawyer suing Big Lots over coffee
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Big Lots has fended off the class action lawsuit claiming it miscounted how many servings its ground coffee makes.
Medtronic beats shareholder class action after trouble getting insulin pump approved
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Medtronic has defeated a shareholder class action lawsuit that alleged the company hid problems with an insulin pump's FDA approval.
Pricing class action divides New Jersey Supreme Court; Majority sides against plaintiffs
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers can't pursue claims against the clothing retailer Aeropostale that alleged customers were hurt by "sales" prices.
You might be a winner (you aren't): Court told to reconsider class of sweepstakes losers fooled by flyers
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The North Carolina Supreme Court has found fault with a trial judge creating a class action of people who claim a car dealership flyer tricked them into thinking they won $20,000 or a free car.
Judge: Of course there's no tequila in Ranch Water hard seltzers
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has ruled customers wouldn't expect tequila in a hard seltzer just because it is "Ranch Water" flavored.
PTSD from walking through dead man's brain matter not a basis to sue, court finds
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - Walking through brain matter at the scene of a gruesome accident isn't enough to sue over, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled.
Inaction by Ga. House will help car-crash plaintiffs who weren't wearing their seatbelts still hit jackpots
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - When a Georgia woman's airbag didn't deploy during a 2020 crash, she hit her head on the windshield and sued Ford, which figured it had the ultimate defense: She wasn't even wearing her seatbelt.
Lawyer asked for $300K in fees for small win but got nothing, now will get what's 'reasonable'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A labor lawyer whose dream of $300,000 in fees for helping a client win $7,600 was shattered by a Los Angeles judge is heading back to court to argue what a reasonable amount would be.
COVID wrongful death lawsuit against nursing home brought to soon, judge rules
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blaming a New York nursing home for the COVID-related death of a resident in the outset of the pandemic has so-far failed for procedural reasons.
Ghost gun ruling in New York AG's lawsuit appealed
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - "Ghost gun" sellers who lost a key ruling in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against them are appealing.
Appeal filed after lawyers lose class action against Catalina Crunch
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't give up after a federal judge through out their claims Catalina Crunch cereals mislead consumers into thinking their flavors contain those actual ingredients.
Frontier fees case should lose most of its claims, magistrate judge suggests
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Plenty should be dismissed from a class action lawsuit against Frontier Airlines over its fees for bags, a federal magistrate judge has ruled, though one count could go forward.
Class action fails, as no 'reasonable' consumer would expect lemon and honey in flavored Alka-Seltzer Plus
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge will throw out a class action lawsuit that claimed people who bought flavored Alka-Seltzer Plus cold medicine were tricked by pictures of lemon and honey on the package.
Oasis Legal Finance gets class action against it booted from N.J. court
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who challenged her agreement with Oasis Legal Finance as illegal has been told she filed her lawsuit in the wrong court.
CFPB defeats challenges, free to take on student loan trusts
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court will not stand in the way of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as it targets student loan trusts.
'A mess': Expert in Fla. toxic tort plagiarizes cancer research of others, tries to submit it to court
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - More plaintiffs have been booted from a Florida toxic tort lawsuit because the expert hired by lawyers to connect their cancers to substances released at a Lockheed Martin plant plagiarized the work of a research group.
Interest adds to woes for lawyers who took money from litigation funder
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Fighting an arbitration award for a litigation funder didn't pay off for married lawyers who borrowed for it, and they have to pay more than $1 million in interest for doing so.
$25 million for lawyers who pushed PACER class action
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who took on the federal government's system for charging fees for court documents will take close to $25 million for their efforts.