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Dechert defeats email hacking lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The global law firm Dechert LLP has defeated a lawsuit that accused it of illegally obtaining privileged emails from opposing parties in cases.
FTC wants answers from MGM about cyberattacks
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Trade Commission has been taken to court and now is going to court in a dispute with MGM that has the agency's chair in an awkward position.
Judge stops Colorado's interest rate law
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A Colorado federal judge has stopped a state law that restricts the interest rates banks can charge in the state.
Crypto company says SEC going way overboard on possible penalty
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - What was once thought to be a $2 billion lawsuit that could change the cryptocurrency market forever might now end up being a $10 million hiccup for Ripple Labs, which says the federal agency desperate to regulate its product is being unreasonable.
Railroad could be liable after train strikes 14-year-old with earbuds in
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A railroad company is possibly headed toward trial after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled it was not entitled to judgment in the case of a boy who was struck by a train he didn't hear coming because he was listening to music through earbuds.
PFAS case over Simply Tropical tossed by federal judge
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola and Simply Orange Juice Company regarding the possible presence of chemicals known as PFAS.
Georgia SC rules for business in wrongful death case; Retaining wall collapsed on man
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A home inspection company with basically a one-year warranty on its work can't be sued after a retaining wall collapsed and killed a client after that timeframe.
Toxic tort lawyers don't have to fork over clients' info after sharing it with expert
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Defendants aren't entitled to certain information from plaintiff lawyers just because they shared it with their experts.
Judge asked to toss case over cashless national parks
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Park Service is defending its choice to stop accepting cash as it fights a federal lawsuit alleging it violated the Administrative Procedures Act.
Uber users given fair notice of arbitration clause, court rules in case of paralyzed man
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Uber adequately informed users that any negligence lawsuits against the ride-sharing giant would be sent to arbitration.
Des Moines, facing wrongful death suit, wants police video included
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - An amended complaint in a wrongful death lawsuit takes still images from an Iowa cop's bodycam, so the City of Des Moines says the full footage should be viewed.
No decision on climate change appeal from SCOTUS; Biden Admin asked for input
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Rather than grant or reject a petition seeking appeal of a key ruling in a climate change lawsuit against the oil industry, the U.S. Supreme Court has instead asked the Biden Administration its thoughts.
Roofer's records to be inspected by judge as insurer looks for fraud
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida judge will review the records of a roofing company caught up elsewhere in allegations it conspired with lawyers while purporting to be representing customers.
'Poorly reasoned' and 'self-serving': Industry groups attack FTC's ban of noncompete clauses
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Trade Commission's conclusion that noncompete agreements harms employees was no surprise, industry groups are telling the Philadelphia federal judge who has a chance to block the FTC's new rule banning them.
Remand recommended for case of man who died after COVID vaccination
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blaming Walgreens for the death of a man following his COVID vaccination could be on the move.
Shrinking Crocs lawsuit may soon be full-fledged class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - There's a chance the lawsuit alleging Crocs shoes shrink is about to become a big problem for the company.
Defense underway as companies fight benzene claims in acne medicine
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The woman who filed five class action lawsuits in one day over acne medication now faces a dismissal motion in her case against Target.
Acne cases pile up after Valisure study, could be put in an MDL
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - More than 30 lawsuits have now been filed after a controversial drug-testing lab with a mystery government contract claimed acne medicine turns into benzene.
$400K penalty against asbestos lawyers affirmed; Another appeal on the horizon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos lawyers found in contempt for fighting an order requiring them to turn over their clients' exposure histories have lost their latest legal battle.
Judge, Publix turn away class action lawyers
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who frequently team to pursue novel theories of consumer deception at the grocery store have seen their complaint against Publix tossed.