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CFPB asked to get rid of Biden-era 'name and shame' rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Among the Biden-era rules that should now be torn down, business groups say, is one that allowed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to "name and shame" companies on a public registry.
Fifth judge agrees with Big Oil, dismisses another climate change case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A New Jersey state court judge refuses to be the one who sets international energy standards and has thrown out a climate change lawsuit brought by the state.
Jamaal Taylor posed a threat, judge says in wrongful death ruling for Baltimore County
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has again thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit against Baltimore County police over the 2019 shooting of Jamaal Taylor.
First-grader's bully was his teacher, and now Dad can sue school district
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - An unhappy father will get his chance to sue a South Carolina school district after his son was bullied - by a teacher.
Lawyers supporting J&J's $9B talc settlement seek protection from rival firms
HOUSTON - Law firms that want Johnson & Johnson's massive talc bankruptcy plan approved object to the nature of a probe by lawyers who want it rejected, as the fight for votes continues ahead of a key hearing.
One penalty issued, another avoided for controversial class action lawyer
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer called a "wrecking ball" by one federal judge has avoided punishment in one of his failed cases but is now off to a federal appeals court to protest a $500 fine against him in another.
American Airlines had just paid the tab on one legal problem, now likely to face crash litigation
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - American Airlines has wrapped up one legal problem but now faces the prospect of dozens of wrongful death lawsuits over the recent tragedy in Washington, D.C.
New era of CFPB should follow rules when making rules, industry group says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal offices are looking very different under President Donald Trump, and one industry group has suggestions on how to reform an often-controversial consumer protection agency.
Feds, lawyers and insurers among critics of J&J's massive talc settlement
HOUSTON - Some insurers and personal injury lawyers have found themselves in a rare position - allied in court.
Fourth climate change case against Big Oil tossed out of state court
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - Another state court judge has thrown out a climate change lawsuit brought against the fossil fuel industry by government officials who have hired private lawyers hoping for jackpots.
Talc lawyers fighting J&J's $9B plan get to grill lawyer holding 1,500 key votes
HOUSTON - A court-ordered deposition of a lawyer next week should produce plenty of fireworks, as he explains why 1,500 of his clients suing Johnson & Johnson changed their minds on whether to accept the company's massive settlement proposal.
NYC loses - again, in a different court - its climate change case against Big Oil
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Government officials allied with private lawyers hoping for climate change jackpots wanted their cases heard in various state courts, but yesterday a third state judge tossed their claims at an early stage.
J&J appeals now-$39M Carolina talc verdict, says trial judge was hostile
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - South Carolina's asbestos judge took more than $16 million off of Johnson & Johnson's share of a huge talcum powder verdict, but that isn't stopping the company from seeking total relief from the state's appeals courts.
Protections for minority teachers affirmed, as Minn. court says taxpayers can't challenge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A taxpayer can't challenge a Minnesota school district's preference for helping minority teachers keep their jobs, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
SCOTUS declines to hear Big Oil's appeal of Hawaii climate change ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will let stand a ruling in Hawaii that paves the way for government officials represented by contingency fee lawyers to sue the oil industry over the effects of global warming.
D.C. judge will lead the way as MGM accuses FTC of unconstitutional conduct
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) - A Nevada federal judge has somewhat stepped away from a dispute between MGM Resorts and the Federal Trade Commission over a data breach FTC commissioner Lina Khan was personally involved in.
Australian's Qatar injury claims against Oxy fail in Texas
HOUSTON - Occidental Petroleum and its Qatar wing have defeated a globe-spanning lawsuit in Texas concerning on-the-job injuries sustained by an Australian man.
Judge won't step down from lawyer fight over J&J talc bankruptcy
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't recuse himself from litigation involving lawyers bickering over Johnson & Johnson's proposed multibillion-dollar plan to resolve lawsuits alleging its talcum powder causes cancer.
Big Oil makes last push for SCOTUS intervention in climate change case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Oil companies have made their final plea for help from the U.S. Supreme Court as they battle a Hawaii ruling that kept alive a lawsuit that seeks to hold them liable for the effects of climate change.
Class action asks Arby's where the rest of our French fries are
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer with a knack for coming up with novel theories - and sometimes angering judges with them - is suing Arby's, complaining the fast-food chain is giving customers less while charging them more.