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Conservative justice: Libs on Wisconsin SC just gutted voters' rights
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - It's another 4-3 vote on the Wisconsin Supreme Court that has angered the conservative minority, as one justice says the denial of a voter's power to question how 2022 voting was held "guts" the people's access to courts in election law.
'The problem with these cases is that none exist': AI troubles hit Morgan & Morgan
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) - With "great embarrassment," the nation's largest plaintiff firm is trying to explain why it is using made-up cases to bolster its arguments.
Identities of Seattle cops at Jan. 6 rally/riot shouldn't be private, court rules
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Seattle police officers who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol were never entitled to anonymity, the state's highest court has ruled.
Infant burned when car seat placed next to stove; Can Mom sue for her own emotional injuries?
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - The Connecticut Supreme Court won't extend certain claims in lawsuits any further than they already go, ruling recently in a closely watched case against a parent who put her infant daughter in a car seat next to a stove.
With numbers not on its side, Beasley Allen wants new client vote on J&J's $9B talc fund
HOUSTON - The two law firms opposing Johnson & Johnson's massive talcum powder settlement that would give $9 billion to women blaming their ovarian cancer on Baby Powder wants a new vote.
Changes from 2023 didn't take Roundup plaintiffs' 'shaky' causation experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Experts once called "shaky" by the federal judge hearing thousands of Roundup cases can continue to testify, as the latest wave of plaintiffs make their way through a multidistrict litigation proceeding.
Facebook not to blame for mass shooting by white supremacist in South Carolina
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court refuses to pin the blame for a mass shooting in South Carolina on Facebook, rejecting a lawsuit that said its algorithm radicalized murderer Dylann Roof.
J&J bashes Beasley Allen as it seeks approval of $9B talc plan
HOUSTON - Johnson & Johnson takes aim at plaintiffs attorneys opposing its massive settlement of cancer claims related to Baby Powder, basically calling them hypocrites whose lone standard is how much money they will make for themselves.
Canadian companies plead with Carolina high court to stop asbestos judge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Two portraits of Canadian companies were painted Tuesday as the South Carolina Supreme Court was asked to decide what, if any, limits there are on the controversial measures taken by the state's asbestos judge.
New-look CFPB doesn't want any money this year
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal agency's unique funding system will have it receiving no money this year, as the new director says it already has enough.
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.