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South Carolina wants to keep labor penalties lower than feds following massive inflation adjustments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - South Carolina faces another hurdle as it refuses to increase penalties for labor violations, which the federal government says it is required to do.
Morgan & Morgan defends its advertisements in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Major personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan recently made its arguments for dismissal of a lawsuit that accuses it of violating attorney advertising rules in Arkansas.
Say cheese? Lawsuit over what's in Combos moves forward
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Combos snacks has lost a key ruling in a class action lawsuit against it that claims the "cheese" filling is made with other stuff.
Should convicted murderer ever get to have sex with his wife? Court says Pennsylvania hasn't shown why not
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Muslim man's decade-long quest to have sex with his wife has been given a small measure of new life by a federal appeals court that says Pennsylvania must prove it would be a bad idea.
Rhode Island still won't let people sue for being born
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - A 2022 ruling has doomed a Rhode Island couple's lawsuit that claimed they never would have conceived their second and third kids had they known they were at a risk for cystic fibrosis.
Green Party on Wisconsin ballot, against Dems' wishes; Lawsuit likely to follow
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Anticipating another court challenge, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has certified the Green Party's Presidential candidate for this year's election - a move that could possibly take votes from Democrat Kamala Harris in the swing state.
White woman with Black husband can sue employer after legal woes cause her to miss three days - but not more
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) - A ruling from the Maine Supreme Court sets the stage for a white woman to tell a jury she was fired because her husband, whose criminal problems caused her to miss three days of work, is Black.
Libs on Wis. SC seem poised to help Kamala avoid competition for votes
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Liberal justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are accused by a colleague of doing the bidding of the Democratic Party as it attempts to quickly stop a third-party Presidential candidate from siphoning votes from Kamala Harris.
No, the FDA can't be your expert witness for medical malpractice cases
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona's supreme court has delivered a blow to plaintiff lawyers hoping to use FDA regulations to satisfy the requirement for an expert in medical malpractice cases.
Injunction scaled back in challenge to Calif. law targeting minors' online activities
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has dissolved portions of an injunction that blocked a California law imposing new regulations on social media and other online companies over their handling of minors' accounts.
Judge rejecting Vizzy class action: Free market 'more efficient check' than lawsuits
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has warned that class action lawyers who target every little thing in the grocery store with lawsuits could be hampering innovation.
Acne medicine lawsuits won't be sent to same court; Too many differences in them
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The 28 class action lawsuits alleging acne medications turn into benzene won't be bundled, as a federal court panel has found too much variance among the allegations.
Sexual abuse by gynecologist is not malpractice; Utah court gives lawsuits a boost
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - Dozens of women accusing a Utah gynecologist of sexually abusing them have won a key ruling at the state's Supreme Court that reverses an order dismissing their lawsuit.
In Amazon case, the Washington SC becomes the first to give plaintiff lawyers this new way to sue
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court has given a boost to price-gouging claims against Amazon, opening the retail giant to new claims over increased costs during the COVID pandemic.
Kroger beats class action over 'farm-fresh' eggs from caged hens
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Calling eggs "farm-fresh" doesn't require their production by free-range hens, a federal judge has ruled in rejecting claims from a controversial class action lawyer.
Gov. Whitmer takes effort to shut down Line 5 pipeline to Sixth Circuit
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will keep trying to shut down the Line 5 pipeline despite a court ruling in July against her.
Keller Postman, fighting Tubi lawsuit, says mass arbitration tactics were for clients' benefit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The plaintiffs firm Keller Postman has previewed its argument for dismissal of a lawsuit against it that complains it files massive amounts of arbitration claims to hide frivolous ones.
Md. woman gets to use Va. rules in med-mal case, wins extra
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - A woman injured during liposuction will get an extra million dollars because she traveled to Virginia for the procedure, thanks to Maryland Supreme Court justices tasked with finding out where her lawsuit began.
Law firm's spending on Camp Lejeune ads leads to lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A law firm spending millions of dollars on advertising for Camp Lejeune clients is unhappy with a marketing firm it hired and is now suing it in D.C. federal court.
Asterisk enough to save Costco from class action over laundry detergent
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A small asterisk had big implications in a class action lawsuit against Costco over its Kirkland-brand laundry detergent.