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Investor fails to prove he'd been misled by DuPont, judge says in ruling
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Connecticut man's lawsuit claiming he and other shareholders had been intentionally misled by DuPont executives about the potential of the company's chemicals division spinoff Chemours Co. has been tossed out by a state judge who said he failed to make his case.
Transcription fees apply to both court-employed and litigant-hired reporters, appeals court rules
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Civil litigation attorneys in California might want to check their past court reporting invoices following an appeals court ruling that statutory limits on transcription fees apply to both court-employed and privately retained reporters.
Christian pro-life singer loses libel case against YouTube
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A Christian pro-life singer and songwriter who claimed she was libeled when YouTube removed her video in 2014 on an alleged terms of service violation has failed to state a claim in her libel case against the online video service, an appeals court recently ruled.
'Sale' price lawsuit against Y.M.I. Jeanswear settled following court denial of defense's motion to dismiss
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California woman's class action lawsuit against a clothing company has been settled after the court denied the defense's motion to dismiss.
Truffle oil class action in private mediation
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A class action filed last spring against truffles oil manufacturer Sabatino Truffles New York claiming the company's oil was infused with perfume and not truffles is now is in private mediation, according to a recent court order.
Lawsuit alleging fraud, elder financial abuse at Oakmont Senior Living now back in Alameda County
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A putative class action filed in September by senior citizens against a residential care facilities chain alleging fraudulent practices that deprived them of needed care and exposed them to risk of injury as part of a scheme to maximize revenue is on its way back to a California state court.
No vicarious liability for Ind. Pizza Hut over death allegedly caused by one of its drivers
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The Indiana Supreme Court has refused to hold a pizza place liable under certian claims for a fatal crash allegedly caused by one of its delivery drivers - a basic and logical decision that prevents turmoil for employers, an attorney for the restaurant says.
Miss. justices split on holding hospital accountable for death of man who was stabbed
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Three Mississippi Supreme Court justices objected to the high court's recent change of mind about whether to hear an appeal of a medical malpractice case against University of Mississippi Medical Center over the 2010 stabbing death of a 19-year-old man.
Drunk stripper's car wreck provides complicated liability issue for Ohio Supreme Court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A strip club seems to have evaded a nearly $3 million verdict after the Ohio Supreme Court found the sole claim for a woman injured by a drunk-driving stripper would be under the state's Dram Shop Act.
Spokeo case may return to U.S. Supreme Court after Ninth Circuit ruling about concrete harm, attorney says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A closely watched Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case in which an appeals court recently and again upheld a plaintiff's standing to pursue his claims in federal court might be on its way back to the U.S. Supreme Court, a labor and employment attorney said during a recent interview.
South Dakota has nation's best legal climate, new survey says; Louisiana, Missouri at the bottom
South Dakota has the best legal climate in the United States, according to the results of a national survey released this week.
Ark. SC justice says alternative dispute resolution is 'eroding the cornerstone of our democracy'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – The lone dissenting Arkansas Supreme Court justice in an arbitration case otherwise upheld by the court earlier this month warned against alternative dispute resolution.
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates $35 million award for Six Flags beating victim
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – Georgia's Supreme Court has reinstated at $35 million award in the case of a teenager severely beaten while leaving Six Flags Over Georgia almost a decade ago in which a jury found the amusement park largely liable for the beating he suffered.
UMS student missed filing deadline in slip-and-fall case, Maine's high court rules
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – A University of Maine System student waited too long to file a notice of claim after being insured in a slip-and-fall on campus, the state's highest court ruled recently in affirming a lower court ruling.
Employees who act as managers half the time are exempt from overtime pay, appeals court rules
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Employees who spend more than half their work time carrying out management tasks aren't eligible for overtime pay, a California appeals court ruled earlier this month.
Alabama appeals court overturns writ in $10,000 knitting machines case
MONTGOMERY, Ala (Legal Newsline) – Alabama's Court of Civil Appeals has effectively overturned an approximately $10,000 default judgment in a long-standing squabble between two businesses over three knitting machines and a forklift.
Qualcomm will seek dismissal of FTC lawsuit, company VP says
Qualcomm will seek dismissal of FTC suit
CFPB, Dodd-Frank reforms won't happen soon, CFPB expert says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Despite legislation to increase the number of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's directors to five, and support noised by the White House, a consumer financial services attorney active in New York and Philadelphia says not to expect it soon.
Attorney: Ruling in birthday reminder case against Facebook a blow to free speech
A recent decision by a federal court in California not to dismiss a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case against Facebook is a blow to First Amendment freedom, a TCPA defense attorney based in Costa Mesa said during a recent interview.
Class action against InterCoast Career Institute likely to turn on statutory violations, attorney says
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newsline) – Lack of clearer allegations about accreditation could be a weak spot in the $5 million putative class action lawsuit filed in Maine by four former nursing students, a New York-based business law and litigation attorney said during a recent interview.