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Alabama Supreme Court reverses defamation verdict against Montgomery TV station
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Alabama Supreme Court reversed a defamation verdict against Birmingham Broadcasting LLC, finding that the judgment should've been rendered in favor of WVTM-TV.
Class action accuses Norfolk Southern of biometric privacy act violations
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit was filed against Norfolk Southern Railway Co., alleging the company collected biometric data and violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Delaware agencies dismissed from lawsuit over new Public Service Commission rules
GEORGETOWN, Del. (Legal Newsline) — Two state agencies have been dismissed from a lawsuit that argued that rules created by the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) were unlawful.
EvenFlo faces lawsuit over safety of its car seats for kids under 40 pounds
CINCINNATI — A man is suing a children's product company for fraudulently concealing information about a car seat.
Lawsuits over suspicious car accident dismissed
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — A trio of judges with the Michigan Court of Appeals found that a lawsuit was correctly dismissed when the plaintiff was found to make fraudulent claims.
Judges say Indiana Department of Revenue properly took care of carrier fees
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — A trio of judges found that a trial court properly granted summary judgment in a case alleging the Indiana Department of Revenue (INDOR) lacked authority to register carriers and collect unified carrier registration (UCR) fees.
Defendant in failed New Jersey class action has chance to recoup attorneys fees
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled that a class action lawsuit should be sent back to a lower court to determine if attorneys fees are necessary.
Worker fighting independent contractor label gets court win; Justices note he wore company hat for three years
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a Massachusetts man was possibly wrongfully classified as an independent contractor.
Changes to New Jersey predatory towing law don't apply to older lawsuits
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the Predatory Towing Prevention Act 2018 amendments cannot be applied to a case that was already decided before those changes went into effect.
Plaintiffs attorney lied about fees to client with bullying lawsuit, court says; He charged $1 per email
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a retainer agreement should be invalidated because the attorney made oral assurances that were different from what was in the contract he provided to the client.
Attorney: PFAS research provided by DuPont settlement is 'really lousy'
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – Chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been in the headlines a lot lately, from congressional hearings to a new film starring Mark Ruffalo that follows the class action lawsuit against DuPont in the Parkersburg area.
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Delaware court allows Pa. county's lawsuit over CBS-Viacom merger to continue
GEORGETOWN, Del. – Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights sided with the Bucks County Employees Retirement Fund in a case against CBS Corp.
West Virginia, four other states filing suits against Purdue Pharma for opioid marketing
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a lawsuit May 16 against Purdue Pharma and its former CEO for the marketing of opioids. West Virginia is one of five states to sue Purdue for its actions.
Litigious Louisiana municipalities the focus of Federalist Society event
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The New Orleans Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society held an event at Galatoire's in New Orleans to discuss class action litigation on March 8.
Newspapers want federal appeals court to unseal data about opioid crisis
CHARLESTON — Two newspaper companies have filed briefs in a federal appellate court in order to obtain information involving the opioid crisis.
Baltimore Sun seeks access to sealed records in one of 'biggest police corruption scandals' in city's history
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The Baltimore Sun filed a memorandum of points and authorities in support of its application to access certain sealed court documents regarding a police task force in the Maryland city.
Lawsuit alleging attorney Mikal Watts deceived farmers, badmouthed class actions sent to Syngenta MDL
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – The Multidistrict Litigation Panel ordered that a lawsuit involving Texas attorney Mikal Watts and Syngenta will be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Arizona attorney general 'true advocate' of state's job creators, industry leader says
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich's efforts to defend small businesses against scammers has shown him to be an advocate on behalf of job creators in the state, a business leader in the state says.
Dunkin' Donuts wants class action over steak in its sandwiches dismissed
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Dunkin' Brands has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit over allegations it misrepresented the ingredients in its steak in sandwiches.
If woman doesn't consider herself disabled, how can it be sued for disability discrimination, Dollar General wonders
STATESBORO, Ga. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who alleges she was discriminated against and denied a job because of her disability is asking a Georgia court to deny the operator of Dollar General store's motion for summary judgment in her discrimination case.