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Mississippi SC upholds ruling in Winn-Dixie injury case
On March 30, in a 5-to-4 decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's ruling in plaintiff Cynthia Kuljis' case against Winn-Dixie Montgomery LLC.
Doctors in Kentucky might soon be able to express sympathy without fear of being sued
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – Medical professionals in Kentucky may soon be able to express slightly more emotion with a patient and not be worried about being sued for doing so.
Heritage among those facing lawsuit filed by 20 AGs
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – The attorneys general of 20 states filed a lawsuit against Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Auribindo Pharma USA Inc., Citron Pharma LLC, Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. on Dec. 15, 2016.
Dollar General among those facing lawsuits over aloe gel
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The Dollar General Corp. is fighting a lawsuit filed on Dec. 13 that alleges its aloe gel is not what it claims to be. In fact, the suit alleges that the product in question is essentially “worthless.”
Judge appoints lead counsel following review process involving 10 firms
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A ruling was issued Oct. 28 in U.S. District Court Northern District of California by Judge William Alsup which confirmed the firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, as lead counsel in a class action suit against LendingClub (Evellard v. LendingClub Corp. et al., case number 3:16-cv-02627).
Washington's settlement with trial lawyers group happened by accident
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – On July 15, the Washington State Association for Justice, a trial lawyers group, agreed to pay the state of Washington $9,240 to resolve allegations it did not properly report lobbyist information.
Conn. court rules against volunteer's discrimination lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that there is a clear delineation between an employee and a volunteer in an organization, drawing the line between who can claim discrimination.
Sharp again defeats New Jersey class action over flat screens
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Sharp Electronics, for a second time, has defeated class action claims over its flat screen televisions brought before Judge William Martini of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Rare data breach claim against a county settled for $1M
MILACA, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – Hundreds of Mille Lacs County, Minn. residents went to bed on July 1 with a million reasons to feel a little better.