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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

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Lawsuit says you might be getting extra helping of melatonin

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Scientific research shows problems with the dosing in over-the-counter melatonin, a class action lawsuit says.

Lawsuit: Too much sugar in Walmart's honey mustard

By John O'Brien |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Walmart’s honey mustard misleads customers, a new class action lawsuit says.

Three Bradley Partners Named to Benchmark Top 250 Women in Litigation List For 2022

By Press release submission |
Three Bradley Partners Named to Benchmark Top 250 Women in Litigation List For 2022.

AG Landry talks CTCL election lawsuit at CPAC Dallas

By Juliette Fairley |
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - In the months leading up to the 2020 presidential elections, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg was creating a ballot harvesting operation in Louisiana under which the government was being turned into an arm of the Democrat Party, according to that state's top law enforcement official.

Cozen O’Connor's Bahn installed as chair of ABA Young Lawyers Division

By Legal News Line |
Josephine Bahn, an associate in Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation and Construction Law Practices, has been installed as national Chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (YLD).

California about to strike another blow to business with pro-trial lawyer bill making defendant info public post litigation

By W.J. Kennedy |
SACRAMENTO - The California Legislature is on the verge of a change in civil litigation procedure that will give companies yet another reason to flee the state for more hospitable business climes.

Locke Lord Expands Energy Practice Capabilities With Addition of Experienced Maritime and Offshore Attorney Emily Huggins Jones as Partner in Cincinnati

By Press release submission |
Locke Lord Expands Energy Practice Capabilities With Addition of Experienced Maritime and Offshore Attorney Emily Huggins Jones as Partner in Cincinnati.

Legal malpractice case won't be reopened because lawyer wasn't licensed

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer’s failure to be licensed in his state won’t cause his firm to pay more than $5 million to an unhappy client.

YMCA defeats wrongful death lawsuit: Resident fell off roof after pot brownie

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California YMCA won’t be liable for the death of a resident who fell off its steep roof after drinking alcohol and eating a marijuana brownie.

Virtual makeup tool lands L'Oreal in class action

By John O'Brien |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - L'Oreal faces one of Illinois' biometric class action lawsuits, as plaintiff Morgan Kukovec filed suit against the company July 25.

Forbes sued over collection of visitors' video views

By John O'Brien |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Forbes Media faces a class action lawsuit that alleges it discloses its subscribers' video views, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Justin Weitz Named One of 2022’s Best Lgbtq+ Lawyers Under 40 by the Lgbtq+ Bar

By Press release submission |
Justin Weitz Named One of 2022’s Best Lgbtq+ Lawyers Under 40 by the Lgbtq+ Bar.

Case against Uber over death of highly intoxicated Univ. of San Diego student transferred

By Daniel Fisher |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Uber and two of its drivers won a change of venue in a lawsuit accusing them of responsibility for the death of a University of San Diego student who vomited in one vehicle and ran away from a second, dying miles away after being hit by two cars on the highway.

Law firms fight to lead shareholder litigation against Dentsply

By John O'Brien |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – In a recent securities class action lawsuit against a professional dental supplies company, three motions have already been filed to appoint lead counsel.

Redgrave lawyer strives to stay out of arbitration as she fights with firm

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An attorney with a past and present at Redgrave LLP is trying to keep her dispute with the firm out of arbitration.

Class action lawyers target One a Day fruit bites

By John O'Brien |
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Bayer's One a Day natural fruit bites contain synthetic ingredients, a new class action lawsuit says.

California court closes door on website-accessibility lawsuits

By Daniel Fisher |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A California appeals court may have closed the door on a once-lucrative area of the law for plaintiff attorneys, ruling the websites of internet-only retailers are not “places of public accommodation” under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Jones Day welcomes Nathan Brownback to Financial Markets Practice in Washington

By Press release submission |
Jones Day welcomes Nathan Brownback to Financial Markets Practice in Washington.

In Farmers vs. Lawyers, 10th Circuit rules for lawyers

By Daniel Fisher |
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A group of farmers who sued the law firms that represented them in litigation over genetically modified corn -- and then sued the lawyers representing them in that second action – lost at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals when it rejected all of their claims.

Popeye's sued over meat in chicken tenders

By John O'Brien |
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Eaters at Popeye's who order chicken tenders are expecting meat from the tenderloin but not getting it, a class action lawsuit alleges.