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Court: PAGA plaintiff bound by labor agreement's arbitration clause
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A plumbing and heating company won't have to deal with a lawsuit brought under California's Private Attorneys General Act, which allows employees to bring suit on behalf of the State and opens businesses to civil penalties.
Lawsuit says Chick-fil-A charges more for food on delivery orders
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - An unhappy customer is hoping to lead a class action lawsuit against Chick-fil-A over what she says are hidden fees on delivery orders.
Class action targets the flour in Back to Nature crackers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Customers expecting healthier crackers from Back to Nature Foods Company are being misled, a new class action says.
JetBlue, American say opinion of feds' antitrust expert not fit for court
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - JetBlue and American Airlines are taking aim at the federal government's choice of experts in a lawsuit that alleges a business arrangement between the two will hurt customers.
Appeals court sides with jury instead of judge in $850K slip-and-fall
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A trial judge was wrong to throw out an $850,000 verdict in favor of a man who claimed he slipped and fell on water that spilled out of a restaurant employee’s cart full of dirty dishes, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the restaurant’s explanation of what happened “made little sense.”
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Lawsuit: Keurigs ruin themselves while cleaning
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action against Keurig and Bed Bath & Beyond says some single-serving coffee makers suffer from design defects.
Robbins Geller will head litigation over Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - As the only firm to apply, Robbins Geller has been selected to lead shareholder class action litigation against Unilever.
Biometric lawsuit filed against Dior over sunglasses try-on feature
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Chicago lawyers have found another company to target over functions on websites that allow shoppers to virtually try on products.
Troutman Pepper Partner Evelyn Meltzer Named Among Top 100 Global Restructuring & Turnaround Professionals
Troutman Pepper Partner Evelyn Meltzer Named Among Top 100 Global Restructuring & Turnaround Professionals.
Patient told to pump ozone gas into her vagina can sue doctor for malpractice
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - An Idaho woman who says she developed breathing difficulties after following a doctor’s instructions to pump ozone gas into her vagina can proceed with her malpractice suit, Idaho’s highest court ruled, overturning a lower-court dismissal based on lack of scientific evidence the gas caused her symptoms.
Prison guard wins 'violence pay' for lifting metal box
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A Massachusetts appeals court upheld an award of $174,000 in damages to a prison guard who claimed he was entitled to “violence pay” after he injured his shoulder attempting to carry a metal footlocker to the scene of a hostage incident.
Lawsuit: Dental floss 'likely' contains chemicals 'believed' to be harmful
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Flossing isn't good for you, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit: 99-cent takeout fee at Buffalo Wild Wings should be built into food price
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A $0.99 takeout fee "substantially" changes the price of food at Buffalo Wild Wings, leaving consumers incapable of comparison-shopping, a lawsuit claims.
Lawsuit: Fishing for tuna for Aldi products also hurting dolphins
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A new class action lawsuit takes aim at Aldi's claims its tuna products are dolphin-safe.
Blank Rome D.C. Attorneys Recognized in Washingtonian’s Top Lawyers Hall of Fame List
Blank Rome D.C. Attorneys Recognized in Washingtonian’s Top Lawyers Hall of Fame List.
Patients can't sue for emotional distress over Hep C worries
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A hospital that warned thousands of patients a nurse had exposed some of them to Hepatitis C isn’t liable for causing emotional damages, a Washington appeals court ruled, upholding the dismissal of a class action on behalf of otherwise uninjured patients.
Stitch Fix's troubles include shareholder lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A union has hired Bernstein Litowitz to sue Stitch Fix over a drop in the company's stock value.
Best Buy hit with class action over free subscriptions that eventually cost a fee
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Best Buy customers are being hit with surprise charges, a recent class action lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit complains Clif Bloks caffeine info buried under a flap
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Confusion about caffeine has led to a class action lawsuit against the maker of Clif-brand Bloks energy chews.
Disgruntled clients in PCB mass tort must arbitrate dispute with their lawyers
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Angry ex-clients who claim they were herded into a settlement of a mass-tort case over PCB pollution must arbitrate their dispute with their lawyers, a Mississippi court ruled, rejecting allegations plaintiffs were presented with take-it-or-leave-it contracts as lawyers tried to salvage their own fees.