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Makeup company moves to dismiss class action by woman who wasn't hurt by product
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of eye makeup is calling for a federal judge to toss the lawsuit of a woman who wasn't physically harmed by its products.
Lawsuit alleges Crocs shrink several sizes after water, heat exposure
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Consumers are alleging in a class action lawsuit that Crocs shoes shrink and become unwearable after being exposed to ordinary heat or water.
Suit alleges Pfizer knew Chantix contained human carcinogen
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline — Pfizer is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it knowingly sold Chantix despite the drug containing a human carcinogen.
Lauren B. Wilgus Named Top Ten Maritime Lawyer 2022 by Lloyd's List
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to share that partner Lauren B. Wilgus has been named a Top Ten Maritime Lawyer 2022 by Lloyd's List.
Lawyers swarm Tampa facility, have dozens of workers (and a whistleblower) suing over lead exposure
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers are signing up more and more clients to sue a company that recycles lead batteries in the Tampa, Fla., area, claiming a lack of safety put a harmful amount of the substance on and in their bodies.
Firms ask to lead lawsuit over allegedly sensitive burner knobs
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Morgan & Morgan and co-counsel Feldman Shepherd have staked their claim to class action litigation against Samsung that alleges its stoves are turning on when accidentally bumped.
Suit: Law firms handling California wildfire victims' claims failed to pay tech company for app development
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — A Los Angeles technology company alleges several law firms handling California wildfire victims' claims has failed to pay it for the development of a mobile application.
Consumers allege Crystal Light drink mixes do not contain "natural flavor" as labeled
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Kraft is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging its Crystal Light drink mixes are falsely labeled as having natural flavors.
English muffin company wants class action over protein thrown out
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of English muffins at the center of a class action lawsuit says plaintiffs lawyers shouldn't be allowed to proceed with the case.
Bank Regulatory and Fintech Duo Join Morgan Lewis in New York and Washington, DC
Morgan Lewis’s 150-lawyer market-leading investment management practice continues to add depth with the arrival of Christopher Paridon, a former Davis Polk lawyer who previously served with the Federal Reserve System, and Kristin Lee, former senior vice president and assistant general counsel in Citi’s bank regulatory group.
Lawyers' effort to call a neurosurgeon a 'debt collector' fails at appeals court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A neurosurgeon who outsources all of his billing to a debt-collection firm isn’t subject to California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, an appeals court ruled, rejecting a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she was harassed over a bill stemming from her husband’s trip to the emergency room.
Aldi attacks lawsuit over whether its tuna is dolphin-safe
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Aldi is defending how fishermen catch the tuna it sells and is asking a federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit over longline fishing.
Lawsuit: Attorney turned blind eye to proper heir in landmark Oregon wrongful death case
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon personal injury lawyer made sure the largest settlement ever paid by the Oregon Department of Corrections went to the wrong person, a lawsuit is alleging.
A lawsuit wants compensation for prep time on microwave mac and cheese
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A Florida woman is alleging in a class action lawsuit that Kraft's microwaveable macaroni and cheese cups are deceptively labeled as "ready in 3 1/2 minutes" because that doesn't take into time before and after they are placed in the microwave
Suit: Neutrogena sunscreen deceptively marketed as specially formulated for babies
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Johnson & Johnson is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging the company is selling its Neutrogena-brand baby formula sunscreen at nearly double the price of its adult formula sunscreen even though the products have nearly identical ingredients.
Law profs say Texas abortion laws can't touch groups that set up out-of-state procedures
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Leading authorities on reproductive rights in Texas have weighed in on a lawsuit that challenges the authority of state officials to prevent out-of-state abortions.
Maker of TGI Friday's mozzarella stick snacks must face class action for using cheddar
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The lawsuit over TGI Friday's-brand mozzarella stick snacks can proceed, as a federal judge has ruled it's possible a reasonable consumer was harmed when they expected mozzarella cheese but got cheddar instead.
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional
Lawsuit targets honey and lemon in Alka-Seltzer; Bayer: 'No merit'
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — Bayer is facing a consumer class action alleging its Alka-Seltzer Plus cold and flu product is deceptively labeled as containing "honey and lemon zest."
Key talc/cancer study cited by plaintiffs hid evidence of other exposure, lawyers say
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A scientific study that concluded talcum powder causes cancer -- and helped turn talc lawsuits into a multibillion-dollar enterprise -- is potentially misleading, a federal judge has concluded, allowing defense attorneys to mount more probing cross-examinations of the study’s author.