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Lawsuit questions whether goldfish crackers are all natural
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges goldfish crackers contain an artificial ingredient despite promising to be all natural.
Woman seeks emotional damages after landlord destroys her plants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A new Arkansas lawsuit wants a landlord to pay damages for taking a tenant's plants off her patio.
A deal is a deal: Lawyers get their contingency fees from wrongful death suit
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - A mother whose lawyers negotiated a $2.5 million settlement over the death of her son lost her bid to prevent lawyers hired by her grandchildren to get a piece of the fees after a Missouri appeals court ruled contingency-fee contracts awarding more than a third of the money to attorneys were valid.
Doctor's failure to answer phone wins wrongful-death plaintiff a new trial
WARREN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - An Ohio court wrongly dismissed a lawsuit over a 79-year-old woman’s death from heart failure, an appeals court ruled, giving plaintiffs another chance to convince a jury the woman’s cardiologist was to blame because he didn’t immediately answer pages and phone calls.
Attorney General Miyares Announces Legislative Agenda for 2024 General Assembly Session
Attorney General Miyares announced his legislative priorities and goals for the 2024 General Assembly session.
Nicole Brenner named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 class of Influential Women of Law
Nicole Brenner, partner in Reed Smith’s Virginia Government Relations Team, has been selected by Virginia Lawyers Weekly for its 2024 class of Influential Women of Law.
AG Ferguson wins commitment of Spokane County sexually violent predator
Following a trial prosecuted by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP), a Spokane County Superior Court judge has ruled that a Spokane County sex offender is a sexually violent predator will be civilly committed.
Attorney General Clark Announces Environmental Highlights of 2023
Attorney General Charity Clark today announced highlights from the Office’s Environmental Protection Unit during her first year in office.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Delivered Over $200 Million to Texans from Medicaid Fraud Investigations in 2023
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that, in fiscal year 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid system or were accused of doing so.
Littler Adds Lisa Shevlin as Shareholder in Portland
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Lisa P. Shevlin as a shareholder in its Portland, Oregon office.
Polsinelli Advises Dunes Point Capital in Acquisition of Noland’s Roofing
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli recently represented client Dunes Point Capital in the creation of Roofing Services Solutions LLC and subsequent acquisition of Noland’s Roofing Inc.
Sheppard Mullin Advised Scale Lending in $247 Million Financing for Two New Jersey Real Estate Projects
A Sheppard Mullin Real Estate team in New York advised Scale Lending in connection with two real estate finance transactions for projects in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Town of Grand Chute, Wis. Death Investigation
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is currently conducting a death investigation in the Town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The incident took place on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.Outagamie County District Attorney Mindy Tempelis has determined that this incident does not constitute an Officer-Involved Death, as defined by Wisconsin law. Therefore, it is now being treated as a death investigation.According to reports, the Town of Grand Chute Police Department received a call at approximately 2:08 p.m. regarding an individual...
Attorney General’s Office to monitor natural gas supply, marketing activity during frigid weather
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that his office will be monitoring natural gas supply and marketing activity during the frigid weather expected over the next few days.
At Drummond's urging, federal treasury bureau grants timely corporate ownership info to state, local, tribal entities
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has granted state, local and tribal entities appropriate access to corporate ownership information following a national effort led by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Are You Buying a New Home or Refinancing? Please Read This First!
Buying a new home is so exciting! But it can also be chaotic. Amid the stress and piles of paperwork it can be difficult to think clearly.
North Smithfield woman charged with DUI, child endangerment
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a North Smithfield woman has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with driving under the influence with two child passengers stemming from a traffic stop in Smithfield in September 2023.
Professional Licensing Board Denied a Request for a Licensee’s Response in Discipline Case
Request: Whether the Board properly denied a request for a licensed chiropractor’s response to a complaint in a pending discipline case.
Seyfarth to Sponsor and Stacy Paek and Dana Treister to Speak at IMN’s Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing on January 17, 2024
Stacy Paek, head of Seyfarth’s Los Angeles Real Estate practice, and Dana Treister, managing partner of Seyfarth's Los Angeles office, will speak at the Information Management Network (IMN)’s 20th Annual Winter Forum On Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing in Laguna Beach, California from January 17-19.
Pomerantz Named Lead Counsel in Investor Suit Against Fintech Company DLocal
On January 4, United States Magistrate Judge James R. Cho of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York named Pomerantz Lead Counsel in a securities class action against Uruguayan fintech company DLocal.