Stories by Vanessa Van Voorhis on Legal Newsline

LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) – People can worship a Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) if they so choose, but that doesn’t make FSMism a religion, a Nebraska federal judge ruled this year.

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Medical device companies confronted with False Claims Act lawsuits may want to give extra consideration to fighting rather than settling in light of an April 7 jury decision in favor of Abbott Laboratories, a former federal prosecutor says.

A Florida federal judge refused to allow the class action, filed over the company's labeling of high SPF and water-resistant products, to proceed after the plaintiff said he could not recollect some basic information, such as where he purchased the products and the price he paid for them.