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Former WWE employee sues Vince McMahon for alleged sexual abuse
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon faces graphic accusations he sexually abused an employee. -
Sued by gun-maker, lawyer loses defamation claims stemming from press release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't change his mind after preventing a personal injury lawyer from pursuing defamation claims against a gun-maker that sued the attorney. -
Case over Coppertone's face sunscreen gets green light
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Coppertone sunscreen will face a class action lawsuit that claims it puts identical products in different bottles, then charges extra on one claiming to be specifically designed for use on the face. -
No defamation as gun-maker goes after lawyer who sues it
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A personal injury lawyer can't pursue defamation claims against one of his frequent targets in court, a federal judge has ruled in the latest development in the battle between Jeffrey Bagnell and gun-maker SIG Sauer. -
Lawsuit: Frigidaire range's 'auto sizing pan detection' is defective
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — A New Jersey man alleges Frigidaire brand's induction range does not properly have "auto sizing" and "pan detection" as marketed. -
SIG Sauer wants to hear what personal injury lawyer, animator talked about
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A personal injury lawyer in the business of suing gun-maker SIG Sauer is fighting the company's efforts to depose an animation company he worked with. -
Gun-maker's lawsuit against personal injury lawyer who sues it sent to new court
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut federal court will be the venue for a dispute between a gun manufacturer and a personal injury lawyer who claims one of its models fires without the trigger being pulled. -
Lawsuit: Coppertone sunscreen for your face is no different than others - except the cost
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Coppertone faces a class action lawsuit that alleges it places identical sunscreen in different bottles, then charges extra on the one claiming to be specifically designed for use on a face. -
Federal judge feels Second Circuit will affirm her remand decision in Connecticut's climate change case
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A Connecticut federal judge will let Second Circuit judges decide whether to freeze the State’s climate change lawsuit against Exxon. -
After SCOTUS ruling, Connecticut's climate change lawsuit still sent to state court
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - The oil industry’s recent victory at the U.S. Supreme Court over climate-change litigation proved short-lived, as a federal judge remanded Connecticut’s lawsuit against ExxonMobil back to state court, ruling the company failed to make a compelling argument the case raised exclusively federal issues. -
Morrisey, other AGs go after generic drugmakers for price hikes on topical prescriptions
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined 50 other AGs in a federal lawsuit filed against more than two dozen generic drug manufacturers alleging the companies and 10 senior executives conspired to unlawfully increase prices on some 80 topical prescriptions. -
Newspaper claims Connecticut's law regarding transfer of juvenile felony criminal cases impedes reporting
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A Connecticut newspaper publisher is challenging the state's Juvenile Transfer Act over claims it hinders its reporting of court cases and violates the First Amendment. -
Former NYC restaurant investors claim litigation was part of scheme to make them pay tax liabilities
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A Connecticut couple who were investors in a company that operated a pizzeria and bar in New York City are claiming a New York attorney and other fellow investors attempted to illegally seize control of the company and file vexatious suits against them as part of a years-long vendetta. -
Nestle: Class action against Poland Spring would 'endanger' bottled water regulatory process
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Defendant Nestle Waters North America Inc. filed a motion to dismiss an amended complaint on July 30 regarding a lawsuit over its Poland Springs brand of spring water over allegations the water does not meet the “spring water” determinations as defined by the Federal Drug Administration. -
U.S. district court unseals action that criticizes selling faulty engines to military
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut unsealed documents Aug. 15 in a lawsuit that accuses United Technologies Corp. and its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney of selling millions of dollars of faulty fighter jet engines to the U.S. military. -
Court denies dismissal request by A.V.M. Enterprises in TCPA fax case; No business relationship existed, judge rules
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut denied a dismissal request submitted on Feb. 2 by Tennessee corporation A.V.M. Enterprises Inc. in a lawsuit brought by Gorss Motels Inc., a Connecticut company, over allegations A.V.M. sent unsolicited advertisements to the motel business between June 2015 and May 2016. -
Legion of Christ files motion to dismiss sexual abuse suit filed by California man
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – The Legion of Christ Inc., a Roman Catholic religious order, has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former student of an apostolic school who alleged he was sexually abused. -
Florida man alleges Hydro Mousse lawn seeder did not grow grass
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida consumer alleges that a brand of liquid lawn seeder does not perform as advertised. -
Bottled water company, citing letter from state drinking water program, seeks to dismiss proposed class action
Defendant Nestle Waters North America Inc., based in Stamford, Conn., filed its motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Oct. 6. -
Newspaper, Snapchat sued for allegedly taking, using photos without consent
Filed in a Connecticut federal court last week, the lawsuit alleges the photos, taken while the plaintiff was on Miami Beach for spring break, suggest she used drugs and engaged in sexual acts. The plaintiff, a Connecticut college student, contends she never consented to the pictures, which were used in a series of articles about spring break on the defendants’ websites.