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Settlement addresses ATV use at Glen Canyon
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - New rules for all-terrain vehicles at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are coming from the National Parks Service. -
National Parks Service sued over treatment of cats in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An advocacy group for cats is suing the National Parks Service over the "complete eradication" of cats at a park. -
U.S. Chamber sues CFPB over new late-fees rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sued a federal agency over its controversial rule restricting the size of late fees that credit card companies can charge. -
$25 million for lawyers who pushed PACER class action
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who took on the federal government's system for charging fees for court documents will take close to $25 million for their efforts. -
EPA sidesteps challenge to favorable scientists reviewing its formaldehyde study
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected calls to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from having its work reviewed by a favorable, supposedly independent panel to boost its effort to regulate formaldehyde. -
Consumers group uses D.C. law to sue Starbucks over alleged child labor
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Starbucks faces a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., alleging it can't call its coffee "ethically sourced" because it comes from farms that use child labor. -
House Judiciary Committee sues to get FBI agent in social media flap to testify
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Frustrated by him not appearing, the House Judiciary Committee has filed suit to force FBI special agent Elvis Chan to testify about efforts to censor social media speech. -
DoD fights lawsuit blaming it for COVID vaccine-related death
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Defense is confused as to why it is named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging a 24-year-old man's death was a result of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. -
Dispute between hernia mesh lawyers transferred out of federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers will get their wish to have their lawsuit against colleagues sent back to the court in which they filed it. -
EPA accused of controlling group that reviewed proposed formaldehyde regulations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A chemistry industry association has accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of controlling an outside group tasked with reviewing the agency’s proposed regulations on formaldehyde by stocking it with friendly scientists and limiting public access and comment on its work. -
Lawsuit blames COVID vaccine, Department of Defense for man's death
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The estate of a 24-year old who allegedly died from Covid-19 vaccine-related myocarditis is suing the U.S. Department of Defense for its role in facilitating the vaccines. -
Families of U.S. Military personnel, contractors sue over Iran's role in EFP attacks
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The families of U.S. Military personnel and contractors are suing the Islamic Republic of Iran over its material support of attacks in Iraq. -
Shake-maker defends itself against bacteria claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The maker of a popular "all-in-one" meal product is fighting back against a lawsuit alleging it should have disclosed to customers it contains a certain bacteria. -
Surprise! Watchdog finds out FEC tried to start probe of pro-Trump group
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A pro-Donald Trump political group has defeated a watchdog's lawsuit thanks to the discovery of two Federal Elections Commission votes previously not disclosed. -
Firm settles with Moldova over allegedly unpaid bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A New York law firm has reached a settlement with the Republic of Moldova, which allegedly owed it more than $180,000 for work on a high-profile case. -
No harm, no foul, Dept. of Education says while fighting class action over forged loan application
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Education is fighting back against a class action lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who says his father took out more than $300,000 in fraudulent student loans in his name. -
QAnon Shaman's 4-year incarceration questioned after Tucker Carlson airs security video
Attorney Albert Watkins formerly represented Jacob Chansley -
Mass tort lawyers object to removal of lawsuit against hernia mesh partner
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers want their lawsuit over an agreement with colleagues sent back to the court in which they filed it. -
Law firms in hernia mesh cases bicker over joint bank account
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers want a deeper commitment from their business partners and are going to court to get it. -
Over objections, judge stays lawsuit against EPA during PFAS rulemaking
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Groups wanting the Environmental Protection Agency to make a move regulating chemicals known as PFAS will have their lawsuit against the agency stayed.