U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
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Class action that followed lab's study on benzene in dry shampoo looks to be settled
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Rather than continue to fight in court, Unilever will settle a class action lawsuit spawned by the testing lab Valisure, whose testing of consumer products has been criticized by the federal government in the past. -
Law firm says scammers stole $300K settlement
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A personal injury law firm says a $300,000 settlement was stolen by unknown scam artists. -
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.