U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Court: If you want lethal dose from a New Jersey doctor, you better live there
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Though New Jersey can offer medical aid in dying, not just anyone can come to the state to seek a doctor's help to end their life. -
Makeup lawyers make out with $2 million
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - It's a $2 million payout for class action lawyers who scored a settlement with Grande Cosmetics over its eyelash-enhancing products. -
Burlington Coat Factory is spying on you, lawsuit says
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The clothing retailer Burlington Coat Factory takes your information when you open their emails, a New Jersey class action lawsuit says. -
Seton Hall sued after student dies in COVID isolation
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - An epileptic woman living in COVID isolation at Seton Hall University died from a seizure, leading to a lawsuit against the school. -
J&J's $6.5B talc settlement comes as plaintiff lawyers fear losing their experts
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - An offshoot of Johnson & Johnson is paying nearly $6.5 billion to settle almost all lawsuits alleging its talcum powder contained asbestos and caused certain cancers - two months before the company could question the findings of highly paid experts who drove tens of thousands of lawsuits. -
Odometer fraud case against FedEx possibly on last legs
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against FedEx and others alleging odometer fraud. -
Oasis Legal Finance gets class action against it booted from N.J. court
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who challenged her agreement with Oasis Legal Finance as illegal has been told she filed her lawsuit in the wrong court. -
Newark sues Hyundai, says its cops had to spend thousands of hours investigating thefts
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The city of Newark, N.J., is suing Hyundai, claiming it had to pay its cops overtime to investigate the thefts of the company's cars that lacked security measures. -
Lawyers seek $2M from eyelash settlement with Grande Cosmetics
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers want $2 million from a settlement with Grande Cosmetics over its eyelash-enhancing products. -
Judge OKs class action settlement with Grande Cosmetics
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a class action settlement with Grande Cosmetics over its eyelash-enhancing products. -
Rutgers turns back class action over its business school rankings
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Rutgers University has defeated a class action lawsuit that accused it and its business school of lying to obtain higher rankings. -
Shareholders claim Verizon misled investors regarding lead cable risk
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The General Retirement System of the City of Detroit is claiming Verizon misled investors regarding its cables that contain lead and the risks to the environment and the company's employees. -
FedEx questions why odometer fraud case filed in New Jersey, asks for dismissal
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - FedEx and its co-defendants have made their arguments for dismissal of a class action lawsuit alleging they engaged in odometer fraud. -
Judge to class action lawyers: Deal with arbitration, then appeal
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't fast-track an appeal by class action lawyers upset their case over knobs on LG electric and gas ranges was sent to arbitration. -
FedEx accused of rolling odometers back when selling trucks to food vendors
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — Several food truck business owners who purchased FedEX fleet delivery trucks allege FedEx and others engaged in odometer fraud. -
Disputed pickles on the way to spoiling, maker says in response to class action
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Pickles containing sodium benzoate have passed their expiration date, which has done the same to a false advertising lawsuit over the preservative, says one of the makers of Wahlburgers dill spears and chips. -
Judge again tosses case over benzene in Tinactin, Lotrimin; Lawyers failed to prove injury
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A proposed class action lawsuit over benzene in Lotrimin and Tinactin fails for many reasons, a New Jersey federal judge has ruled. -
Sleepy plaintiff gets to sue over non-drowsy cold and flu meds
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has turned down Bayer's motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that argues its non-drowsy Alka-Seltzer products cause sleepiness. -
Muddled science and plaintiff experts created the $10 billion talc tort
Talc litigation has its roots in what some scientists described as a basic misunderstanding, one that highly paid plaintiff experts transformed into a mass tort that will cost Johnson & Johnson and many other companies more than $10 billion to resolve. -
Arbitration for lawsuit over LG's burner knobs; Appeal filed
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers hoping to pursue a class action lawsuit against Samsung are appealing a federal judge's decision to send their case to arbitration.