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Student sues over Pupilpath data breach
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Illuminate Education faces a lawsuit over a data breach connected its Pupilpath online and app platforms. -
CVS passed customers' donations off as its own, lawsuit says
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – CVS Health used the goodwill of its customers to pay off a debt it owed to a charity, a class action lawsuit says. -
Lawyers hope to represent disappointed burger-eaters at Wendy's and McDonald's
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Burgers at Wendy's and McDonald's are too small, a class action lawsuit against the fast-food chains alleges. -
Lawsuit alleges a scam at Amazon
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Amazon lies when recruiting new Prime members, a new class action claims. -
Loan company hit with telemarketing lawsuit
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A company offering short-term loans faces a lawsuit that claims its telemarketing breaks the law. -
Robbins Geller says it should lead class action against Clarivate
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – The class action law firm Robbins Geller is making its move to lead shareholder litigation against information services and analytics company Clarivate and possibly other companies with even deeper pockets. -
Clarivate sued over accounting error by shareholder
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Clarivate PLC finds itself sued by an Arkansas pension system that purchased stock in the company. -
Benzene lawsuit filed against makers of Right Guard
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Peter Carbone filed a federal class action lawsuit on Dec. 6 in the Eastern District Court of New York against Thriving Brands LLC and Henkel Corporation over their Right Guard deodorant. -
Merchant Marine Academy sued over COVID vaccine mandate
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Six plaintiffs filed a federal class action lawsuit on Nov. 19 in the Eastern District of New York against the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Superintendent Joachim Buono, the United States Maritime Administration and the United States Department of Transportation. The lawsuit alleges violation of the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. -
Lawyers drafted a class action and asked for millions - all before finding a client, defendant says
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – The last step for class action lawyers hoping to take millions from a teeth-whitening company was to actually find a plaintiff. -
Judge refuses to stop New York AG's COVID lawsuit against Amazon
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Amazon will have to shift its focus in its battle with New York Attorney General Letitia James. -
New York illegally attempting to regulate broadband rates, lawsuit says
Six telecommunications industry associations want New York Attorney General Letittia James to answer in federal court for allowing state lawmakers to regulate broadband rates. -
Three say NYC cops chased, arrested them without cause
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York City and several of its police officers are facing a civil lawsuit that claims the cops chased, assaulted and arrested three individuals without reason to. -
New York's attorney general wonders why landlords are suing her over eviction moratorium
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Letitia James says it was wrong for property owners fed up with the COVID-19 pandemic’s ban on evictions to sue her. -
Maker of Guitar Hero sued after slashing music video library
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Activision Publishing misled wannabe rockers for four years about the songs that would be available on the popular video game Guitar Hero Live. -
Lawsuit: Costly teeth-whitening lights not an upgrade over cheaper options
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Expensive teeth whitening products are actually cheap lights that don’t offer the protection they promise, a class action lawsuit alleges. -
Lawyer allegedly pocketed $235,000 after money accidentally deposited into account
A legal office allegedly kept $235,000 from CardConnect, LLC (CCN) after the plaintiff accidentally deposited the funds in the defendant’s account. -
Man who sued Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for blocking him on Twitter abandons lawsuit
Representing himself, plaintiff didn't act on claim stemming from Twitter block -
Tea has more sugar than company claims, lawsuit says
The maker of Steaz iced tea misleads consumers about the sugar content of its products, according to a class-action lawsuit. -
Lawsuit over Gold Peak tea argues 'slightly sweetened' causes drinkers to think it is 'low sugar'
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) Coca-Cola misleads consumers about the sugar content of its Gold Peak brands of iced tea, according to a class action lawsuit.