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Suit: Kerrygold butter products contain PFAS despite 'Pure Irish Butter' label
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A New York consumer has filed a class action against the makers of Kerrygold butter due to the products allegedly containing synthetic chemicals. -
Hershey faces suit alleging dark chocolate products contain high levels of lead, cadmium
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newline) — Hershey is facing a class action alleging its dark chocolate products contain high levels of lead and cadmium. -
Sued over fundraiser for diabetes, CVS moves for dismissal
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - "No good deed goes unpunished," CVS says as it fights a class action lawsuit over its fundraising efforts for the American Diabetes Association. -
Wendy's fights class action over size of burgers in ads
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Wendy's is making its argument to throw out a class action lawsuit that complains its hamburgers look much worse in real life than they do on advertisements. -
PFAS lawsuit filed over Orchard Apple Nantucket Nectar
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The plastic bottles in which Nantucket Nectars comes in contain chemicals from a family known as PFAS, a class action lawsuit complains. -
'Complete lack of any connection': Lawyers' pick for class action plaintiff has case in trouble
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - It's possible, a federal magistrate judge says, that a class action lawyer told a longtime friend to purchase a teeth-whitening product so he could have a plaintiff for a lawsuit he had already drawn up months earlier. -
Entertainment venue seeks to sling booze early on New Year's Sunday, despite N.Y. law
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New Year's Eve falling on a Saturday isn't good news for everyone. -
Popeye's sued over meat in chicken tenders
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Eaters at Popeye's who order chicken tenders are expecting meat from the tenderloin but not getting it, a class action lawsuit alleges. -
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. -
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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.