U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
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Class action questions Combos snacks claims of 'real cheese'
The company that makes Combos snacks is facing a class action lawsuit saying its claims of using real cheese in its products are misleading. -
Powerade drinkers fooled into thinking they get substantial electrolytes, lawsuit claims
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Coca-Cola tricks customers into thinking Powerade has much more electrolytes than competitors, a class action lawsuit says. -
Loss for class action lawyer suing Big Lots over coffee
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Big Lots has fended off the class action lawsuit claiming it miscounted how many servings its ground coffee makes. -
Lawsuit: IHOP booth gashes man's leg as he scoots out
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man says his leg was badly injured when a sharp metal object protruded through a booth at IHOP and cut him. -
Frontier fees case should lose most of its claims, magistrate judge suggests
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Plenty should be dismissed from a class action lawsuit against Frontier Airlines over its fees for bags, a federal magistrate judge has ruled, though one count could go forward. -
'A mess': Expert in Fla. toxic tort plagiarizes cancer research of others, tries to submit it to court
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - More plaintiffs have been booted from a Florida toxic tort lawsuit because the expert hired by lawyers to connect their cancers to substances released at a Lockheed Martin plant plagiarized the work of a research group. -
Molson Coors faces another class action over mimosa Vizzy seltzers
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Another lawsuit claiming mimosa-flavored Vizzy hard seltzers should contain champagne has been filed. -
Autism plaintiffs rejected from Florida Lockheed Martin toxic tort
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Autism is among the disorders that lawyers can't prove to be caused by a Florida Lockheed Martin plant. -
Sick Orlando plaintiffs appeal loss of suit against Lockheed Martin
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers representing dozens of Orlando-area plaintiffs against Lockheed Martin are appealing a Florida federal judge's decision to throw out some of the claims, based on unreliable scientific testimony. -
Class action lawyers sue over cheese in Combos
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Combos snacks faces a class action lawsuit over just how "real" its cheese is. -
Walmart's $45M settlement over produce weight gets thumbs up from judge
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A judge is approving a class action settlement with Walmart that claims to be worth $45 million. -
Lawyer taking rejected class actions on search for more favorable judges, Big Lots says
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A controversial class action lawyer is accused of taking his shaky theories to new judges after others reject them. -
Florida woman sues Hershey, claiming she was deceived into buying faceless Reese’s candies
A Hillsborough County resident who purchased a bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins for $4.49 is now suing the manufacturer, Hershey Co., saying the candies in the bag lacked the artistic facial designs depicted on the packaging. -
Lawsuit wants Reese's Halloween candy to smile back
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A new lawsuit alleges Hershey has duped candy-eaters into thinking its Halloween-themed Reese's snacks would have a smile and eyes cut out, just like the jack-o'-lantern and ghost pictures on the packages. -
Lawsuit accuses Walmart of killing coral reef
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — Sunscreen sold by Walmart is destroying the ocean's coral reef, a novel new class action lawsuit alleges. -
Judge's OK of Florida's anti-riot law to be appealed by lawyers, Black Lives Matter
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Activists and lawyers will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that said Florida’s new anti-riot law doesn’t prevent protestors from peacefully assembling. -
Gov. DeSantis: Anti-riot bill doesn't target minorities, only wrongdoers
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has come to the defense of his anti-riot bill, urging a federal judge to throw out the constitutional challenge to it filed by Black Lives Matter Tampa and a lawyer group. -
Judge keeps Florida's anti-riot bill in effect during constitutional challenge
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida federal judge has rejected a call from groups that wish to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new anti-riot law. -
Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss class action against Reservations.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – After a judge recommended the dismissal of a lawsuit against Reservations.com, the customer who filed the suit asked for a voluntary dismissal of the case. -
Consumer alleges medication manufactured by Prinston Pharmaceutical, others was contaminated
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man alleges a generic blood pressure medication he purchased was contaminated by a probable human carcinogen.