U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Walmart defends its honey as it fights class action
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - There are eight reasons to toss this class action lawsuit, Walmart is arguing in response to allegations its organic and raw honey is neither. -
Judge won't sanction lawyers for bringing PFAS class action
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't punish lawyers accused of ignoring the results of chemical testing when suing the maker of children's school uniforms. -
Verizon, AT&T customers can keep up suit vs T-Mobile, claiming Sprint merger raised their rates
A judge said plaintiffs had done enough to establish a "reasonable inference" that the T-Mobile/Sprint merger had created "anticompetitive effects" that boosted everyone's bills -
'The evidence is clear:' Poultry producer Sanderson Farms wins at trial, says proves no conspiracy to inflate chicken prices
While competitors opted to settle for hundreds of millions of dollars, chicken producer Sanderson Farms opted to defend itself at trial before a jury, and won. The verdict can still be appealed. -
Suit: Walmart lies about thread count in 'Hotel Style' sheet products
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — Consumers are alleging in a class action that Walmart knowingly inflates the thread count of its "Hotel Style" sheets. -
Plaintiff who sued because Ana de Armas was cut from the film Yesterday faces motion to dismiss
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The class action lawyer who wants money for fans of the actress of Ana de Armas failed to support his argument, Comcast is arguing. -
Lawyers ask for their share from cheese sticks class action settlement
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers want $250,000 for their work on a case that claimed snackers were tricked by the maker of TGI Friday's bagged mozzarella sticks into thinking the product contained actual mozzarella. -
Class action defense: FDA told us we could call it 'Zero Sugar,' Chobani says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Chobani says it is armed with approval from the FDA as it fights a class action lawsuit over whether allulose in its "Zero Sugar" yogurt qualifies as sugar. -
Hydrogen peroxide class action tossed by federal judge
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit against Walgreens has failed, as a Chicago federal judge recently ruled the label on its hydrogen peroxide is regulated by the federal government. -
Buffalo Wild Wings in lawsuit over boneless 'wings': No dog meat in our hotdogs either
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Buffalo Wild Wings is continuing the ridicule of the man who sued it because he expected "boneless wings" to be actual chicken wings with the bones removed. -
Abbott to lawyers: Confidential sources can't prove we knew of safety concerns that led to formula recall
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of contaminated infant formula is fighting a lawsuit over a drop in its stock price, saying class action lawyers' reliance on "confidential sources" isn't enough to sustain their case. -
Judge: Ill. Supreme Court's biometrics decision doesn't apply to class action over yearbook photos
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge won't second-guess herself for tossing a proposed class action lawsuit that accused Ancestry.com of violating the Illinois Right of Publicity Act. -
Another Chicago judge has little patience for 'wrecking ball' class action food lawyer
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a prolific class action lawyer who was recently termed "a wrecking ball" by a colleague on the bench. -
Judge calls class action food lawyer a 'wrecking ball,' will consider having him pay Walmart's attorneys fees
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - One class action lawyer will likely be looking to avoid the courtroom of a certain Chicago federal judge who just tossed another one of his many lawsuits with a strongly worded ruling that could lead to financial penalties. -
Chicago judge warns class action food lawyer about 'not close to viable' lawsuits
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A Chicago federal judge promises to keep an eye on a prolific class action lawyer who has filed more than 400 lawsuits since 2020. -
Class action food lawyer has filed more than 400 lawsuits since 2020
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The New York lawyer who has made his name suing over what some defendants and judges believe are trivial matters on food packaging has revealed just how busy he's been. -
'A big fuss about a little lemon': Judges toss class actions against lemon-flavored products
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Chicago federal judges are left with a sour taste in their mouths by class action lawsuits that want more lemon in lemon-flavored products. -
Judge to prolific class action lawyer: 'A losing streak should tell you something'
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The class action lawyer who has gained fame, or possibly infamy, for his hundreds of food lawsuits (like one over a lack of real jalapenos in jalapeno popper-flavored cheese curls) now must prove he's worthy of being allowed to continue. -
Pickle company wants class action over preservative thrown out
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Pickle-maker Arkk Food Company wants a federal judge to toss a proposed class action that argues its Wahlburgers dill spears and chips contain sodium benzoate despite being marketed as all natural. -
We never promised tequila, says maker of ranch water hard seltzers facing class action
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Molson Coors is fighting a class action lawsuit brought by a man who says he expect =ed its "Ranch Water" flavored hard seltzers to contain tequila, like traditional ranch water does.