U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Class action over mini-Southern Comfort might be certified
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Having defeated some of a motion to dismiss, lawyers are now asking for class action status in a case alleging malt miniature bottles of Southern Comfort trick customers into thinking they are buying whiskey. -
Museum of Sex counts receipts, says class action can't be in federal court
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Museum of Sex says a lawsuit against it is too small to be heard in federal court. -
Class action says MLB.tv shares viewers' info with others
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Major League Baseball is one of the latest targets of class action lawyers suing over alleged privacy violations. -
Lawsuit questions whether VA nurse can receive millions from man's estate
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a New York man worth millions is looking for clarity as to whether it is legal for a Veterans Administration employee to be named in the will. -
Favorable recommendation for Dechert as it fights hacking lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The global law firm Dechert LLP should defeat a lawsuit that accused it of illegally obtaining privileged emails from opposing parties in cases. -
New York's AG to fight Sirius in state court
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio is headed back to where she first filed it. -
$9M class action settlement with Olo gets green light
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York federal judge has given approval of a $9 million shareholder settlement in a lawsuit against a company that designs online ordering systems. -
New York says Citi can't safeguard customers' money in cases of fraud
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Citibank, alleging scammers face no opposition from the company's safety guards. -
Railroad groups challenge N.Y. law requiring covers for waste
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A challenge to a New York state law requiring covers on certain waste transported on railroads has been filed. -
Judge OKs no-money class action settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York federal judge has given preliminary approval to a class action settlement that gives lawyers up to $730,000 but class members $0. -
Visitor to the Museum of Sex sues over fee from online ticket booking
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York's Museum of Sex faces a class action lawsuit accusing it of unfairly charging a $4 fee to customers purchasing tickets online. -
Olo shareholder settlement worth $9M; Attorneys to ask for $3 million in fees
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers and a company that designs online ordering systems have reached a settlement for a class of investors who sued over a drop in its stock price. -
Lawsuit questions whether goldfish crackers are all natural
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges goldfish crackers contain an artificial ingredient despite promising to be all natural. -
Jell-O's maker sued over preservatives
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit claims the preservatives in Jell-O are artificial, in contrast with claims made by Kraft Heinz. -
Challenge to New York's assault weapons ban allowed to continue
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiffs challenging New York's ban on assault weapons have shown they would face criminal prosecution if they were to obtain such weapons without a license. -
Google fights lawsuit blaming it for alleged scam that turned up on search results
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Google says it can't be blamed in court by a woman who found an alleged scam artist on the site. -
Vizzy-maker takes on lawsuit of woman who expected champagne in a can
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Molson Coors Beverage Company is hoping to convince a federal judge to toss a lawsuit that says mimosa-flavored Vizzy hard seltzers should in essence be champagne in a can. -
Movie-goer says Regal Cinema cheats online purchasers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit accuses Regal Cinema of "nickel and diming" those customers who purchase tickets online with a $1.80 fee. -
Judge: Customers don't expect whole fruits in their 'all fruit' jelly
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers failed to make their case when they alleged the maker of Polaner fruit spreads misled consumers with claims the products were "all fruit." -
Woman sues Google after she's allegedly scammed
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — A woman blames Google for pointing her toward an alleged scam when all she wanted to do was create a Wikipedia page for herself.