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Ohio AG squares off with social media companies over state's parental consent law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pointing at addiction statistics as he tries to hold together a state law targeting youth usage of social media websites. -
Ohio, Texas classes could be certified in drug-pricing case against Kroger
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Things are getting real for Kroger as it defends itself against a class action lawsuit brought by a woman who did not enroll in its savings club but still wanted discounts on pharmaceuticals. -
Sixth Circuit won't touch ruling that ended huge PFAS class action
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The bold class action lawsuit that once hoped to include virtually every American has officially ended. -
Wrongful death lawsuit says Franklin County ignored inmate's suicide attempts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin County, Ohio, blames it and mental health care providers for the suicide of an inmate. -
Challenge so-far successful to Ohio social media access law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has put a stop to a new Ohio law requiring parental consent for minors to access social media websites. -
Challenge filed to online parental consent law in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A new law requiring parental consent for minors to access certain websites now faces a court challenge in Ohio. -
FirstEnergy bribery scandal leads to conviction of former Ohio House speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline - The Ohio lawmaker at the center of a bribery scheme involving nuclear plants owned by FirstEnergy has been found guilty of public corruption. -
Woman says debt relief group's advice to fight collections with litigation was 'nonsensical'
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) — A woman alleges a California-based debt settlement and validation company failed to pay off her debt and charged substantial upfront fees. -
Lawyers won't get full $48.6 million in FirstEnergy bribery settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio federal judge has given final approval to a $180 million settlement over scandal at FirstEnergy, but lawyers won’t be taking home quite as much as they hoped. -
Lois Lerner deposition unsealed: Lincoln worst president; 'Citizens United' worst thing that's happened to country
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – Lois Lerner, whose testimony about Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on Tea Party groups has come out from under seal, said she couldn’t remember stating that Lincoln was our worst president. -
$50M fee for lawyers in FirstEnergy settlement draws criticism
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A proposed $180 million settlement that nets lawyers almost $50 million has drawn some objections as a federal judge decides whether to accept the agreement, which would end a lawsuit over a $60 million bribery scandal at FirstEnergy. -
Kroger to face class action over copays, prices it gives insurance companies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Kroger has failed to convince an Ohio federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit brought by a woman who did not enroll in its savings club but still wanted savings. -
Judge gives thumbs up to FirstEnergy bribery settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement brought by shareholders of a power provider caught up in a $60 million bribery scandal. -
Derivative lawsuit nets $180 million for power company in Ohio bribery scandal
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – An alleged $60 million bribe by power provider FirstEnergy will cost insurance companies $180 million. -
Judge hits gas on FirstEnergy bribery lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A power company caught in an alleged bribery scheme with an Ohio lawmaker wants litigation stayed while it conducts an investigation, but a federal judge recently ruled that lawyers will be able to move on with discovery. -
Goodyear sues to recover $13M cleanup costs at Ohio landfill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Goodyear is suing several companies, including Conagra Foods, for alleged contamination at a landfill in Jackson County, Ohio. -
EvenFlo faces lawsuit over safety of its car seats for kids under 40 pounds
CINCINNATI — A man is suing a children's product company for fraudulently concealing information about a car seat. -
Lawsuit: Seven-pound bags of ice are under-filled
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio ice company is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations it is deceiving customers by under-filling its seven-pound bag of ice. -
U.S. government declines to intervene in whistleblower lawsuit against Mylan Pharmaceuticals
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – In a notice written to the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, Western Division on Sept. 6, the U.S. government declined the option to intervene in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed on its behalf. -
Ohio alleges it has spent more than $250,000 to clean up Dayton property, seeks reimbursement
DAYTON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – The state of Ohio is seeking reimbursement from two companies over alleged contamination at a Dayton property.