U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division
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Spanish man says Warner Bros. stole significant parts of his screenplay for 'Joker'
A Spanish man says Warner Bros. copied substantial parts of his work to make the 2019 film “Joker.” -
Florida woman sues Target, Walmart for charging sales tax on U.S. flags
MIAMI – A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Target and Walmart claiming the retailers violate Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by charging sales taxes on American flags, which are categorized as tax-exempt items under state law. -
Pillow Fight Championship hits former employee with trademark suit
A Florida company has sued a former employee claiming he has infringed on its use of the website www.pillowfightchampionship.com. -
Trump can't show CNN compared him to Nazis, federal judge rules
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former President Donald Trump has lost his defamation lawsuit against CNN that claimed the news outlet likened him to Adolf Hitler. -
Another lemon lawsuit lacks bite; Publix defeats class action over cough drops
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Florida federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that complained honey and lemon-flavored lozenges did not contain real lemon. -
Response to honey-lemon lawsuit: 'The label's list of ingredients does not include lemon'
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A class action plaintiff who says he expected more honey and lemon in lozenges that contain those flavors is not being reasonable, Publix is arguing. -
A lawsuit wants compensation for prep time on microwave mac and cheese
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A Florida woman is alleging in a class action lawsuit that Kraft's microwaveable macaroni and cheese cups are deceptively labeled as "ready in 3 1/2 minutes" because that doesn't take into time before and after they are placed in the microwave -
Florida Democratic Party takes aim at state canvassing law
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Democratic Party recently filed a lawsuit in federal court that says its free speech has been chilled by a recent law regarding voter canvassing. -
Publix sued for calling cough drops lemon-flavored
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Lozenges at Publix grocery stores claim to be lemon-flavored but fail to have the right ingredients, a class action lawsuit alleges. -
HP's Argentine subsidiary demanded bribes from distributors, lawsuit says
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – HP Inc. is accused of racketeering in a lawsuit that says it threatened and extorted distributors of their computers and printer products. -
Law firm alleges clients failed to pay more than $18,000
MIAMI — A Miami-Dade County law firm is suing a group of clients, alleging it was not paid more than $18,000 for expenses incurred while delivering legal services. -
Florida Attorney General's Office alleges US Moving Services, others hire workers that damage, steal property
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – The Florida Attorney General's Office of Florida alleges professional movers based in Miami have harmed "hundreds" of consumers by hiring laborers who damage or steal property. -
EEOC alleges Miami companies fired employee who lost one eye outside of work
MIAMI — A federal agency alleges two Miami sheet metal fabrication and installation companies fired an employee because he lost one eye due to an out-of-work injury. -
Office Sense alleged to have unlawfully sent fax advertisements to businesses
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Miami, Florida law firm alleges faxes sent by another Miami company caused it harm. -
Consumer claims Loews Corp. did not provide notice of automatic gratuity
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A New York consumer alleges a Florida hotel's restaurants failed to provide notice that an automatic gratuity is charged to a customer's bill. -
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. restaurant patron files suit over gratuity fee
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A New York resident alleges that he was charged a gratuity fee at a Florida restaurant without notice. -
Law Offices of Timothy Carl Blake seeks damages over fax that allegedly did not contain opt-out notice
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Miami law firm alleges that a copy machine business sent it an unsolicited fax. -
Passenger accuses airline company of contract breach
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A Florida passenger has filed a class action lawsuit against an airline company, alleging breach of contract. -
Florida customer accuses Cheesecake Factory of violating federal law
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A Florida man has filed a class action lawsuit against the Cheesecake Factory, alleging violation of federal law. -
Customer files class action against Nissan over allegedly melted dashboard
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A Florida customer is suing Nissan, alleging design defect, liability, negligent misrepresentation and product liability.