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Peloton still in class action fight, says new plaintiffs no better than old ones
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New plaintiffs in a fourth try at a class action lawsuit against Peloton admitted they didn’t see the company’s claims at issue when purchasing their bike. -
Satanic Temple sues Newsweek for defamation
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Satanists are upset with the way they are being portrayed in the media and are going to federal court. -
Class action lawsuit filed over what's in laxatives
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit against Sanofi Consumer Healthcare and Chattem say they market Dulcolax laxative products as natural even though they aren't. -
City of New York sued over ordinance that requires customers' data from delivery services
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Portier LLC filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 3 in the Southern District of New York against the City of New York for ordering food-delivery services to turn over customers' information. -
Uber engages in bait-and-switch scheme, class action lawsuit claims
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Uber faces a lawsuit that takes aim at its "upfront pricing." -
Collector suing Van Gogh Museum for $300M for calling painting fake faces motion to dismiss
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York art collector is suing The Van Gogh Museum over its refusal to authenticate a painting he says he would be worth $300 million. -
Company fights class action lawyers' business model of finding a lawsuit before plaintiff
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A company that makes a tooth-whitening product is again arguing class action lawyers can’t come up with ideas for lawsuits before finding their plaintiffs. -
Twitter defeats lawsuit that alleged it had an alliance with Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Twitter has defeated a lawsuit brought by a journalist and dissident from Saudi Arabia who was upset his account was suspended. -
Apple attempts to invoke another company's arbitration agreement to fight class action
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The fight over where a proposed class action against Apple belongs isn’t over. -
'Slightly sweet' lawsuit over sugar in Gold Peak tea is totally dismissed
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged consumers were misled by Coca-Cola’s line of tea products that proclaimed themselves “slightly sweet.” -
Judge again tosses Michigan woman's attempt to sue Peloton under N.Y. law
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A Michigan woman can’t use New York consumer protection law to sue Peloton over a dramatic reduction in its content. -
Lawyers take their chunk from $39 million settlement with WWE
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Labaton Sucharow’s lawyers recently hit World Wrestling Entertainment with their finishing move – a judge’s approval of their $7 million in fees for a lawsuit that claimed the WWE misled its stockholders. -
Pepperidge Farm slams butter cracker lawsuit, asks judge to throw it out
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Pepperidge Farm, accused of not putting enough butter in its butter crackers, is asking a federal judge to throw out a proposed class action lawsuit. -
Manhattan Institute: Members of Congress coming to disgraced lawyer's aid should be embarrassed
A think tank’s legal policy director sees the six members of Congress who asked U.S. -
Donziger supporters stage Anti-Chevron Day rally in Manhattan
Steven Donziger allegedly fabricated evidence and pressured scientific experts to pull off a pollution scam against the oil and gas company’s operations in Ecuador that resulted in a $9.5 billion award -
Lawyers ask for $7M in fees from WWE shareholder settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The bill is in from lawyers representing shareholders of World Wrestling Entertainment who will take part in a $39 million settlement over the company’s failed relationship with Saudi Arabia. -
Lawsuit: Mirrorless cameras malfunction, require expensive fix
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Cameras promised by Sony to be faster, smaller and lighter than traditional digital cameras are actually useless, a new lawsuit says. -
Judge OKs $39M class action settlement with WWE over Saudi Arabia flop
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has approved a $39 million settlement between shareholders and World Wrestling Entertainment over a failed relationship with Saudi Arabia. -
Snack Pack-maker, lawyer battle over what is 'real milk'
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The pudding plaintiff is not being reasonable, the maker of Snack Packs says as it fights a class action lawsuit over claims they are made with real milk. -
Lawsuit: Gateway scamming New Jersey area with promise of market-based electricity rates
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Gateway Energy Services is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges its bad faith pricing practices have burned consumers in New Jersey and other states.