U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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State of New York claims Fedloan failed to properly administer student loans
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York has filed suit against Fedloan, a contractor with the U.S. Department of Education for student loans, claiming it has failed to properly administer the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF). -
Lawsuit: Rite Aid should know better than to mislabel pecans
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York man is suing Rite Aid alleging its gourmet praline pecans are fraudulently labeled because the sugar ingredient is "disguised as evaporated cane juice." -
Annie's Homegrown faces suit over allegedly misleading labels on vanilla ice cream product
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Annie's Homegrown is facing a suit filed by an Orange County, New York woman who alleges the labels on its vanilla ice cream products are misleading to consumers because the products lack a sufficient amount of vanilla. -
Drinker alleges vanilla Almond Breeze does not contain vanilla
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A consumer has filed a suit against the maker of a brand of vanilla almond milk over allegations the product does not contain vanilla. -
Former Fox News presenter Tantaros says New York's #MeToo law applies to her sexual harassment claims
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A former Fox News presenter is seeking to move her sexual harassment claims against the news channel back into state court, arguing a New York statute introduced in the aftermath of the birth of the #MeToo movement bars mandatory arbitration of the allegations. -
Law firm alleges USAC Airways owes more than $200,000 in unpaid legal service fees
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The law firm of Cozen O'Connor has filed suit against USAC Airways claiming the private executive aviation company owes the firm more than $200,000 in unpaid legal service fees. -
New York law firm alleges Applied Energetics is preventing it from selling shares
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York law firm and one of its members alleges an Arizona-based corporation is attempting to prevent them from selling shares. -
Friendly's allegedly misleads consumers with vanilla claims on ice cream, suit states
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York man alleges that a Massachusetts-based ice cream manufacturer misleadingly represents that its products are flavored with vanilla derived from vanilla beans. -
Law firms sued for more than $150 million
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The assignee of a trust is seeking damages of more than $150 million from two law firms and two of the firms' partners over allegations they deceptively represented the trust in lawsuits and misappropriated millions. -
Nestle Dreyer’s vanilla ice cream products not made with real vanilla, consumers allege
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A group of consumers has filed a potential class action suit against an ice cream manufacturer over allegations that its vanilla ice cream is not made with real vanilla. -
Facebook accused of censoring post about medical marijuana event
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Facebook is alleged to have censored a post advertising an online summit about medical marijuana and the cannabis industry. -
Fox Rothschild alleges California company owes more than $200,000 for legal work
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York law firm alleges a Los Angeles company failed to pay it for its legal services. -
Milberg LLP seeks to vacate arbitration award over denial of attorneys fees
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York law firm is seeking to vacate a portion of an arbitration award regarding attorneys' fees. -
Ketone capsules don't help you lose weight, says lawsuit by upset consumer
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A man is filing a class action lawsuit against a weight loss product company alleging that the product he purchased has no ability to aid weight loss. -
Customer alleges Ralph Lauren did not advertise actual price of shirt
NEW YORK — A New Jersey woman is suing Ralph Lauren in a class action lawsuit, alleging she was misled into believing the price she was paying for a shirt was a sale price when, in reality, it was not. -
Alleged victim of sex trafficking sues Alan Dershowitz for defamation
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York attorney Alan Dershowitz is being sued for his allegedly defamatory statements toward a victim of sex trafficking. -
Kellogg's targeted in 'graham' cracker suit, mirrors others filed in New York
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Kellogg Co. is the target of a class-action lawsuit that claims the food-manufacturing giant uses deceptive practices when marketing and selling its "graham cracker" products. -
Kazakhstan's BTA Bank alleges Felix Sater, others laundered more than $440 million
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – BTA Bank, along with the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan where its headquarters are located, have filed a class action suit against multiple parties and businessman Felix Sater over allegations of stealing and laundering at least $440 million into multiple schemes, including the Trump SoHo building. -
HELP USA settles EEOC lawsuit alleging sexual harassment of female workers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Housing provider Help USA Inc., has agreed to settle claims by the federal government that it allowed a supervisor to sexually harass female employees. -
EPA accused of not issuing regulations mandated by Congress nearly 30 years ago
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The Environmental Justice Health Alliance For Chemical Policy Reform (EJHA) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the federal government agency's alleged failure to issue regulations mandated by Congress nearly 30 years ago.