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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Arizona State House, Senate, Chamber file lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency

By Legal Newsline |
Arizona State Senate President Warren Petersen, Arizona State House Speaker Ben Toma, and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop their new air quality act from being implemented.

Insurance Information Institute announces excessive litigation is raising car insurance rates

By GA News Gazette |
The Insurance Information Institute (III) has released a report suggesting that excessive lawsuits are contributing to rising auto insurance rates. The report outlines how practices such as third-party litigation funding and outsized jury verdicts are increasing costs for businesses and consumers.

The Buckeye Institute Calls on SCOTUS to Overturn New York’s Unconstitutional Gun Law

By Legal Newsline |
Columbus, OH – The Buckeye Institute has taken a stand against New York's Conceal Carry Improvement Act, filing an amicus brief in Antonyuk v. James to challenge the constitutionality of the law. Representing Project 21, a national network of black political, civic, and business leaders, The Buckeye Institute is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and address the concerns raised by the legislation.Director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute, David C. Tryon, highlighted the discriminatory nature of the law, stating, "New York’s new laws to carry firearms are...

Oasis Legal Finance gets class action against it booted from N.J. court

By John O'Brien |
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who challenged her agreement with Oasis Legal Finance as illegal has been told she filed her lawsuit in the wrong court.

CFPB defeats challenges, free to take on student loan trusts

By John O'Brien |
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court will not stand in the way of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as it targets student loan trusts.

'A mess': Expert in Fla. toxic tort plagiarizes cancer research of others, tries to submit it to court

By John O'Brien |
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - More plaintiffs have been booted from a Florida toxic tort lawsuit because the expert hired by lawyers to connect their cancers to substances released at a Lockheed Martin plant plagiarized the work of a research group.

Lawyer claims Eggland's Best isn't the best egg

By Legal Newsline |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A comparison of saturated fat reveals Eggland's Best is lying about the quality of its products, a class action lawsuit says.

Lawsuit alleges benzene in Walmart's acne medication

By Legal Newsline |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A recent class action lawsuit complains the amount of benzene in acne treatment sold by Walmart is unsafe.

California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Luis Garcia-Arias

By Legal News Line |
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Luis Garcia-Arias's death from an officer involved shooting in Tustin, California, on August 9, 2021, involving the Tustin Police Department (TPD).

AG Fitch Announces Completion of HumanTrafficking Operation in Pearl, Four Victims Reachedand One Arrest Made

By Legal News Line |
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced thecompletion of a week-long human trafficking investigator training, culminatingin an operation that resulted in the recovery of four victims and one arrest.

Ag Moody Demands Biden Reveal Underhanded Scheme Release Illegal Aliens Us Federal

By Legal News Line |
After alarming reports of the Biden administration allowing other countries to push prisoners into the United States interior, Attorney General Ashley Moody is seeking to uncover the administration’s scheme to release illegal aliens in U.S. prisons into the interior, rather than deporting prisoners back to their countries of origin.

Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins 27 States Encouraging SCOTUS Overturn of Gun and Magazine Ban in Illinois

By Legal News Line |
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has joined Attorneys General Raúl Labrador of Idaho and Todd Rokita of Indiana, and 25 other states, in filing a brief with the Unites States Supreme Court challenging Illinois’ unconstitutional ban of AR-15 rifles and their standard 30-round magazines.

Prepared remarks: Free Speech, Radical Listening, and our Democratic Republic

By Legal News Line |
It is an honor to address you to discuss a series of practices I believe can help universities prepare our students for engaged citizenship during these times of intense polarization.

Justice Department Launches the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center

By Legal Newsline |
The launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center was announced by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, who highlighted the importance of the Center in providing resources to prevent individuals who pose a threat from accessing firearms. Garland stated, “The launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center will provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others.”The Center aims to support the implementation of ERPO laws, which...

Attorney General Miyares Supports Texas' Right to Deport Illegal Immigrants

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Jason Miyares has expressed his support for a Texas law that allows for the deportation of illegal immigrants. In a statement, Attorney General Miyares highlighted the importance of addressing the immigration crisis, stating, “The immigration crisis has rendered every state a border state, and I swore an oath to safeguard Virginians.” He further questioned the lack of solutions to the public safety issues arising from illegal immigration, asking, “When will enough be enough?”The coalition supporting the Texas law includes 22 states, with Attorney General...

Interest adds to woes for lawyers who took money from litigation funder

By John O'Brien |
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Fighting an arbitration award for a litigation funder didn't pay off for married lawyers who borrowed for it, and they have to pay more than $1 million in interest for doing so.

$25 million for lawyers who pushed PACER class action

By John O'Brien |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who took on the federal government's system for charging fees for court documents will take close to $25 million for their efforts.

Lawyer fight breaks out in PFAS case with huge settlement on the line

By John O'Brien |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - The lawyers who negotiated a $1 billion-plus settlement with DuPont and stand to take $95 million in fees want a federal judge to punish lawyers trying to stand in the way.

Class action: Eyemart tracking customers' online activity

By Legal Newsline |
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - The Facebook Pixel at the center of multiple class action lawsuits is now at issue in a case against Eyemart Express.

Delayed surgery leads to wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government

By Legal Newsline |
EL PASO, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The family of a man who died after surgery was delayed at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the government.