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Friday, December 13, 2019

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H Mart faces suit alleging its mochi ice cream products don't have amount, type of vanilla label indicates

By Marian Johns | Dec 13, 2019

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman has filed a lawsuit against H Mart alleging its mochi Japanese vanilla ice cream products do not contain the amount, type and percentage of vanilla as stated on the label.

Lawsuit filed against Charlotte's Web over Cannabidiol

By Marian Johns | Dec 13, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California woman who purchased Charlotte's Web CBD oil claims the company is mislabeling its dietary supplements or that they illegally contain CBD.

A 'massive false advertising scheme' is alleged in lawsuit against Old Navy

By Marian Johns | Dec 13, 2019

SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Old Navy is facing a lawsuit filed by a Washington state woman alleging the retailer entices customers through an advertising scheme that includes inflated discounts and reference prices.

Challenge to poultry permits in Delaware shot down by court

By William Sassani | Dec 13, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Superior court has granted summary judgment in favor of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in an organization's lawsuit against it over permits for poultry farms

Delaware judge orders house flipper to pay $3,000 in lawsuit over repairs

By William Sassani | Dec 13, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled against Ptrebor Enterprises LLC in a breach of contract lawsuit stemming from a real estate transaction.

Attorney won't be dismissed from representing defendant in dog attack lawsuit

By William Sassani | Dec 12, 2019

PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed an appeal from a plaintiff who sought to disqualify an attorney from representing the defendant in a suit over a dog attack.

Alabama Supreme Court reverses $500,000 ruling in negligence suit, finding plaintiff's service was 'ineffective'

By William Sassani | Dec 12, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama has reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision in a negligence lawsuit over a tenant's alleged injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning, ruling that the plaintiff's service of the suit was "ineffective."

Lawsuit says P.F. Chang's Krab Mix menu tricks eaters who want crab

By Marian Johns | Dec 12, 2019

SAN BERNARDINO (Legal Newsline) – A California man alleges a Chinese cuisine restaurant chain has employed a "bait and switch" on its customers by falsely labeling some menu items as containing crab meat.

M&M ice cream makes false statements about its vanilla, lawsuit says

By Marian Johns | Dec 12, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman has initiated a proposed class action lawsuit against Mars alleging the labels on its vanilla M&M ice cream bar products don't reflect the true amount of vanilla flavor in the ice cream.

Without evidence and unable to make public nuisance argument, Delaware's opioid claims against Walgreens fail

By Daniel Fisher | Dec 11, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A Delaware judge has refused to certify the state’s appeal of an order dismissing its opioid claims against Walgreens, at least temporarily upholding a rare industry victory in litigation over the opioid crisis.

Law limiting how much work a hotel employee can do is challenged by Santa Monica hotel owners

By Marian Johns | Dec 11, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California city is facing a class action filed on behalf of the area's hotel owners and managers who seek an injunction of a city ordinance that sets limits on the amount of square footage hotel employees can be required to clean in one shift.

Consumers seek Capital One data from Amazon servers in lawsuit over data breach

By Marian Johns | Dec 11, 2019

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline) – Capital One and Amazon are facing a proposed class action stemming from a March data breach and allegations they falsely marketed their public cloud software as safe.

Consol Energy sues major U.S. railroads alleging illegal fuel charge scheme

By Marian Johns | Dec 11, 2019

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Consol Energy has filed a suit against some of the largest U.S. class I railroads alleging an illegal fuel charge scheme.

Attorney: Private lawyers hired by local governments are the 'single greatest threat to attorneys general'

By Karen Kidd | Dec 11, 2019

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – City, county and tribal governments' strategy of hiring private plaintiff's attorneys in opioid and other litigation is causing a "misalignment of the values" between those entities and the traditional primacy of state attorneys general, a government litigation expert said.

New York's 'ill-conceived' lawsuit against Exxon is rejected by judge

By Daniel Fisher | Dec 10, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) The flagship lawsuit of the #ExxonKnew climate litigation campaign was sent to the bottom today after a New York judge rejected all claims brought by the office of Attorney General Letitia James, including fraud charges the state’s lawyers unexpectedly dropped at the close of trial.

Democrats' rush to regulate PFAS fails, as Senate rejects Superfund measure

By John O'Brien | Dec 10, 2019

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The effort of Democrats in Congress to classify certain chemicals as “hazardous” under the federal Superfund law – a move that would have had major consequences for businesses and the lawyers who sue them - was not successful.

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority faces suit over its debarment regulation for public works contractors

By Marian Johns | Dec 10, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit representing member associations for construction contractors, engineers and related businesses is seeking injunctive relief from a New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) debarment statute, claiming it violates federal law.

California drivers are suing, claiming they were charged with criminal infraction for toll violation

By Marian Johns | Dec 10, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The Orange County Transportation Authority and others are facing a lawsuit from drivers who allege they have been wrongfully accused of a criminal infraction for not having an account while accessing the county's "pay-by-plate" express lanes.

California shopping center owner sues dry cleaner operators over alleged hazardous waste contamination

By Marian Johns | Dec 10, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The owners of a Mill Valley shopping center allege the past and previous owners of a dry cleaner who leased space on the property are responsible for hazardous waste contamination.

FAEGRE BAKERS DANIELS: Building Better Construction Contracts 2019

By Press release submission | Dec 10, 2019

Join Faegre Baker Daniels' Patrick Miller and Pat O'Connor, as well as a host of distinguished faculty, as they lead practitioners, in-house counsel and insurance professionals in the art of negotiating and drafting design and construction contracts.