SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The Quaker Oats Co. has agreed to a $1.4 million settlement in a class action lawsuit claiming it mislabeled its products as transfats free when they weren't.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has been named in a lawsuit after the class members claim its background check policies are unfair.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Former Madison County judge and current congressional candidate Ann Callis is criticizing House Speaker John Boehner for headlining a fundraiser for Rep. Rodney Davis in Illinois’ 13th District.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – A state legal reform group has launched its 2014 judicial candidate evaluations, seeking to keep voters informed of the men and women who “can have a tremendous impact on the daily lives of the citizens of Illinois.”
Story CopyOKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced on Tuesday that Oklahoma and a coalition of 11 other states filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking the invalidation of a 2011 settlement.
FOLEY SQUARE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Red Bull has agreed to a $13 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that came about from its allegedly false advertising of Red Bull having more benefits than coffee.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a $500 million settlement agreement against the former insurance company for Johns Manville in an asbestos case that has been tossed back and forth between three New York courts several times.
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced on Tuesday that Oklahoma and a coalition of 11 other states filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency seeking the invalidation of a 2011 settlement.
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Sears has agreed to a $5 million settlement in a class action alleging it misclassified workers in order to not pay them overtime pay.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – By raising minimum wage and pumping more money into education, Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor, believes he can create more jobs.
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - Another Americans with Disabilities Act class action lawsuit has been filed in Pittsburgh federal court, this one against Bob Evans Farms Inc.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit has been filed against the National Hockey League after a former player claims the NHL concealed the dangers of concussions and did not pass rules designed to reduce the risk of brain injury until recent seasons.