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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

News from September 2018

Lawsuits

Nonprofit alleges Chemours facility in North Carolina is discharging 'toxic' substances in groundwater

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Sep 3, 2018

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization based in Wilmington, North Carolina alleges a facility in the state is discharging substances without authorization.

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Audi owner alleges replacement brakes are defective and squeal when applied

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Sep 3, 2018

CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An Audi owner in New Jersey alleges he and a proposed class paid more than $1,000 for defective replacement brakes that squeal.

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Woman loses case claiming injuries from yoga assist

By Takesha Thomas | Sep 3, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California appellate court has affirmed a lower court's ruling against a woman who alleges a yoga instructor caused her injury.

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Snowboarder whose leg was amputated after accident with snowcat appeals to California Supreme Court

By Gabriel Neves | Sep 3, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A Saugus, California, woman whose leg was amputated in an accident while snowboarding at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in Mammoth Lakes is appealing the loss of her lawsuit.

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Nonprofit alleges Massachusetts resort is discharging wastewater without permit

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Sep 3, 2018

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization concerned with protecting New England's environment alleges a resort in Cape Cod, Massachusetts is discharging pollutants into U.S. waters.

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Lawyer denied access to Calif. State Bar records; He seeks info on race, law schools and test scores

By Gabriel Neves | Sep 3, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A group of attorneys seeking access to information about records of admissions to the California State Bar have lost their appeal in court.

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California Supreme Court upholds ruling in Toyota's favor in vehicle stability control case

By Gabriel Neves | Sep 3, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Auto manufacturer Toyota won an appeal regarding a safety feature in one of its pickup truck models.

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North Carolina court remands malpractice case back to trial court, says plaintiff's expert wrongfully disqualified

By John Breslin | Sep 3, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has reversed a summary judgment in favor of a hospital in a suit over allegations of medical malpractice and wrongful death.

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Estate claims woman with sordid past drained millionaire's bank account before death, wins summary judgment

By John Breslin | Sep 3, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A woman with a criminal record and many aliases has lost her appeal against a partial summary judgment in a suit filed by the administrator of the estate of a one-time millionaire.

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Ohio Supreme Court: Medical malpractice suit against Cleveland Clinic barred by statute of limitations

By John Breslin | Sep 3, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A medical malpractice suit originally filed in federal court in Indiana is barred by the statute of limitations from being pursued in Ohio, Ohio's Supreme Court has ruled.

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Arkansas circuit court finds auto dealer liable for nearly 60 violations

By Marian Johns | Sep 3, 2018

LITTLE ROCK — A circuit court judge has found an Arkansas auto dealer liable for nearly 60 violations of the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act and $590,000 in civil penalties.

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Arkansas attorney general lauds Trump's rollback of Clean Power Plan

By Marian Johns | Sep 3, 2018

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has praised the Trump administration's recent rollback of the Clean Power Plan, a law aimed at lowering carbon dioxide emissions.

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12-state attorneys general coalition seeks to block new association health plans rule

By Marian Johns | Sep 3, 2018

SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is the latest to join a 12-state coalition filing an expedited judgment in an effort to block the Trump administration's rule that would allow nationwide employers to group together in Association Health Plans (AHPs).

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Florida targets closed travel agency that owes over $3 million to customers

By Marian Johns | Sep 3, 2018

TALLAHASSEE — The state of Florida has filed legal action against a closed travel agency that still owes more than $3 million to customers nationwide after failing to deliver trips or refunds.

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Closed Illinois refinery reaches settlement to clean up contaminated soil, groundwater

By Marian Johns | Sep 3, 2018

CHICAGO — Premcor Refining Group Inc., has agreed to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at its closed Illinois refinery site as part of a settlement with the state, bringing years of litigation to a close.

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Freedom Watch alleges Facebook, others are censoring content 'for purely political reasons'

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Sep 4, 2018

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit corporation based in Washington, D.C. alleges that social media companies are using their "position of influence and great market power" to "re-craft the nation into their leftist design," according to a complaint filed in federal court this month.

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Kovack Securities aided in breach of fiduciary duty, consumers allege

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Sep 4, 2018

ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Florida broker-dealer and its president/owner are alleged to have aided in a breach of fiduciary duty by assisting in a fraudulent asset transfer.

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Frontier Natural Products Cooperative salt is falsely described as organic, consumer alleges

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Sep 4, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer alleges she was misled into buying a brand of salt because of false representations.

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California court reverses ruling in Pep Boys asbestos case; Decedent was a 'do-it-yourselfer'

By Gabriel Neves | Sep 4, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California appellate court has reversed and remanded in part a ruling in a case filed by the seven adult children of a Los Angeles man who passed away of mesothelioma.

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Sony Music gets good news from court in lawsuit over Michael Jackson posthumous album

By Gabriel Neves | Sep 4, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Recording giant Sony Music obtained a favorable decision in an appeal involving tracks of a Michael Jackson posthumous album.