News from 2019
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.
Here are the names of lawyers whose TV ads are scaring and lying to viewers, according to the FTC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission says lawyers and legal advertisers looking for plaintiffs to sue drug companies are making false claims in their TV ads, as well as possibly scaring viewers into stopping taking their medications.
Oklahoma Supreme Court affirms dismissal of boy's lawsuit against school over bus collision
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – On Sept. 24, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled on a case concerning a then-6-year-old who was hit by a Mounds Public Schools bus in 2012.
Property owners allege Ohio county seized interest without just compensation
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) — Two property owners are suing an Ohio county over allegations their ownership interest was seized without their constitutional right to just compensation.
Stock drop for SmileDirectClub results in lawsuit
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — A SmileDirectClub stockholder alleges the company's deceptive practices caused him to suffer economic losses.
Lawsuit alleges Waste Management's $6.50 fee to receive billing statements in mail is unlawful
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman is suing Waste Management alleging that she was unfairly charged to receive paper statements.
Filing at 5 on a Friday doesn't help vaping company's challenge to Michigan e-cigarette ban
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge denied a vaping liquid manufacturer and vendor's request to block an emergency order by Michigan's governor to ban flavored e-cigarettes before it went into effect last week.
Woman files lawsuit over email that 'wasted' 60 seconds of her time
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Florida woman is suing a weight loss company over an email it sent to her that she alleges was misleading and wasted 60 seconds of her time.
New Jersey court affirms judgment to lawyer hired to collect judgment in fall case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A ruling that granted a judgment of nearly $5,000 to a lawyer who was hired to collect a ruling in trip-and-fall case was affirmed by a New Jersey court in a dispute with the law firm that hired him.
Don't use discarded shingles wrapping for legal documents, court rules
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that homeowners who sued a roof shingle manufacturer were not bound to an arbitration agreement that was printed on discarded wrapping.
No luck for Ohio AG in attempt to halt first federal opioid trial
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has turned away an attempt to halt the first federal opioid trial by ruling Thursday against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who is concerned cities and counties in his state have usurped his authority.
Seeing all those Roundup commercials? That's because lawyers have spent $60M on them this year
The search for clients to file cancer lawsuits over the weed-killer Roundup has exploded – even as the EPA says the product does not cause what lawyers are alleging.
Should we 'settle in for a decade' of fighting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy?
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Purdue Pharma’s already contentious bankruptcy will face a pair of big tests later this week as the OxyContin manufacturer appears in hearings over issues including paying its employees and halting more than 2,600 lawsuits against the company and members of the controlling Sackler family.
Class action filed over Fairlife's treatment of cows
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer alleges the producers of Fairlife dairy products are scamming consumers with false representations of humane animal treatment.
Lawsuit: Boxes of Golden Grahams, Honey Nut Cheerios packed with excessive space
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Two individuals are suing General Mills alleging that they were misled about the amount of two brands of cereal.
Manchester United files $11 million lawsuit as it warns next year won't be as profitable
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia-based accounting management company has yet to respond to a United Kingdom soccer team's $11 million lawsuit filed last month over an allegedly unpaid sponsorship deal.
Taco Bell lawsuit: Chalupa Cravings Box costs $1 more than advertised, leading to 'huge profits'
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey couple is suing Taco Bell over allegations the restaurant is misleading consumers about the price of an advertised menu item.
Wife/lawyer accidentally said husband was dead in lawsuit even though he was alive
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a "clearly deficient complaint" against a pharmaceutical company over untimely claims.
Breaking: In first test, Philadelphia jury punishes J&J with $8 billion verdict; Thousands more cases remain
PHILADELPHIA – In an unprecedented conclusion to the first-ever punitive damages trial tied to Risperdal, a 12-person jury found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals liable for allegedly knowing and consciously disregarding the potential of the drug to cause gynecomastia to patients like plaintiff Nicholas Murray, and rendered a staggering verdict of $8 billion.
Scaremongering lawyers should be disciplined
Lawyers running anti-drug commercials should be held accountable for their claims. If they can’t substantiate those claims, they should be forced to compensate the companies whose sales they’ve depressed and the drug users whose health they’ve impaired.