News from July 2022
Pfizer wants Chantix class action brought by a New Jersey county dismissed
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Pfizer is asking a federal judge in New Jersey to throw out a class action lawsuit brought after the recall of Chantix, which helped users quit smoking cigarettes.
Lawsuit says customers gypped by Similac formula
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The numbers don't add up on Similac Infant Formula, a new class action lawsuit says.
'Mystery meat' class action over Subway's tuna gets green light
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit against Subway that alleges its tuna is actually a mystery blend of meat will get to move forward.
Lawsuit: There's more soybean oil in Walmart's olive oil mayo
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit takes aim at the amount of olive oil as opposed to vegetable oil in Walmart's Great Value-brand mayonnaise.
Troutman Pepper Attorneys Named to 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
Troutman Pepper Attorneys Named to 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
Delaware starting to shine a light on who is funding litigation in the state
DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The Delaware Senate has passed a resolution that would require the state’s court system to study whether to require lawyers to disclose outside funding sources, two months after federal courts in Delaware mandated disclosure of third-party litigation funders.
Close caramel case, maker of Nips urges federal judge
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The maker of Nips hard candies is fighting back against a class action lawyer who claims its caramel can’t be called that because it doesn’t contain the proper amount of milk fat.
Customers misled by Special K cranberry almond bars, lawsuit claims
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Kelloggs' Special K-brand nut bars do not contain enough cranberries and almonds, a class action lawsuit says.
Walgreens sued for urging customers to use hydrogen peroxide for minor cuts
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - No credible science supports using hydrogen peroxide to treat cuts, a class action lawsuit against Walgreens says.
Troutman Pepper’s Victoria Alvarez Earns ABA’s ‘On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers’ Award
Troutman Pepper’s Victoria Alvarez Earns ABA’s ‘On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers’ Award.
Walmart: SCOTUS decision destroys DOJ's opioid lawsuit
Walmart and the Justice Department disagreed on the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring prosecutors to prove doctors “knowingly” wrote invalid opioid prescriptions, with Walmart arguing the ruling obliterated the government’s civil lawsuit accusing it of failing to block millions of illegal opioid prescriptions, while Justice saying the decision bolstered its case.
Girl stabbed on campus at 6 p.m. can take case against school to jury
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California school district might be held liable for the stabbing of a student at a high school well after her evening track practice had concluded.
Rutgers questions student's standing to bring class action lawsuit
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A part-time student can’t sue Rutgers over allegations it lied to obtain higher rankings, the school is arguing.
Sex trafficking victim sues Wyndham, Choice Hotels
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Wyndham Hotels is accused of putting profits over protection for the victims of sex trafficking in a lawsuit filed July 2 in Ohio federal court.
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Class action filed over lack of real cream in Walmart's non-dairy creamer
FREEPORT, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart faces a lawsuit that alleges its Great Value-brand coffee creamer does not contain actual cream.
Doctors decrying Covid vaccine sue Twitter after they were banned
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Five doctors who say they were unfairly suspended from Twitter after making controversial Covid-related posts have sued the platform for breach of contract, saying Twitter bowed to political pressure instead of following the science.
IAM Patent 1000 Spotlights Fox Rothschild's Intellectual Property Group
IAM Patent 1000 Spotlights Fox Rothschild's Intellectual Property Group.
States' rights group defends conservative PAC caught in crosshairs of Montana political commission
HELENA, MT (Legal Newsline) - The Commission on Political Practices (COPP) is abusing its authority to prevent constitutionally protected political speech in Montana, according to an organization that seeks to keep check on government overreach.
Industry group loses constitutional challenge to California's Private Attorney General Act
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A lobbying group for California businesses lost a constitutional challenge to a state labor law that allows citizens to act as private attorneys general, as an appeals court rejected claims the law violates the separation of powers.
Insurer out of lawsuit over kidnap, drowning of woman in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – An insurance company will not have to pay to fight a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of a woman who was kidnapped from a Louisiana hotel and later found drowned.