News from January 2023
Class action alleges Capri-Sun is falsely labeled as all natural, preservative-free
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A consumer class action lawsuit alleges Carpi-Sun apple juice is falsely labeled as all natural and preservative-free.
Former Five Guys employee alleges company's data breach caused her identity theft
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline) — A former Five Guys employee alleges the company's data breach of her personal information caused her to be a victim of identity theft.
W.Va.-led coalition wins American Rescue Plan Act appellate victory
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a West Virginia-led coalition had secured a key victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta.
Plaintiff can use Kentucky courts to sue over fatal Mardi Gras party in Indiana
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - A woman whose daughter and grandchild were killed in a head-on accident caused by a Sazerac sales representative who left a company party intoxicated can sue in Kentucky, an appeals court ruled, reversing a trial court’s decision to dismiss the case as being brought in the wrong state.
J&J wants names of talc 'victims' in report it says ignores other exposures to asbestos
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A unit of Johnson & Johnson fighting claims talcum powder causes cancer wants the identities of all alleged victims cited in a report that gave plaintiff lawyers fuel for the multibillion-dollar litigation.
Class action lawyers want $2.5M in fees from settlement over Vizzy vitamin C claims
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Molson Coors has chosen to settle rather than fight class action lawsuits brought by hard seltzer drinkers who thought the products would be more nutritious.
Subscriber alleges Spotify illegally discloses user information to Facebook
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — A New Jersey man claims Spotify discloses information on its users' viewed content to Facebook without subscriber consent.
Lawsuit: Walmart charges higher prices in store than online
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) — An Ohio man alleges Walmart is charging higher prices for the same products purchased in stores than if purchased online.
Ballard Spahr's Mark Gaylord, Melanie Vartabedian Named to Attorney Intel's Top 25 Attorneys of Utah
Ballard Spahr Litigation Partners Mark R. Gaylord and Melanie J. Vartabedian have been named Top 25 Attorneys of Utah by Attorney Intel, a legal industry research and information firm.
Plaintiff lawyer's silence wins client $241K in lawsuit against Dollar Tree
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who rebuffed Dollar Tree’s repeated attempts to contact him about settling a slip-and-fall case helped his client win $241,000 by default, an appeals court ruled, reversing a trial judge’s decision to set aside the judgment.
Parents of Florida school-shooting victims must risk losing lawsuit against gun companies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Parents of a girl who was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting massacre in 2018 must actually sue gun manufacturers to find out whether a state law will compel them to pay defense costs if they lose, an appeals court ruled.
Class action alleges Simply Tropical juice drink contains toxic chemicals
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A New York man claims Simply Tropical juice drink is falsely labeled as "all natural" when it contains synthetic and toxic chemicals.
Gun owners allege New York's semiautomatic weapon ban is unconstitutional
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The State of New York is facing a class action lawsuit alleging the state's semiautomatic weapon ban is unconstitutional.
Plaintiffs firm founder says sexual harassment accuser demanded 'ransom' after firing
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The former employee who accused him of sexual harassment was actually fired for poor performance, the founder of a personal injury firm that targets nursing home says.
Mcnees Elects Two New Members
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC today announced the election of two of its attorneys to membership status.
Reed Smith’s Rebeca Mosquera recognized as one of the leading arbitration lawyers in The Americas
Rebeca Mosquera, a New York-based senior associate in the international arbitration practice at global law firm Reed Smith, has been named as one of the most highly regarded international arbitration non-partner lawyers in The Americas, by Who’s Who Legal.
Judge rejects class action over shortbread cookies with no butter
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected a class action lawsuit that said Nabisco's Lorna Doone cookies were marketed as Scottish but contained no butter - like a traditional Scottish shortbread cookie would.
Over objections, judge stays lawsuit against EPA during PFAS rulemaking
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Groups wanting the Environmental Protection Agency to make a move regulating chemicals known as PFAS will have their lawsuit against the agency stayed.
Pepperidge Farm, fighting lawsuit, cites 'ignoramus' ruling
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - We never promised whole grains, Pepperidge Farm is telling a federal court as it fights a class action over the marketing of its Harvest Wheat crackers.
Hershey faces suit alleging dark chocolate products contain high levels of lead, cadmium
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newline) — Hershey is facing a class action alleging its dark chocolate products contain high levels of lead and cadmium.