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Lawsuit says beer bottles were raining on woman at nightclub in Encore Boston Harbor

By Legal Newsline |
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A Boston woman says she was hit with a beer bottle thrown from the second story of a nightclub located in Encore Boston Harbor.

Wrongful death lawsuit against Fla. detox center says resident obtained drugs

By Legal Newsline |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida detox center faces litigation after a resident allegedly obtained the drugs that led to his fatal overdose.

Ghost gun ruling in New York AG's lawsuit appealed

By John O'Brien |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - "Ghost gun" sellers who lost a key ruling in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against them are appealing.

Lawsuit says Northeastern student fell out of window at overcrowded sorority party

By Legal Newsline |
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A sorority and others faces a Massachusetts lawsuit after a student says she fell out of a second-floor kitchen window because too many people were at a party.

Fee-splitting agreement ends up sending hurricane damage lawyers to court

By Legal Newsline |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who got together to pursue Hurricane Maria claims are now tangled in court over a dispute regarding how fees should be split.

Appeal filed after lawyers lose class action against Catalina Crunch

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't give up after a federal judge through out their claims Catalina Crunch cereals mislead consumers into thinking their flavors contain those actual ingredients.

Frontier fees case should lose most of its claims, magistrate judge suggests

By John O'Brien |
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Plenty should be dismissed from a class action lawsuit against Frontier Airlines over its fees for bags, a federal magistrate judge has ruled, though one count could go forward.

Fla. prison nurse says she was fired for reporting mistreatment of inmates

By Legal Newsline |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida nurse working in the state's prison system says she was fired as retaliation for protected whistleblower activities.

Lawsuit targets Glad's recycling bags

By Legal Newsline |
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges Glad tricks recyclers into buying their bags, even though they themselves are not recyclable.

Arizona State House, Senate, Chamber file lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency

By Legal Newsline |
Arizona State Senate President Warren Petersen, Arizona State House Speaker Ben Toma, and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop their new air quality act from being implemented.

Oasis Legal Finance gets class action against it booted from N.J. court

By John O'Brien |
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who challenged her agreement with Oasis Legal Finance as illegal has been told she filed her lawsuit in the wrong court.

CFPB defeats challenges, free to take on student loan trusts

By John O'Brien |
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court will not stand in the way of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as it targets student loan trusts.

Lawyer claims Eggland's Best isn't the best egg

By Legal Newsline |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A comparison of saturated fat reveals Eggland's Best is lying about the quality of its products, a class action lawsuit says.

Lawsuit alleges benzene in Walmart's acne medication

By Legal Newsline |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A recent class action lawsuit complains the amount of benzene in acne treatment sold by Walmart is unsafe.

Interest adds to woes for lawyers who took money from litigation funder

By John O'Brien |
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Fighting an arbitration award for a litigation funder didn't pay off for married lawyers who borrowed for it, and they have to pay more than $1 million in interest for doing so.

$25 million for lawyers who pushed PACER class action

By John O'Brien |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who took on the federal government's system for charging fees for court documents will take close to $25 million for their efforts.

Class action: Eyemart tracking customers' online activity

By Legal Newsline |
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - The Facebook Pixel at the center of multiple class action lawsuits is now at issue in a case against Eyemart Express.

Delayed surgery leads to wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government

By Legal Newsline |
EL PASO, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The family of a man who died after surgery was delayed at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the government.

Lawyer who sued over exclusion from L.A. trial attorney group loses lawsuit

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge not only threw out the lawsuit of a lawyer kicked out of a Los Angeles trial attorney group but has ordered him to pay the other side's attorneys fees.

Class action over mini-Southern Comfort might be certified

By John O'Brien |
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Having defeated some of a motion to dismiss, lawyers are now asking for class action status in a case alleging malt miniature bottles of Southern Comfort trick customers into thinking they are buying whiskey.