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Sixth Circuit won't touch ruling that ended huge PFAS class action

By John O'Brien |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The bold class action lawsuit that once hoped to include virtually every American has officially ended.

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Woman sues United after she's injured by fellow passenger exiting plane

By Chris Dickerson |
A Riviera Beach woman has filed a lawsuit against United Airlines claiming she was injured by a fellow passenger who was rushing to get off of the airplane.

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Museum of Sex counts receipts, says class action can't be in federal court

By John O'Brien |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Museum of Sex says a lawsuit against it is too small to be heard in federal court.

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Wrongful death case against Riverside County trimmed but moving forward

By John O'Brien |
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal judge has allowed three of nine claims to move forward in a lawsuit alleging prison staff in Riverside County helped cause the murder of an inmate.

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Ruling will keep tourists and their money out of Bar Harbor

By John O'Brien |
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) - The tourist destination Bar Harbor, Maine, can restrict cruise ship passengers from entering the town in order to keep locals happy.

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Judge rejects idea green Perrier bottles fool customers wanting lime juice in their water

By John O'Brien |
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - No reasonable consumer would be tricked by a green bottle into thinking the water inside contained more lime than what was listed on the ingredients list, a federal judge has ruled in rejecting a class action lawsuit.

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U.S. Supreme Court reverses Colorado bid to take Trump off ballot

By Michael Carroll |
Colorado lacks the authority to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday in an opinion that seems to end all legal actions to declare Trump an insurrectionist who is ineligible to hold the office.

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Reynolds hopes to foil foil lawsuit over 'Made in U.S.A.' claim

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of Reynolds aluminum foil is hoping for a better result in California as it asks a federal judge there to toss a class action lawsuit over its "Made in U.S.A." claims.

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San Diego says police would have violated murder victim's rights by entering residence without warrant

By John O'Brien |
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The City of San Diego is defending its police officers' decision to leave what would become the scene of a murder without a warrant.

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Walmart rejects idea it is responsible for woman being scammed

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Your problems with scammers are not our fault, Walmart is telling a woman who filed a class action lawsuit against it over security measures.

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Build-A-Bear, Squishmallow head into legal battle over plushies

By Kyla Asbury |
ST. LOUIS — Build-A-Bear and Squishmallow are suing each other over "knock off" allegations.

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EQT says royalty class certification missing 'fundamental requirements'

By Chris Dickerson |
RICHMOND, Virginia – EQT says a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court class certification order in an oil and gas royalties case.

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Walmart wins class action over its raw and organic honey

By John O'Brien |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected class action allegations that Walmart's honey is too hot to be considered organic and raw.

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Lawsuit against L.A. over alcohol withdrawal death hits major road block

By John O'Brien |
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The family of an alcoholic who died in jail from withdrawal will have to fix their wrongful death lawsuit if they want to hold Los Angeles County liable.

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Judge in class action: Not reasonable to expect whole fruit in cereal

By John O'Brien |
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer is giving up his lawsuit that alleged keto-friendly Catalina Crunch cereals misled consumers.

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$9M class action settlement with Olo gets green light

By John O'Brien |
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York federal judge has given approval of a $9 million shareholder settlement in a lawsuit against a company that designs online ordering systems.

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New kind of patent lawsuits soaring in Southern District of Florida, new analysis finds

By Michael Carroll |
Federal patent-infringement lawsuits aimed at defendants whose identities are kept hidden have shot up 167% from 2022 to 2023 in the Southern District of Florida, raising due-process concerns for the businesses and individuals affected by such filings.

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Will plaintiff being 'usually hungover' affect case against McDonald's over extra cost for OJ?

By John O'Brien |
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A woman suing McDonald's for charging extra for orange juice in breakfast combos admitted she is usually hungover when she makes those purchases.