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Class action that followed lab's study on benzene in dry shampoo looks to be settled
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Rather than continue to fight in court, Unilever will settle a class action lawsuit spawned by the testing lab Valisure, whose testing of consumer products has been criticized by the federal government in the past.
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New York ticket-fees law leads to $2.5M settlement with Regal Cinemas
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Regal Cinemas will settle a class action lawsuit alleging a $1.80 booking fee for movies violates New York law.
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Changes from 2023 didn't take Roundup plaintiffs' 'shaky' causation experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Experts once called "shaky" by the federal judge hearing thousands of Roundup cases can continue to testify, as the latest wave of plaintiffs make their way through a multidistrict litigation proceeding.
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Facebook not to blame for mass shooting by white supremacist in South Carolina
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court refuses to pin the blame for a mass shooting in South Carolina on Facebook, rejecting a lawsuit that said its algorithm radicalized murderer Dylann Roof.
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Federal judge dismisses suit by woman arrested for 2020 protest BBQ
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman after she says she was falsely arrested while barbequing at a 2020 protest in Lafayette.
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AG’s office accuses Starbucks of race, sex discrimination
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has filed a federal lawsuit against Starbucks accusing the coffee company violating federal and state laws prohibiting race discrimination.
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Jamaal Taylor posed a threat, judge says in wrongful death ruling for Baltimore County
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has again thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit against Baltimore County police over the 2019 shooting of Jamaal Taylor.
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Coalition led by Morrisey claims victory in Title IX federal case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who co-led a six-state coalition has claimed victory in its challenge to the federal Department of Education’s overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act.
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Australian's Qatar injury claims against Oxy fail in Texas
HOUSTON - Occidental Petroleum and its Qatar wing have defeated a globe-spanning lawsuit in Texas concerning on-the-job injuries sustained by an Australian man.
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Little, weaker Southern Comforts still create a buzz as class action moves forward
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has allowed a class action to proceed accusing Southern Comfort of misleading New York consumers by selling a “whiskey flavor” malt beverage in bottles that resemble full-strength Southern Comfort.
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Class action asks Arby's where the rest of our French fries are
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer with a knack for coming up with novel theories - and sometimes angering judges with them - is suing Arby's, complaining the fast-food chain is giving customers less while charging them more.
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Law firm that represents Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers sued by Louisiana clients
A Houston attorney representing plaintiffs who allege hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs engaged in sexual abuse and exploitation now faces a pair of lawsuits in Louisiana accusing the lawyer of negligently or fraudulently withholding settlement funds.
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Appeals judge rules in opioid case with family ties, refuses to recuse herself
A prescription drug company says a federal appeals judge should have recused herself from a case because her husband and two of her children are attorneys at a law firm representing some of the plaintiffs.
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Judge awards PFAS lawyers almost $100M from Tyco, BASF settlements
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - It's nearly $100 million for lawyers pushing PFAS lawsuits on behalf of public water systems, as a federal judge has approved their request for fees from settlements with BASF and Tyco.
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AGs file suit accusing investment firms of coal market conspiracy
CHARLESTON – West Virginia has joined Texas and nine other states in a antitrust lawsuit against three of the world’s largest institutional investment firms for actions regarding the coal market.
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State AGs, DOJ seek limits to Google business practices to end search engine monopoly
CHARLESTON — State attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with the Justice Department have proposed a plan to end Google’s monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers.
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Randi Ellis appointed as future claims representative in J&J $8.2 billion talc settlement
A Texas bankruptcy judge appointed Randi Ellis as the future claims representative for Red River Talc, Johnson & Johnson’s talc unit, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
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North Dakota says shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline would cause ‘immediate’ fiscal harm
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota has filed a motion to intervene as a defendant in a federal lawsuit brought by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to shut down a major oil pipeline, arguing that the State has significant environmental and economic interests in the litigation.
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$2 million settlement for pickle-eaters gets final approval
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The $2 million pickle settlement has received approval from a Chicago federal judge.
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Class action claims Walmart avocado oil isn't pure
A potential class action lawsuit claims Walmart’s avocado oil products contains a variety of other oils as well.