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Lawsuit challenges Barnes & Noble, other publishers over 'Inclusive Access' for college textbooks

By David Beasley | Mar 20, 2020

Major college textbook publishers and bookstores, including Barnes and Noble, conspired to charge students more for course materials by limiting access to other formats and sellers, according to a class-action lawsuit.

Lawsuit claims WWE officials hid troubles in negotiations with Saudi Arabia

By Bob Pepalis | Mar 20, 2020

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York city’s public safety retirement fund filed a class action complaint against World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), claiming its officers lied about its finances to artificially prop up stock prices.

Pipeline scores court win as Virginia county unable to block construction

By John Breslin | Mar 19, 2020

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has ruled a Virginia county can't block the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a project that is at the center of another dispute recently heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Frito-Lay is accused of deceiving customers with its labeling of artificially flavored potato chips

By David Beasley | Mar 19, 2020

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Frito-Lay North America Inc. is accused of misleading consumers by failing to disclose on the front label that its Ruffles cheddar and sour cream potato chips contain artificial flavoring, a class action lawsuit alleges.

An Ohio county pays $500K of its opioid settlement to a pharma lobbyist not listed on court records

By Daniel Fisher | Mar 19, 2020

AKRON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - An Ohio county that settled opioid lawsuits last year for $105 million paid more than $1 million in legal fees to two law firms that never appeared on any of the court filings, including one associated with a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represented multiple companies being sued by the county.

Having a drug that cost $50K per dose hurt sales, says class action suit by investor

By David Beasley | Mar 18, 2020

Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. misled investors by exaggerating the potential of a new drug for thrombosis, a class action lawsuit contends.

Lawsuit that said items on McDonald's Dollar Menu were overpriced comes to quiet end

By Bob Pepalis | Mar 18, 2020

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles man has settled his lawsuit that claimed a McDonald’s restaurant charged him more than $1 for each of the two Sausage McMuffins he ordered from the Dollar Menu on Sept. 3, 2018.

Company challenges anti-coal ordinance in California

By David Beasley | Mar 17, 2020

A company that manages coal and petroleum coke shipments in Richmond, Cal., is challenging a new city ordinance that would prevent the products from being stored there.

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'Pillaging them, that's the point': Serial plaintiff on tape describing how to take advantage of TCPA

By Nicholas Malfitano | 15 days ago

PHILADELPHIA – Recorded conversations prove a Pennsylvania man who has filed dozens of lawsuits is intentionally taking advantage of a federal law to extort settlements from defendants, says one of the companies he has targeted.

Facebook accused of stealing artificial intelligence algorithms

By David Beasley | Mar 16, 2020

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A Massachusetts technology company has sued one of its former employees and Facebook for allegedly stealing algorithms for artificial intelligence programs.

Trump campaign wants federal judge to dismiss lawsuit against it over text messages

By Solange DeLisle | Mar 13, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — Attorneys for Donald Trump's campaign have asked a federal judge to dismiss, compel arbitration in or stay a lawsuit over text messages it allegedly sent without permission.

Tupperware deceived investors on trouble with Mexico enterprise, class action suit says

By David Beasley | Mar 13, 2020

FT. MYERS, Florida (Legal Newsline) – Tupperware Brands Corp. misled investors about a business it owned in Mexico, according to a class action lawsuit.

Man who sued Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for blocking him on Twitter abandons lawsuit

By Scott Holland | Mar 12, 2020

Representing himself, plaintiff didn't act on claim stemming from Twitter block

StubHub begins defense in racketeering lawsuit against it

By Scott Holland | Mar 12, 2020

Ticket reseller accused of owing millions in unpaid commissions

The goal of climate change litigation in Rhode Island? Finding a 'sustainable funding stream'

By John O'Brien | Mar 11, 2020

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Money was on the minds of Rhode Island officials who sued the energy industry when they couldn't convince state lawmakers to address climate change, according to records obtained by Energy Policy Advocates and submitted Tuesday to a federal appeals court.

Loan company finds trouble with feds over agreements with veterans

By David Beasley | Mar 11, 2020

AIKEN, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A South Carolina company broke state and federal law through its involvement in high-interest loans to veterans who used their disability checks to repay them, according to a federal lawsuit.

Oil company misled investors, suit says

By David Beasley | Mar 11, 2020

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. misled investors about the value of one its oil fields, according to a class action lawsuit.

Baltimore gets favorable decision letting its climate change case transfer out of federal court

By Daniel Fisher | Mar 9, 2020

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has refused to reverse a remand order sending the City of Baltimore’s climate lawsuit to Maryland state court, virtually ensuring ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil companies will face trial seeking billions of dollars in damages in an unfavorable venue they were hoping to avoid.

Industry reps argue U.S. Forest Service, not National Parks Service, should determine route of natural gas pipeline

By John Breslin | Mar 9, 2020

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court made a judgment contrary to the wishes of Congress and the Executive Branch when it effectively barred the construction of a natural gas pipeline, according to a group of trade associations.

Class action accuses Norfolk Southern of biometric privacy act violations

By Kyla Asbury | Mar 9, 2020

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit was filed against Norfolk Southern Railway Co., alleging the company collected biometric data and violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).