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Delaware judge won't kill lawsuit because of 20-year-old settlement, but jury might
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A settlement and release reached 20 years ago will not prevent a former BNSF Railway Company employee from alleging the company caused his lung cancer.
Couple who wanted to bury dog next to daughter gets to sue over ashes screw-up
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A pet cremation company that advertised the emotional solace their services would provide must face a lawsuit alleging it gave random ashes to a couple who had hoped to bury their daughter’s beloved dog next to her.
Amazon sued over house fire started by hoverboard
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Amazon.com is facing a lawsuit in New Jersey that blames it for a fire in Vineland.
Twitter says it's not to blame for espionage by Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Twitter is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that claims it is “in league with” Saudi Arabia.
New rash of lawsuits challenging presidential election results imminent
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Over the next few days, a national public interest law firm plans to file multi-jurisdictional lawsuits centering around the involvement of a self-described nonpartisan group, the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), in the administration of the presidential elections.
Documentary or dramatization? Trial likely to decide When They See Us defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – It is unlikely Netflix will be able to settle a high-profile defamation lawsuit brought over a critically acclaimed series created by Ava DuVernay.
Peloton can't escape class action over slashing of 'ever-growing' content
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Peloton will continue to face a proposed class action lawsuit over the slashing of its digital library, as a federal judge has permitted the claims of one of the two plaintiffs to proceed.
Trump campaign sheds nuisance texts class action with settlement
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – President Donald Trump’s post-election litigation load is a little lighter, as his campaign has settled a nuisance texts lawsuit against it.
Citigroup's errors, fine lead to securities class action
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Bernstein Litowitz and the Florida firm Klausner Kaufman have filed a securities class action against Citigroup in New York federal court.
HP sued by investor over stock drop in 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The securities class action law firm Robbins Geller has filed suit against HP and its former leadership over the revenue generated by its supplies division.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Armstrong Teasdale Restructures D&I Team, Names Denver Partner Chief Diversity Officer
Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces that as part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the firm has created a dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department, and named Partner Meshach Rhoades the Chief Diversity Officer.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Washington D.C. Practices Ranked in 2021 ‘Best Law Firms’
The Washington D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP earned top-tier rankings in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: Ballard Spahr’s Mary M. O’Brien Named to Minnesota 500
Mary M. O’Brien, a Labor and Employment attorney in the Minneapolis office of Ballard Spahr, has been named to the 2020 Minnesota 500: The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Minnesota.
OGLETREE DEAKINS: Ogletree Deakins Named a “Law Firm of the Year” For 10th Consecutive Year
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a “Law Firm of the Year” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for the 10th consecutive year.
Folgers moves to dismiss class action over how many cups are in a can
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – One of the lawsuits alleging Folgers lies about how many cups of coffee are in a can is “demonstrably wrong,” attorneys for the company are claiming.
Class action lawyers fight to keep Clorox case alive
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Clorox fails to specify how much sodium hypochlorite is in its Splash-Less gel product that is too weak to disinfect, lawyers pushing a class action are claiming.
Kroger: Class action plaintiff can't impose liability for her own confusion
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – If she wanted to know if “Just Fruit” jam was made of just fruit, she should have read the label, Kroger says in defending itself from a proposed class action lawsuit.
CNN asks federal judge to toss Dershowitz's defamation lawsuit
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – CNN has asked a federal judge to throw out the $300 million defamation lawsuit of attorney Alan Dershowitz, who says the channel misrepresented his statements during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
China-based hacker charged with global firewall exploitation conspiracy
A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, has unsealed an indictment charging Guan Tianfeng, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, with conspiring to hack into firewall devices worldwide.
Lawyers seek millions in fees for long-running 'whistleblower' case that fizzled
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who spent more than a decade pursuing a whistleblower case that was almost entirely obliterated by a judge’s ruling earlier this year are now chasing after the real payoff: Tens of millions of dollars in fees for a lawsuit that has yielded their clients $192,000.