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Lingering COVID concerns forces Faber to push back federal opioid trial indefinitely
CHARLESTON – A federal judge again has pushed back the start of a key opioid trial, this time indefinitely, because of concerns about spreading the Coronavirus.
Lawsuit against Domino's complains about tax added to coupon
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A long-running deal at Domino’s Pizza has been too good to be true all this time, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Delaware judge scolds Gilead for defense of class actions; Company may have to pay other side's costs
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – Gilead’s defense of stockholder class actions is absurd and overly aggressive, a Delaware judge has ruled.
Starbucks beats lawsuit over allegedly bug-infested NYC stores
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Starbucks that alleged the chain exposed customers to toxic pesticides at its Manhattan locations.
Christian school continues fight against Michigan social distancing orders
KALAMAZOO, Mich (Legal Newsline) – A Christian school is appealing a federal judge’s unwillingness to get involved in a dispute over Michigan’s face mask mandate.
Pantene shampoo isn't natural, lawsuit says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit against Procter & Gamble says Pantene Pro-V Naturefusion shampoos and conditioners aren’t as natural as the company claims.
Edelson lawsuit: Injury lawyer Girardi, Real Housewives star wife embezzled plane crash settlement money to fund 'lavish' habits
The lawsuit asserts L.A. personal injury lawyer Tom Girardi and his wife, Erika Jayne, of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, of converting settlement funds intended for the families of the victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 crash, to pay for "outrageous" personal spending practices.
Asbestos lawyers' theory rebuffed by Washington court in mesothelioma case
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A Washington court has turned away arguments from asbestos lawyers that claimed a six-year statute of limitations didn’t apply to their client’s case against companies involved in the construction of Atlantic Richfield’s Cherry Point petroleum refinery.
Lawsuit wants compensation because Tecate is brewed in Holland, not Mexico
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit says Heineken has misled beer drinkers into thinking it brews its Tecate brand in Mexico.
Not enough real vanilla in Dove ice cream bars, lawsuit complains
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers say Dove vanilla ice cream bars don’t contain enough real vanilla to use that word.
Higher valuation of class action helps defendant; Squabble over empty space in candy boxes
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers have failed to convince a federal magistrate judge that they don’t want more than $5 million out of their lawsuit over the empty space in candy boxes.
State AGs back what critics call a 'super tort' pushing opioid lawsuits
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of 30 state attorneys general – led by a Republican and a Democrat – has urged the Oklahoma Supreme Court to uphold a $465 million state-court verdict against Johnson & Johnson over its marketing of opioid medications, saying it represents a valid use of public nuisance law.
Enbridge says Michigan Gov. Whitmer overstepping authority in pipeline shutdown effort
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Enbridge is fighting claims from Michigan officials that its pipeline through the state isn’t safe.
Judge turns back rejected reporter's lawsuit against Hollywood Foreign Press Association
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A rejected journalist who challenged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s membership decisions will have to try again.
Grant & Eisenhofer picked to lead class action against Portland General Electric
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – Being third on the scene won’t prevent Grant & Eisenhofer from leading securities class action litigation against Portland General Electric.
Los Angeles landlords appeal ruling against them in pursuit of evictions
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Landlords in Los Angeles are appealing a federal judge’s refusal to end the ban on evictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trade group says new Massachusetts law a danger to data security
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A recently filed lawsuit challenges Massachusetts’ new Data Law, claiming it will reduce the security of sensitive vehicle data.
Michigan lawsuit alleges voting fraud through ballot-stuffing
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – Republican electors are suing state officials, maintaining Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the state was the product of fraud.
Emergency petition in Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks injunction to prevent certifying Biden's victory
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys from the Thomas More Society's Amistad Project filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, alleging that election officials nullified Joe Biden’s victory by violating state election laws.
Expect 'regulation as springboard for litigation' during Biden presidency, top defense attorney says
A prominent business defense attorney foresees an unprecedented role for trial lawyers in the regulatory aspirations of federal agencies invigorated under a Joe Biden presidency.“The trial lawyers haven’t been this close to any other president in history,” Victor Schwartz, co-chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Public Policy Practice Group, told Legal Newline.