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Lawyers' effort to call a neurosurgeon a 'debt collector' fails at appeals court
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A neurosurgeon who outsources all of his billing to a debt-collection firm isn’t subject to California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, an appeals court ruled, rejecting a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she was harassed over a bill stemming from her husband’s trip to the emergency room.
Aldi attacks lawsuit over whether its tuna is dolphin-safe
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Aldi is defending how fishermen catch the tuna it sells and is asking a federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit over longline fishing.
Lawsuit: Attorney turned blind eye to proper heir in landmark Oregon wrongful death case
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon personal injury lawyer made sure the largest settlement ever paid by the Oregon Department of Corrections went to the wrong person, a lawsuit is alleging.
A lawsuit wants compensation for prep time on microwave mac and cheese
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) — A Florida woman is alleging in a class action lawsuit that Kraft's microwaveable macaroni and cheese cups are deceptively labeled as "ready in 3 1/2 minutes" because that doesn't take into time before and after they are placed in the microwave
Suit: Neutrogena sunscreen deceptively marketed as specially formulated for babies
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Johnson & Johnson is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging the company is selling its Neutrogena-brand baby formula sunscreen at nearly double the price of its adult formula sunscreen even though the products have nearly identical ingredients.
Law profs say Texas abortion laws can't touch groups that set up out-of-state procedures
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Leading authorities on reproductive rights in Texas have weighed in on a lawsuit that challenges the authority of state officials to prevent out-of-state abortions.
Maker of TGI Friday's mozzarella stick snacks must face class action for using cheddar
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The lawsuit over TGI Friday's-brand mozzarella stick snacks can proceed, as a federal judge has ruled it's possible a reasonable consumer was harmed when they expected mozzarella cheese but got cheddar instead.
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional
Lawsuit targets honey and lemon in Alka-Seltzer; Bayer: 'No merit'
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — Bayer is facing a consumer class action alleging its Alka-Seltzer Plus cold and flu product is deceptively labeled as containing "honey and lemon zest."
Key talc/cancer study cited by plaintiffs hid evidence of other exposure, lawyers say
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A scientific study that concluded talcum powder causes cancer -- and helped turn talc lawsuits into a multibillion-dollar enterprise -- is potentially misleading, a federal judge has concluded, allowing defense attorneys to mount more probing cross-examinations of the study’s author.
DLA Piper adds former Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall to its global team as a consultant
DLA Piper welcomes Daniel Mulhall, former Irish Ambassador to the US, as a consultant at the firm.
'Ultimate salesman' must pay contingency fee to his firm after court dispute
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A man who refused to pay a contingency fee to Boies Schiller and challenged an arbitrator’s decision requiring him to do so lost in court, with a Florida appeals court agreeing with the arbitrator who called him “the ultimate salesman” willing to say what he needed to save money.
CNN: Trump's lawsuit over alleged Hitler comparison should be thrown out of court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - CNN says former President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against it is based on opinions protected by free speech.
Walmart seeks end to 'smorgasbord' securities suit over opioid disclosures
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart has again asked a federal judge in Delaware to dismiss a securities class action claiming it misled investors about opioid litigation, saying an amended complaint is even worse than the original.
Lawsuit alleges Polaner fruit spreads are not 'all fruit' as labeled
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A consumer class action lawsuit alleges Polaner fruit spreads are deceptively labeled as "all fruit" when they also contains non-fruit ingredients.
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Former Crofton pastor sentenced for fraud against elderly parishioner
A former pastor from Crofton, Kentucky, Marvin Upton, has been sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for fraud and tax offenses.
Class action over Facebook data-gathering tool can continue against media outlet
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers can claim an early victory in one of the many proposed class action lawsuits over the collection of website visitors' information through the Facebook Pixel.
Judge won't put brakes on California ban on flavored tobacco
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to temporarily halt California's ban on flavored tobacco while a legal challenge sorts itself out.'
Dept. of Education faces class action after dad took out student loans in son's name
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A plaintiff alleges the U.S. Department of Education's failure to take appropriate safeguards of student applicant loan information led to more than $300,000 in fraudulent loan obligations.