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Camp Lejeune toxic-tort cases flood court amid lawyer ad blitz
Plaintiff lawyers have filed hundreds of lawsuits under a law waiving the federal government’s immunity from claims over contaminated drinking water at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base, even as a judge works out details on how the litigation will proceed.
Class action food lawyer has filed more than 400 lawsuits since 2020
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The New York lawyer who has made his name suing over what some defendants and judges believe are trivial matters on food packaging has revealed just how busy he's been.
Norfolk Southern attacks CERCLA lawsuit following East Palestine derailment as vague
AKRON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Norfolk Southern is confused by a lawsuit brought by residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and a business there following the February derailment of one of its trains.
Subway worker says she was fired for refusing to work in rat-infested restaurant
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Subway restaurant worker alleges she was fired in retaliation for refusing to serve customers in a rat-infested store.
Gambler alleges Bellagio Casino illegally confiscated $20K in gambling chips
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) — A patron alleges the Bellagio Casino illegally confiscated his gambling chips and illegally issued a trespass warning.
Ballard Spahr LLP announces to Recognized at Managing IP Awards
Ballard Spahr’s Patents team, led by Brian C. Meadows, has won Managing IP’s Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year (South) Award.
Fox Rothschild LLP announces Robin Tatum, Renowned Land Use and Zoning Attorney in Raleigh, Joins Fox Rothschild
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Robin Tatum, a prominent North Carolina land use, zoning and municipal attorney, to its Raleigh Office.
Asbestos filings projected to remain flat for 2023; Illinois courts remain destination for plaintiffs
A webinar hosted in Washington D.C. to discuss trends in asbestos litigation reported a slight decrease last year in cases compared with 2021, with Illinois the most popular lawsuit location.
Cameron Young tells LIV golfers they missed chance to depose him for their antitrust suit against PGA
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - LIV Golf has issued burdensome subpoenas to PGA Tour golfers despite fighting all efforts to keep the PGA Tour from probing LIV's controversial financier.
Class action: DeWalt wet/dry vac does not have the advertised horsepower
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — A class action complaint alleges Stanley Black & Decker's DeWalt brand wet/dry vacuums do not supply the amount of horsepower as labeled.
White male alleges discrimination at Florida Department of Education
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Caucasian male alleges that a supervisor at the Florida Department of Education exhibited a pattern of firing white employees and replacing them with African American employees.
As New York bans gas stoves, GE Appliances goes to court to fight no-injury class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The parent company of GE Appliances is mounting its defense in one of the first cases over the safety of emissions from gas stoves - a lawsuit that does not allege any physical injury.
Tourism board asks court to strike Disney's Reedy Creek development contracts
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board filed its lawsuit after Disney sued Gov. DeSantis
Florida restaurant allegedly denies service to autistic boy
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Florida restaurant is facing a lawsuit claiming it refused to serve a minor with autism and asked him and his caretakers to leave the business.
No right to court-ordered Ivermectin, Wisconsin Supreme Court says in COVID case
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A judge was out of line when he ordered a Wisconsin hospital to provide a patient dying of Covid-19 with the controversial anti-parasite drug Ivermectin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled, upholding an appellate decision reversing the order.
Peloton lawsuit won't be a class action; Company was sued after it was forced to drop content
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't certify a class of Peloton customers in a lawsuit filed after the company's digital content library was slashed in half.
Lawsuit: Expired mac and cheese from Dollar General caused food poisoning
HELENA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — A man alleges he got food poisoning from an expired macaroni and cheese product he purchased from a Dollar General in Arkansas.
PREP Act shields Walmart from COVID vaccine case
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - A mother who sued Walmart when her child, seeking a COVID vaccine, was given a Pfizer shot allegedly without her consent has lost her case.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP announces USPTO Recognizes Troutman Pepper with 2022 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate
Troutman Pepper and two attorneys from the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group have been awarded the 2022 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
City of St. Louis sues Kia, Hyundai over rise in car thefts based on TikTok challenge
City is the latest municipality to sue the automakers