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Class action defense: FDA told us we could call it 'Zero Sugar,' Chobani says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Chobani says it is armed with approval from the FDA as it fights a class action lawsuit over whether allulose in its "Zero Sugar" yogurt qualifies as sugar.
USC football kicker had no right to confront accuser, California Supreme Court says
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A former USC football kicker who was expelled over a charge he physically assaulted his sometime girlfriend had no right to confront his accuser in person or on video, the California Supreme Court said, overruling an appeals court decision that USC’s Title IX disciplinary process was unfair.
Katayun Jaffari Named Vice Chair of the Advisory Board of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University
Katayun Jaffari, chair of the Corporate Governance Practice and co-chair of the Capital Markets & Securities and ESG practices at Cozen O’Connor, has been named vice chair of the Advisory Board of the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University.
Morrisey leads brief asking U.S. Supreme Court to examine Chevron doctrine
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 27 states in a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule – or at least clarify — the doctrine known as Chevron deference.
Lawsuit over prep time for Velveeta easy mac fails; Lawyers claimed '3 1/2 minutes' description misleading
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The lawyers who hoped to sue Kraft Heinz because they claimed its microwave macaroni and cheese takes longer than advertised to prepare failed to prove their client was harmed, a federal judge ruled.
Judge must ask more questions before dropping 'rape shield' in school sex abuse case
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A sex-abuse trial involving a school teacher that was halted after several days can only resume after the judge makes a more thorough determination of whether the plaintiff can be asked about a subsequent episode of abuse, California’s highest court ruled.
Michigan Supreme Court loosens Workers' Comp test for mental injuries
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan’s highest court overruled a test workers’ compensation officials have been using for years to assess whether plaintiffs have proven work-related mental injuries, saying it was biased against claimants and contradicted by state law.
Dish Network faces wrongful death lawsuit after installer murders customer
WARREN, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — Dish Network and a subcontractor are facing a lawsuit after an employee murdered a woman in her Arkansas home after installing a satellite system.
Troutman Pepper Partner Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
E. Fitzgerald Veira, a veteran environmental and natural resources attorney, has been elected as a 2023 Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL)
Trump can't show CNN compared him to Nazis, federal judge rules
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former President Donald Trump has lost his defamation lawsuit against CNN that claimed the news outlet likened him to Adolf Hitler.
Teva wants to appeal key ruling in feds' kickback Copaxone case
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Before the federal government's kickback lawsuit against it proceeds, Teva Pharmaceuticals wants an appeals court to handle the issue of causation.
Plaintiff lawyers seek payment for thwarting J&J talc bankruptcy
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiff lawyers who successfully blocked Johnson & Johnson from settling talc claims in bankruptcy sought more than $1 million in fees as a judge for the second time dismissed the Chapter 11 reorganization case of the LTL Management unit J&J set up specifically to pay tort claims.
Florida state Rep. accused of sexual harassment, defamation on social media
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Florida House of Representatives governmental aide alleges he and others suffered sexual harassment by Rep. Fabian Basabe, who then posted defamatory statements about them on social media.
Woman alleges she suffered burns, bruises from 'massage balls'
Woman alleges she suffered burns, bruises from 'massage balls'
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Names Morgan Lewis Partner Rachelle Dubow Among Go to Ip Lawyers
Rachelle’s practice focuses on counseling, protection, and licensing of intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on trademark prosecution and global brand management.
J&J vows to appeal bankruptcy ruling that talc claims are not 'financial distress'
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan rejected an $8.9 billion proposed bankruptcy resolution
Depositions of Business Organizations on August 3, 2023
Litigators and corporate counsel never know when a corporate representative will be deposed, but must be ready to prepare them properly and be familiar with the court rules and best practices regarding depositions of business entities.
Alaska won't accept court ruling on drilling data from National Petroleum Reserve
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - An Alaska state agency is appealing a federal court ruling that allows an oil company to keep its drilling information from the National Petroleum Reserve from competitors.
Allegations plausible, federal judge says in explaining why shareholder case against Olo will move forward
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has explained his reasoning for letting a proposed class action lawsuit against Olo, Inc., proceed.
N.J. high court strikes huge pelvic mesh verdict after C.R. Bard not allowed to explain why no clinical trials
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled it was wrong to bar a medical device company from explaining to jurors why it didn't perform clinical trials on pelvic mesh products while plaintiff lawyers frequently argued it was because the company was too callous.