TRENTON, N.J. – A former regional director for Starbucks is suing the company, claiming it discriminated against her and other Caucasian employees in the aftermath of the controversial arrests of two African-American men at a Philadelphia store location.
NEWARK, N.J. — A securities litigation class action alleging a Pennsylvania company's falsified financial reports cost one investor nearly $2 million has been transferred from a federal court in New Jersey.
TRENTON, N.J. – Eight days of scientific expert witness testimony in a New Jersey federal court, centered on whether Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder causes women to develop both ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, will conclude Wednesday and ultimately determine if 12,000 lawsuits on the subject move forward.
TRENTON, N.J. – The fate of about 12,000 lawsuits claiming Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder causes women to develop both ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, will be decided after eight days of expert witness testimony in a New Jersey federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit initiated against a Warrendale home security company and which invoked the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, has been remanded to its court of origin by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey federal judge on Jan. 8 dismissed an amended complaint that accused a law firm of running a “racketeering-style” scam operation designed to generate bogus legal fees in class action lawsuits.
PHILADELPHIA – A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is raising some eyebrows, a labor and employment law attorney says.
CAMDEN, N.J. - A man who had his proposed class action lawsuit over the digits of his credit card that were included on a receipt from J.Crew dismissed has appealed that decision.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me.” It's not much of a taunt, is it? In fact, it's positively foolhardy insofar as it encourages the name-caller to abandon his verbal attack and start throwing hard and pointed objects.
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability case filed in Pennsylvania federal court against a New Jersey shopping mall, has now been transferred to federal court in that state.
TRENTON, N.J. – In a federal court in New Jersey, a company targeted by a Polish immigrant who has filed more than 30 lawsuits is trying to avoid contributing to his apparently growing bank account, as the case draws to a close.
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Popular East Coast convenience store operation Wawa
Inc. and parent company Wild Goose Holding Co. Inc. have filed a complaint against Dawa
Food Inc., stating that the defendant is committing trademark infringement and other counts.
PHILADELPHIA – A Moorestown man and former Drexel University professor who alleged the school engaged in breach of contract and other offenses when it terminated him has had his case transferred from federal court in New Jersey to Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA – When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in a class-action lawsuit against Google and Viacom that alleged the companies had violated users’ privacy, there were several issues that the judges had to consider.
PHILADELPHIA – Ruling in line with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a federal appeals court judge has determined a New Jersey-based credit card debtor’s lawsuit failed to state a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
United States Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz this week was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 64-34 vote to serve on the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
