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Changes from 2023 didn't take Roundup plaintiffs' 'shaky' causation experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Experts once called "shaky" by the federal judge hearing thousands of Roundup cases can continue to testify, as the latest wave of plaintiffs make their way through a multidistrict litigation proceeding. -
Pa. teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram is transferred to California federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram that holds the social media apps responsible for the development of her eating disorder and related self-harm, has been transferred to a federal court in California. -
TikTok again argues for stay of case connected to death of 10-year-old girl from 'Blackout Challenge'
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, social media app TikTok is requesting a stay of survival and wrongful death litigation brought against it by the mother of a 10-year-old child who died in December due to attempting a “Blackout Challenge”. -
Antitrust suit over Facebook group for controversial COVID-19 treatments transferred to California federal court
PHILADELPHIA – An antitrust lawsuit filed against Facebook and other media entities by the members of an online group promoting Hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, has been transferred to a federal court in Northern California. -
Having a drug that cost $50K per dose hurt sales, says class action suit by investor
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. misled investors by exaggerating the potential of a new drug for thrombosis, a class action lawsuit contends. -
Private lawyers will make 25% in Montgomery County's lawsuit against vaping company
PHILADELPHIA – The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is the first county entity in the state to take legal action against vaping products manufacturer JUUL, claiming its business practices have led to an epidemic of minors who have become “nicotine addicts.” -
Case of woman who sued vaping manufacturer JUUL for her neurological injuries is transferred to California federal court
SAN FRANCISCO – A lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania woman which took aim at the manufacturer, marketer and distributor of JUUL e-cigarettes over allegations they failed to warn of the products’ dangers, will now be heard in a California federal court. -
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future files suit against EPA over review of coke oven emission standards
SAN FRANCISCO – A Pennsylvania nonprofit and other environmental groups have filed a suit against the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations he failed to review and revise as necessary emission standards for coke ovens. -
Hershey says class action lawyers recruited plaintiffs through a website; Fight over subpoena ensues
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Chocolate maker Hershey's, who was sued by some customers regarding alleged artificial flavoring in its Brookside dark chocolate products and has moved to dismiss the case, is now facing challenges of its subpoena against the plaintiff's lawyer. -
No quit in trial bar after SCOTUS ruling, still filing lawsuits in favorite courts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that dealt a blow to forum-shopping personal injury attorneys, companies threatened with sprawling, 50-state litigation have not been forced into defending cases all over the country. -
Cardinal Camera and Video Center sued over allegedly selling counterfeit software
A well-known photo editing software company is suing a Lansdale camera center over allegations that the business is selling counterfeit versions of its software.