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Walmart defends sunscreen as 'reef friendly'
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart is arguing a class action lawsuit accusing it of destroying the ocean's coral reef is ridiculous.
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Snapchat says it's not to blame for crash that killed teen girl
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Snapchat is attacking a wrongful death lawsuit that blames its Speed Filter for a fatal car accident in South Carolina.
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Company sued for making Mexican-style ice cream in California wins
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A controversial class action lawyer is not be able to sue the maker of Mexican-style frozen treats because they are made in California.
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Bad news for lawyers suing The Children's Place over PFAS
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of children's school uniforms has defeated a proposed class action lawsuit over the alleged presence of chemicals known as PFAS.
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Walmart gets class action over price discrepancy out of court
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Walmart has headed off a proposed class action over its online prices by invoking an arbitration clause to which customers agree when placing an order.
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Shrinking Crocs lawsuit will move forward
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has again allowed a class action lawsuit alleging Crocs shoes shrink to step forward.
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Boeing granted dismissal of lawsuit blaming it for love triangle murder-suicide
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Boeing has received a favorable ruling from a federal judge that potentially stops a lawsuit blaming it for a murder-suicide near its plant in Renton, Wash.
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Nike kicks class action over 'Sustainability' products
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against Nike that argued its "Sustainability" products are not as environmentally friendly as the company would have shoppers believe.
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Odometer fraud case against FedEx possibly on last legs
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against FedEx and others alleging odometer fraud.
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Insurers lose case claiming scam by Houston chiropractors
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Insurance companies who disagreed with a federal magistrate judge who felt their RICO lawsuit against Houston-area chiropractors have lost.
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Loss for class action lawyer suing Big Lots over coffee
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Big Lots has fended off the class action lawsuit claiming it miscounted how many servings its ground coffee makes.
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Medtronic beats shareholder class action after trouble getting insulin pump approved
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Medtronic has defeated a shareholder class action lawsuit that alleged the company hid problems with an insulin pump's FDA approval.
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Judge: Of course there's no tequila in Ranch Water hard seltzers
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has ruled customers wouldn't expect tequila in a hard seltzer just because it is "Ranch Water" flavored.
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Appeal filed after lawyers lose class action against Catalina Crunch
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers won't give up after a federal judge through out their claims Catalina Crunch cereals mislead consumers into thinking their flavors contain those actual ingredients.
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Frontier fees case should lose most of its claims, magistrate judge suggests
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Plenty should be dismissed from a class action lawsuit against Frontier Airlines over its fees for bags, a federal magistrate judge has ruled, though one count could go forward.
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Class action fails, as no 'reasonable' consumer would expect lemon and honey in flavored Alka-Seltzer Plus
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge will throw out a class action lawsuit that claimed people who bought flavored Alka-Seltzer Plus cold medicine were tricked by pictures of lemon and honey on the package.
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Oasis Legal Finance gets class action against it booted from N.J. court
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who challenged her agreement with Oasis Legal Finance as illegal has been told she filed her lawsuit in the wrong court.
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'A mess': Expert in Fla. toxic tort plagiarizes cancer research of others, tries to submit it to court
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - More plaintiffs have been booted from a Florida toxic tort lawsuit because the expert hired by lawyers to connect their cancers to substances released at a Lockheed Martin plant plagiarized the work of a research group.
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Class action over mini-Southern Comfort might be certified
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Having defeated some of a motion to dismiss, lawyers are now asking for class action status in a case alleging malt miniature bottles of Southern Comfort trick customers into thinking they are buying whiskey.
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Pellet maker attacks class action, questions attorneys' use of the word 'exact'
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A maker of air gun pellets is asking a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action complaint that alleges the measurements on their ammunition is off.