Colgate-Palmolive and its subsidiary Tom’s of Maine were hit with a consumer class action over allegations of deceptively marketing children’s fluoride toothpaste products by using candy flavoring, cartoon […]
J&J Renews Bid to Remove Beasley Allen From Talc Leadership
Johnson & Johnson has filed a new motion to remove Beasley Allen from leadership of the talcum powder litigation, citing “serious ethical lapses.” Now, in an April 16 […]
State’s Guide to Evidence Includes Recent Updates From Key Appellate Rulings
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and its advisory committee recently released the 2025 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, with 34 opinions from the 2024 calendar year […]
GC Group Championing Rule of Law Tops 500 Members Just Days After Launch
A group of general counsel that says it’s standing against “executive branch attacks on lawyers and law firms” has amassed more than 500 members just 12 days after […]
Judge Allows Weakened FTX Investor Lawsuit to Proceed Against Celebrities, YouTube Promoters
U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore ruled Wednesday that a multidistrict litigation case in the Southern District of Florida, which accuses big-name celebrities and YouTube stars of helping […]
Investor Sues to Recover Tokens From Bankruptcy Estate
A cryptocurrency investor who loaned 3,000 bitcoins to a now-defunct subsidiary of Digital Currency Group sued the venture capital corporation, its founder and the fallen company’s ex-CEO in […]
Tom Girardi Hospitalized One Day Before Key Court Hearing
A federal judge rescheduled Tom Girardi’s sentencing hearing for next month after he was hospitalized for “liver dysfunction” one day before a key hearing on Thursday. U.S. District […]
‘Click to Cancel’ Rule Kicking In, and All Signs Point to Stiff Enforcement
Companies have less than a week to ensure they’re in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s new “click-to-cancel” rule, which is supposed to ensure consumers can cancel subscriptions […]
The Eighth Circuit Reinforces the Importance of Expressly Requesting Jury Trials
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently reinforced the importance of a plaintiff asking for a jury trial either in the pleadings or within 14 […]
Medical Device Company Must Turn Over Financial Records Post-$60M Verdict, Judge Rules
After an insulin patch pump manufacturer was awarded nearly $60 million in an intellectual property dispute, a federal judge in Massachusetts gave the go-ahead to the plaintiffs’ post-verdict […]