March 17, 2025 Update. On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted a stay of the preliminary injunction pending the government’s appeal. […]
Star Scores Key Win Against Surf Co.
Lady Gaga will not have to stop selling Mayhem album and tour merchandise after a surf company lost its legal bid for a trademark infringement injunction against the […]
Supreme Court Hands DOGE Two Key Victories Over Data Access, Document Requests
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of orders Friday allowing President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency to access sensitive databases at the Social Security Administration, while […]
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 […]
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 […]
Walgreens Florida Whistleblower Plays Key Role in $300M Opioid Fraud Settlement
West Palm Beach law firms Rabin Kammerer Johnson and Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley teamed up to represent one of the four whistleblowers involved in a $300 […]
Key Rulings for Claims Against Big Tobacco’s Deceptive Marketing Practices May Be on the Horizon
Lawsuits targeting the marketing and sale of nicotine products continue to be litigated across the country, as Philip Morris International and Swedish Match North America were hit with […]
Judge Brings Key Legal Claims Back Into Play
A federal judge is shaking up Limp Bizkit’s $200 million lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), issuing a procedural ruling that sends much of the contentious legal battle […]
Complaint Accuses Depo-Provera Judge of ‘Explicit Preference for Females,’ 10-Hour Closings Cap Key Talc Bankruptcy Hearing
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: A conservative group filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District […]
Decongestant MDL on Death’s Door After Judge Strikes Key Claims
A federal judge in New York dismissed threshold consumer claims brought in a test complaint over decongestants, such as Sudafed PE and NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu, that […]