Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were sued on Wednesday over plastic pollution Los Angeles County asserts is a public nuisance that violates unfair competition and false advertising law. Plastic is […]
EV Startup Canoo Tentatively Settles $61 Million Investor Suit
The details of the agreement were not public, but were announced via a ruling by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil of the Southern District of New York. […]
Big Law Assembles as Cruise Lines Clinch Partial Victory in $439M Havana Docks Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit sided with several major cruise lines in closely watched litigation involving Havana docks in a 2-1 decision that lawyers say helps with […]
Attorney Faces Threat of Sanctions for Drawing Out Suit Against Kleinbard
An attorney facing possible sanctions for prolonging a contractual dispute between her former firm and Kleinbard claimed at a Thursday hearing that she had good reason to reject […]
Judge Sides With Employee In COVID-19 Religious Discrimination Suit
Relying on recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit precedent, a federal judge in Missouri is allowing an employee’s religious discrimination suit to continue against her […]
Judge Sustains Former Salesforce VP’s Whistleblower Retaliation Suit
A former Salesforce executive can proceed with a whistleblower retaliation suit as he sufficiently established that he was engaged in protected activity when sounding the alarm about the […]
Suit Accusing Prime Hydration of Containing Toxic Chemicals Proceeds
A federal judge in California is allowing a consumer’s claim that Prime Hydration’s grape-flavored sports drink is “poisonous” to move forward, finding independent testing showing unsafe levels of […]
Ex-Kirkland Associate Advances Suit Against Firm, as Gender Bias Claims Multiply in Big Law
Most of the claims brought by former Kirkland & Ellis associate Zoya Kovalenko against her former firm have survived a motion to dismiss, per a court order earlier […]
Diddy Hit With $100M Default Judgment In Inmate’s Sexual Assault Suit
A Michigan inmate has won a $100 million default judgment against Sean “Diddy” Combs in a sexual assault lawsuit, an eye-popping figure handed down after the rapper did […]
Joining Effort to Beat Down NLRB, Amazon Suit Calls Agency’s Administrative Process ‘Constitutional Infirmity’
Global heavyweight Amazon has joined the crusade to rein in the National Labor Relations Board—asserting its structure limits disputes to hearings before administration law judges and violates its due process […]