Florida Suit Over Charged Lemonade Death Puts New Focus on Energy Drink Safety December 28, 2023 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg Panera Bread Co. must face a lawsuit over a death allegedly linked to its new line of “charged” lemonades, which...
South Carolina Prosecutors Want to Limit Minority Leader’s Sway Over Judges October 25, 2023 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nine of South Carolina`s 16 elected prosecutors are asking to remove all legislators who are lawyers...
Michigan Fruit Grower Who Opposes Same-Sex Marriage Wins Ruling Over Access to Public Market August 23, 2023 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The rights of a Michigan fruit grower were violated when a city barred him from...
Musk’s X Sues Nonprofit That Fights Hate-Speech August 1, 2023 Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing...
Congress Wades Into Self-Driving Debate With New House Bills July 26, 2023 By Keith Laing Congress is wading into the debate over whether automakers should be allowed to sell hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars...
Two More States Pass Bills to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding June 13, 2023 By Jim Sams Lawmakers in two states passed bills this year to require disclosure of litigation funding contracts. Business groups are pushing for...
25,000 Lawsuits by Today? Florida Plaintiff Firms Rushing to File Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed into Law March 23, 2023 By William Rabb The Florida Senate approved a take-no-prisoners tort-reform bill Thursday and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law Friday. The bill,...
Koch Industries Gets $2.5B in Dividends From Unit That Offloaded Asbestos Liability January 26, 2023 By Dan Levine and Mike Spector Industrial conglomerate Koch Industries received nearly $2.5 billion in dividend payments last year from its Georgia-Pacific unit, which had spun...
A Class-Action Wave Is Coming for ESG Claims January 25, 2023 By Tim Quinson Lawyers are bracing for an increase in ESG-related cases as corporate disclosure requirements stiffen around the world. A survey by...
Appeals Court Rules Against Transgender Man in Florida Bathroom Suit January 2, 2023 A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida school district’s policy of separating school bathrooms based on biological sex...