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Federal Judges Cracking Down on Cozy Class Action Deals
Federal judges in California are cracking down on warped incentives in class-action lawsuits, exerting tighter oversight of settlements that provide hefty fees for plaintiff lawyers but no meaningful ...
L.L. Bean Slapped With Breach of Warranty Suit After Ending Lifetime Return Policy
L.L. Bean Inc. is facing a breach of warranty lawsuit after changing its decades-old lifetime warranty, in what may be the first of many claims over the now-dead policy. The complaint, filed this ...
Tesla Will Fight Racial Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit
Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it would fight a class-action lawsuit filed against it earlier this week claiming the electric automaker's California production plant was a "hotbed for racist behavior." ...
Appeals Court Overturns $663M Trinity Guardrail Judgement
Trinity Industries Inc. won't have to pay a $663 million judgment that was awarded in a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging the company defrauded the U.S. government with a faulty highway guardrail ...
Parmesan Cheese Labeling Lawsuits Tossed by U.S. Judge
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed lawsuits by consumers who had sued food manufacturers and retailers over their "100% grated Parmesan cheese" labels, alleging they were deceiving buyers because the ...
SCOTUS Tightens Laws on Where Patent Lawsuits Can be Filed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tightened rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed in a decision that may make it harder for so-called patent "trolls" to launch sometimes dodgy patent cases in ...
Frivolous Lawsuit? Wise Sued for Allegedly Underfilling Potato Chip Bags
The maker of Wise potato chips has been sued by two consumers who said it fills bags less than halfway, deceiving them into overpaying. Wise Foods systematically underfills bags and has left them 58 ...