Crabbers Say Seafood Co. Is Part Of Dungeness Price 'Cartel'

By Lauren Berg

A proposed class of crabbers urged a California federal judge to reject an Oregon seafood company's bid to escape their lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to cap prices paid to fishermen for Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest.

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Heated Cholula Fans Say McCormick Ruined Famous Sauce

By Jonathan Capriel

Cholula Hot Sauce lovers are steaming after McCormick & Co. allegedly diluted the popular brand, replacing its "authentic, traditional Mexican ingredients" with "lab-produced" ones, according to a consumer-led proposed class action filed in New York federal court.

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4th Circ. Sides With Outback In Contentious Injury Suit

By Mike Curley

The Fourth Circuit has freed Outback Steakhouse's Florida branch from a slip-and-fall suit that went through two contentious trials, finding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in booting the plaintiff's original attorney from the case, excluding a new expert witness report or allowing Outback to strike the only two Black prospective jurors.

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Abbott, Mead Must Face Baby Formula Retrial, Mo. Panel Says

By Y. Peter Kang

A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a new trial order in a suit accusing Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson of selling baby formula that causes a serious condition in preterm infants, agreeing with the trial court that the verdict was not supported by the evidence.

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Campbell's Soup Targeted In Tariff Refund Suit Blitz

By George Woolston

The Campbell's Co. is the latest business to be hit with a proposed class action from consumers seeking to be reimbursed for the inflated costs the food company charged in response to President Donald Trump's now-struck-down global tariffs.

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Feds Say Snapper Suit Moot After Permits Were Nixed

By Tom Lotshaw

A lawsuit challenging expanded recreational red snapper fishing permits the National Marine Fisheries Service issued to four states is "dead in the water" now that the permits have been canceled, the U.S. Department of Commerce told a D.C. federal judge.

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Domino's Franchisee, IRS Near Deal In Penalty Dispute

By Zak Kostro

A Domino's Pizza franchisee and the federal government have mostly agreed in principle on a deal to settle the franchisee's suit alleging the IRS owes it $1.6 million in tax refunds for penalties related to failures to report its employee health coverage plan, the company told a Hawaii federal magistrate judge.

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Virginia Says Hemp Cos. Can't Block New THC Limits

By Sam Reisman

The day before a court hearing on a motion for a temporary restraining order, Virginia officials are urging a federal judge not to halt enforcement of the state's new THC potency caps, saying the hemp businesses' request to do so "rests on a distorted premise."

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Full Fed. Circ. Declines To Revisit Design Patent Test

By Ryan Davis

The full Federal Circuit on Tuesday refused to review the test for proving design patent infringement, rejecting a massage device maker's argument that the court has strayed from U.S. Supreme Court precedent but drawing a dissent arguing the court has "messed up" the law.

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Neogen Beats Investor Suit Over 3M Integration Claims

By Katryna Perera

A suit alleging food safety company Neogen hid postmerger financial difficulties following its combination with a division of manufacturing giant 3M was tossed by a Michigan federal judge, who found the suit's challenged statements were either inactionable or that the defendants did not intentionally mislead the public.

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Corteva Gets More Counterclaims Tossed In Seed Patent Suit

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A federal judge dismissed two more counterclaims from plant breeding startup Inari Agriculture Inc. in the company's patent dispute with Corteva Agriscience LLC.

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Hemp Co. Vireo Aims To Toss Ownership Contract Claims

By Mike Curley

Hemp and THC beverage maker Vireo Growth Inc. and its affiliates are asking a Minnesota federal court to toss the bulk of a suit alleging that Vireo failed to deliver on a partnership and interest contract, saying the plaintiffs' claims are largely based on a contract that was never signed or executed.

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Unilever Misleads With 'No Preservatives' Claim, Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A New York man is suing Unilever United States Inc. in federal court, alleging it misleads consumers with the labels on nearly 30 Knorr brand products by claiming they're made without artificial preservatives while they contain citric acid.

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Worker Says Meijer Can't Duck Suit Over Tobacco Use Fee

By Susan Smiley

A Meijer grocery store worker on Monday urged a Michigan federal judge not to dismiss his proposed class action saying the Midwestern chain violated federal benefits laws when it imposed a tobacco use surcharge on its employees without properly communicating how the fee could be avoided or refunded.

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How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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9th Circ. Would Lose 5 States In Latest Reorganization Bid

By Courtney Bublé

Republicans are once again trying to break up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which has long been dominated by judges appointed by Democratic presidents.

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Goldstein Unveils Cooley Appeal Team

By Jared Foretek

Thomas Goldstein has unveiled an experienced lineup of appellate lawyers he'll turn to in his bid to overturn 12 tax and mortgage fraud convictions, featuring several attorneys with extensive U.S. Supreme Court experience.

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Texas Firm Withdraws From $150M Deal To Rep Migrant Kids

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas law firm has withdrawn from consideration for a $150 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children in government custody.

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Missed Step Could Vex Ex-Duane Morris Client's Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.

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Ogletree Says Equinox Owes $1.4M In Unpaid Legal Bills

By Hailey Konnath

Ogletree said Monday that fitness company Equinox owes nearly $1.4 million in fees and expenses for the firm's work representing it in an employment matter in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

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Calif. Subclass Added To Fox Rothschild Data Breach Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A California resident seeking to represent a subclass of Golden State data breach victims on Tuesday asked to add a new California Consumer Privacy Act claim to a proposed Pennsylvania class action first filed against Fox Rothschild LLP in June, after prominent ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.

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DOJ Says Executive Privilege May Apply To Private Advisers

By Emily Sawicki

The president's communications with outside advisers may be shielded by executive privilege, so long as they are confidential and relate to official decision-making, the U.S. Department of Justice said in its latest advisory opinion.

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