Tattooed Chef Investors Ink $4.75M Deal Over Growth Claims

By Lauren Berg

Tattooed Chef Inc. investors Wednesday asked a California federal judge to greenlight a $4.75 million settlement resolving claims that the plant-based meal-maker issued false statements about its revenue growth, causing investors to buy stock at inflated prices before it came crashing down when the truth came out.

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Full 5th Circ. Weighs Jackson, Mississippi, Lead Poisoning Claims

By Spencer Brewer

The full Fifth Circuit on Tuesday weighed whether to keep intact a lawsuit alleging the city of Jackson, Mississippi, poisoned its residents by allowing lead to leach into the water supply, asking what level of lead in the water would constitute "shocking the conscience."

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Denny's Franchisees Say Insurers Shirked Wage Suit Defense

By Hope Patti

A group of Washington-based Denny's franchise operators said their Liberty Mutual insurers wrongfully refused coverage for a wage and hour class action, telling a federal court that they are entitled to recoup nearly $700,000 in costs they incurred to defend and settle the underlying suit.

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Brief

Frito-Lay Poppables Have 'Synthetic Flavors,' Suit Says

By Jonathan Capriel

Frito-Lay Inc. was hit with a proposed class action accusing it of deceiving consumers by labeling Lay's Poppables as having "no artificial flavors" when they actually contain two ingredients that are not natural.

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Trade Court OKs Chinese Gum Zero Duty Rate On Remand

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce cleaned up its evaluation of the energy used by a Chinese company in the production of a gum used as a food thickener, the Court of International Trade said, signing off on the agency's decision to zero the company's duty rate.

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NJ Cannabis Regulator Tapped To Head Alcohol Control Unit

By Jake Maher

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has nominated the head of compliance at the state Cannabis Review Commission with a decade of public service experience to lead the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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Suit Says IHOP Franchise Fired Training Head Over Absences

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia-based IHOP franchise operator was sued in federal court by its former training and development director for allegedly firing him for missing work after his manager promised to notify human resources that he was entering an alcohol treatment program.

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French Fry Co. Can't Beat Investor Suit Over Software Rollout

By Sydney Price

An Idaho federal judge has largely denied frozen potato products company Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.'s bid to dismiss a proposed shareholder suit accusing it of botching the rollout of an enterprise resource planning system, saying the investors have sufficiently alleged the company sought to downplay challenges after the software went live.

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Ex-Client Can Relitigate Malpractice Suit Over Workers' Comp

By Celeste Bott

An Illinois appellate panel has reversed a summary judgment win for a Chicago attorney and her law firm in a legal malpractice dispute, saying a jury must evaluate whether her ex-client lost his workers' compensation case because of her failure to introduce a medical expert's opinion or whether he could have prevailed on appeal had the attorney filed one.

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Brief

Pepsi Bottler Settles Ex-Worker's Race Bias Suit

By MJ Koo

A Black former line supervisor and a Georgia Pepsi bottler told a federal court Wednesday they have settled his race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, which alleged the company fired him weeks after he filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Series

The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

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Analysis

Insider Trading Case Shows BigLaw Associate Vetting Gaps

By Chris Villani

A BigLaw attorney who was able to move through three major firms while allegedly orchestrating a massive insider trading scheme may have been aided by relatively loose hiring practices for associates that firms may consider strengthening moving forward, recruiting experts told Law360.

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DOJ Asserts Broad Power In BigLaw Executive Order Appeal

By Jared Foretek

A Trump administration attorney told the D.C. Circuit on Thursday that the courts have no authority to review the president's decision to revoke someone's security clearance for any reason, including race, religion, or even refusal to pay a $1 million bribe.

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Trump's 8th Circ. Pick Clears Senate Panel Vote

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump's nominee for the Eighth Circuit, who represented the president in the cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, advanced to the full Senate on Thursday.

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Thomas Urges Defense Of Constitution At Judicial Conference

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged attendees at the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference on Thursday to "stand up" for the U.S. Constitution and to see the positives in the country, despite its flaws, on its 250th birthday.

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Fenwick Hit With FTX Suit In DC Over $525M Losses

By Emily Lever

A group of former FTX customers has sued Fenwick & West LLP in federal court in Washington over its work representing FTX from 2018 to 2022, seeking to recover more than $525 million for losses stemming from the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse.

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NYC Bar Endorses Random Audits For Law Firm Accounts

By Emily Sawicki

The New York City Bar Association's Professional Discipline Committee on Thursday threw its support behind a statewide bill to institute a random audit program for law firm financial accounts.

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Ogletree Fights Atty's Discovery Bid For DQ Push In Bias Suit

By Lynn LaRowe

A Georgia federal court should deny a bid for discovery aimed at disqualifying Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from defending a security company against discrimination claims because the request stems from the plaintiff's lawyer's "personal grievances," the company said Thursday.

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Lover's Ex-Wife Fights Sinema's Request For Therapy Notes

By Abigail Harrison

A bid by former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona to unearth notes and communications from a therapist working with her lover's ex-wife should be summarily denied, as the ex-wife, Heather Ammel, told a North Carolina federal court Thursday that the request is a clear overreach.

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