Meta To Rereview MDL Privilege Claims Under Special Master

By Dorothy Atkins

Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to have an independent special master rereview potentially thousands of documents the company withheld as privileged in social media addiction multidistrict litigation, after a California federal judge criticized Meta's privilege claims and refused to let Meta use an AI tool to rereview 170,000 documents at issue.

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Baby Food Makers Beat Autism Claims In MDL

By Jonathan Capriel

A mother who claims her child's autism was caused by heavy metal exposure from baby foods made by major companies, including Gerber, Beech-Nut and Walmart, saw her core claims ended when a California federal judge ruled that parents in the broader multidistrict litigation couldn't prove the products caused the disorder.

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Medtronic Sued Over Insulin Pump Failures

By Emily Field

Two women with diabetes on Monday accused Medtronic of knowingly selling insulin pumps with a known defect that can deliver the wrong amount of insulin that were recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020.

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Student Sues Landlord Over Porch Collapse At Pitt Party

By Emily Field

A student injured when a porch roof collapsed onto revelers beneath it at a 2025 St. Patrick's Day party near the University of Pittsburgh sued the property owner in Pennsylvania state court, claiming wood rot had made the porch unsafe.

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Chobani Says Danone's Protein Suit Is Jealous Rivalry

By Mike Curley

Chobani LLC is asking a New York federal judge to throw out a suit from Danone US LLC alleging Chobani's "20G Protein" claims are misleading, saying Danone's claims are not rooted in any actual deception, but instead trying to stifle a competitor.

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Rental App Turo Blamed For Not Clearing Stolen-Car Report

By Matthew Santoni

A Minnesota woman visiting New Jersey was detained by police in front of her child because car-sharing app Turo Inc. failed to clear a "stolen vehicle" flag on her rental car after the owners found it and put it back on the app, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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AI Plate Readers Don't Violate Driver Privacy, Tech Co. Argues

By Jonathan Capriel

Fleet management company Motive Technologies Inc. has asked a California federal court to end a proposed class action alleging it violated state privacy laws by secretly running a nationwide license plate surveillance network through its artificial intelligence-powered software, arguing there is no expectation of privacy on public roads.

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OnlyFans Auto-Renew Suit Belongs In Calif., Not England

By Lauren Berg

A proposed class action alleging OnlyFans' parent company used unlawful subscription auto-renewals does not belong in the United Kingdom, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that pushing the case to an English court would "substantially diminish" Golden State residents' right to bring consumer class actions.

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TQL Seeks Ax Of Trucking Cos.' RICO Suit Over Lost Bids

By Linda Chiem

Total Quality Logistics LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit from family-owned trucking companies accusing it of steering long-haul shipments to illegal "fly-by-night" or "chameleon" carriers and muscling out legitimate trucking companies.

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Hunton Adds Husch Blackwell Commercial Litigator In Dallas

By Nate Beck

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP said it has added a nationally recognized litigator with nearly two decades of experience to its commercial litigation practice.

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How Rule 45 Update May Change Remote Trial Subpoenas

The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure's recently recommended update to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure would expand trial courts’ subpoena power for remote testimony, but it would not alter the standard for authorizing remote testimony and may prompt unresolved questions for foreign witnesses, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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Kagan: High Court 'Blinded Itself' To Election Ruling Effects

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan criticized her conservative colleagues' approach to deciding election law cases Tuesday, saying they often rule without considering the real-world consequences of their decisions. 

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Retired Judges Say DOJ's Ethics Complaint Is Meritless

By Courtney Bublé

A coalition of 61 retired federal judges has admonished the U.S. Department of Justice for filing a complaint against federal judges in Minnesota for speaking to a newspaper about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in their state.

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Polsinelli Seeks Sanctions For 'Knowingly False' IP Suit

By Elliot Weld

Law firm Polsinelli PC has asked a Tennessee federal judge to sanction a medical device company for advancing what it says were "knowingly false and materially incomplete" positions in a suit accusing the firm of pursuing bad faith patent infringement claims on behalf of a client.

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'Petulant' Attorney Behavior Requires New Trial, 5th Circ. Says

By Cara Salvatore

The Fifth Circuit ordered a new trial Friday for a woman who was halted while speaking at a Louisiana local council meeting, saying defense lawyers for two council members threw "a skunk into the jury box" with a bevy of improper maneuvers.

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Feds Offer Up-Front Payments For Fraud Whistleblower Tips

By Lauren Berg

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the creation of a whistleblower incentive program offering up-front monetary awards for tips that lead to criminal fraud charges.

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Atty Used Legal Cred To Prop Up Ponzi Schemes, DOJ Says

By David Aaro

A Florida attorney was arrested Tuesday on charges of using his legal bona fides to help run two Ponzi schemes that swindled investors out of nearly $2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Ex-NOLA Injury Atty Gets 32 Months For Staging Crashes

By Christine DeRosa

A former New Orleans personal injury attorney has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fake vehicle accidents with tractor trailers and other commercial vehicles so he could pursue lawsuits and extract settlements.

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