States Say Trump's DEI Rule For Contractors Is Unclear, Illegal

By Ben Adlin

Attorneys general from 19 states and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday sued numerous federal officials and agencies in an attempt to block the Trump administration's March 26 executive order prohibiting government contractors — including states — from engaging in "racially discriminatory" activity around diversity, equity and inclusion.

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User Says 'Nature's Ozempic' Can't Keep Weight Loss Promise

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of supplement buyers is suing the makers of Metabolism Ignite in California federal court, saying the supplements, advertised as "Nature's Ozempic," can't match the effectiveness of the name-brand medication that the advertisers compare it to.

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J&J Hit With $32M Verdict In LA Baby Powder Cancer Trial

By Craig Clough

A Los Angeles jury Tuesday awarded $32 million to the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma and who said she used Johnson's Baby Powder on herself and her children for decades, finding the product was a substantial factor in causing her illness. 

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Conn. Woman Says Pharmacy 'Grossly' Exceeded Med Dose

By Brian Steele

A New York compounding pharmacy injured a Connecticut woman by providing her with a medication that contained a "grossly excessive" amount of the active ingredient, as much as 91,511% of the dose on the label, according to a product liability and malpractice lawsuit.

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Utah Urges Court To Reject Bid To Halt Kratom Ban

By Jonathan Capriel

Utah officials are urging a federal judge to reject a bid to halt the enforcement of a state law reining in psychoactive products derived from the kratom leaf, saying that the "void-for-vagueness" argument brought by the kratom interests opposing the law is unfounded.

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Meta, YouTube Lose Bid To Void $6M Addiction Verdict

By Lauren Berg

Meta Platforms Inc. and Google cannot overturn a landmark verdict finding them liable for harming the mental health of a young woman who says she became addicted to their social media platforms as a child, a Los Angeles judge has ruled.

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Eos 'Natural' Lip Balm Has Synthetic Ingredients, Suit Says

By Mike Curley

A proposed class of consumers is suing eos Products LLC in California federal court, alleging that although it markets its lip balms as "100% Natural & Organic," they actually contain two synthetic ingredients.

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FCA, Drivers Spar Over Pacifica Battery Fires, Recall Fix

By Melanie Dorsey

Multidistrict litigation plaintiffs alleging certain Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans are prone to battery fires faced pointed questions alongside FCA US LLC on Wednesday from a Michigan federal judge over whether the automaker knew about the alleged defect before selling the vehicles and whether a later recall cured the warranty claims at the center of the case.

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Grindr Says Arbitration Order In Teen Death Suit Was Proper

By Y. Peter Kang

The Grindr dating platform criticized a bid to undo an arbitration order lodged by the estate of a 16-year-old girl who was tortured and killed after a 35-year-old man allegedly used the app to lure her to his home, saying case law cited by the estate was not precedential.

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CNA Units, Gas Co. Settle Explosion Coverage Dispute

By Hope Patti

Two CNA Financial units and a natural gas utility company have agreed to settle a coverage dispute over underlying litigation stemming from a July 2021 explosion, according to a notice filed in Louisiana federal court Wednesday.

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Susman Godfrey Beats, Seward & Kissel Matches Milbank Pay

By Tracey Read

At least four more firms have joined the associate pay raise bandwagon, with Seward & Kissel LLP matching the salary scale recently set by Milbank LLP, and Susman Godfrey LLP exceeding it.

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Judicial Noms Say Biden Won, But Critics Fault Their Caveats

By Courtney Bublé

Three district court nominees on Wednesday said President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, a departure from other judicial nominees in the second Trump administration, but court watchers on the left took issue with how they couched those statements.

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Camp Mystic Fights Sanctions Over 'Burn In Hell' Atty Remark

By Lynn LaRowe

Camp Mystic and parents of a girl killed in flooding there last summer faced off Wednesday over whether the camp should be sanctioned because its attorney said a plaintiff's lawyer would "burn in hell" and for other alleged misconduct in litigation over flooding deaths at the Texas camp.

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Ga. Federal Judge Faces 2nd Set Of Impeachment Articles

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia congressman has filed articles of impeachment against a federal judge who was reprimanded for having sex with a police officer in her Atlanta chambers within earshot of staff, the second lawmaker this week to do so. 

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Unions Rally As 5 Shops Approach Contract Deadline

By Andrea Keckley

Legal service providers across New York City gathered in City Hall Park on Wednesday afternoon as five unions represented by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys approach their deadlines for a new contract at the end of the month.

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'Anti-ICE Vigilantes': DOJ Says Law Clerks Aided Noncitzens

By Lauren Berg

Two state court clerks in Utah are facing criminal charges after federal prosecutors say they acted as "self-appointed anti-ICE vigilantes" by helping noncitizens leave the courthouse by a back door to evade arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the newly unsealed case.

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Morgan & Morgan Atty Again Blocked From Harvard Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts judge rebuffed a Morgan & Morgan PA attorney's second attempt to appear in a lawsuit over the theft of body parts from a Harvard Medical School morgue, saying he would not reconsider his earlier decision to bar the attorney over an incident in a separate court involving fake AI-generated case citations.

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