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By Riley Brennan | May 31, 2024
In a dispute arising out of nonpayment for 1 million bottles of hand sanitizer to be delivered to Reach's customer, Five Below, the U.S. District Court of Minnesota granted summary judgment for brands in the amount of $89,072.64, and $185,000 for attorney fees for Felicia J. Boyd, a partner and head of IP brands, and Jaime Wing, a senior associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in Minneapolis. The Eighth Circuit reversed the attorney fee award.
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By Riley Brennan | May 30, 2024
The May 29 class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleges Poppi claims to be a "Prebiotic Soda" made "For a Healthy Gut," despite not providing any meaningful prebiotic effects.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | May 29, 2024
Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel denied sanctions motions hurled by both sides of the Elon Musk defamation case, and denied Musk's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
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By Cheryl Miller | May 29, 2024
In an outlier opinion, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law requiring companies to pay their arbitration bills on time or risk having claims against them tossed into court.
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By Riley Brennan | May 29, 2024
The firm that filed the suit is an active player in the consumer class action space. In this year alone the firm sued Kraft over alleged metal in Lunchables, AT&T over alleged data breach violations, Starbucks over its pricing of nondairy milk and Prime Hydration over its caffeine content.
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By Riley Brennan | May 28, 2024
The court concluded that while the district court didn't err in dismissing the lawsuit over plaintiffs' nonappearance, as they believed they were to appear by telephone, the dismissal was too drastic given the circumstances.
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By Thomas R. Newman | May 24, 2024
While the chief judge makes a forceful argument that bears making and repeating until all indigent defendants can be assured of "receiving a constitutionally fair trial," I respectfully question whether a concurring opinion is an appropriate place to make it.
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By Riley Brennan | May 24, 2024
The Supreme Court has previously noted that the theory "has been characterized as one of the strongest presumptions known to the law," and was originally developed "to shield a child from the stigma attached in the past to illegitimacy, which subjected the child to significant legal and social discrimination."
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By The Law Journal Editorial Board | May 24, 2024
We realize this bill is the handiwork of powerful forces that thrive in darkness, and we realize it would take great courage for the Governor to break with his party and send the "gut OPRA" amendments back for an overhaul.
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By Michael A. Mora | May 24, 2024
"Attorneys have to be very attentive to these changes because they will impact every civil case and they will add to the expense of litigation," said Bruce Berman, a shareholder at Carlton Fields.
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