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Wrongful death suit filed against Fla. store after kratom overdose
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A new lawsuit in Florida's Palm Beach County alleges kratom killed a 41-year-old man who regularly used it.
Walmart pushes for dismissal of class action over peach tea water enhancers
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Tiny bottles of water flavoring don't need to include the words "artificial flavors," Walmart says in response to a recent class action lawsuit.
Trump tries to revive defamation lawsuit against CNN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge reconsidering the ruling that tossed his defamation lawsuit against CNN.
Lawyers sue Walmart, say fruit bars have artificial ingredient
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit says the filling in Walmart's fruit bars contains artificial flavors, though consumers would be misled by the front of their packaging.
Lawsuit over prep time for Velveeta easy mac fails; Lawyers claimed '3 1/2 minutes' description misleading
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The lawyers who hoped to sue Kraft Heinz because they claimed its microwave macaroni and cheese takes longer than advertised to prepare failed to prove their client was harmed, a federal judge ruled.
Trump can't show CNN compared him to Nazis, federal judge rules
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Former President Donald Trump has lost his defamation lawsuit against CNN that claimed the news outlet likened him to Adolf Hitler.
Orlando hospital says COVID measures to blame for newborn's hearing loss
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida hospital says federal emergency law protects it from a lawsuit alleging air scrubbers employed to fight COVID-19 caused a newborn's hearing loss.
Another lemon lawsuit lacks bite; Publix defeats class action over cough drops
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Florida federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that complained honey and lemon-flavored lozenges did not contain real lemon.
Man who claimed weekend was ruined by a text message can't sue sender
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Pet Supermarket customer who signed up for a contest to win free pet food for a year can't sue the company for the seven texts he received after.
Class action says malic acid in Walmart's peach water flavor is artificial
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart faces a class action lawsuit that says its peach water enhancers do not get their flavor from only natural ingredients.
Lawsuit says habanero almonds lack real peppers
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit alleges Blue Diamond's habanero flavored almonds lack real peppers.
Fla. court: Jury overshot punitive damages with $24 million verdict in tobacco case
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A major punitive damages award for a smoker's estate that sued Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco should be reduced, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Dershowitz appeals loss of defamation suit against CNN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Attrney Alan Dershowitz is appealing the loss of his defamation lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of statements he made during his representation of former President Donald Trump during the 2020 impeachment trial.
Arbitration clause at boot-up sends class action over Acer hinges out of court
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Computer-maker Acer has successfully moved a proposed class action lawsuit to arbitration thanks to a policy presented to customers when they first turn on their laptops.
Lawsuit over prep time for Velveeta microwave mac & cheese is ridiculous, Kraft argues
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit complaining microwave macaroni and cheese takes longer than 3 1/2 minutes to prepare "stretches the bounds of plausibility well past the breaking point."
CNN defeats Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit over impeachment comments
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney Alan Dershowitz can't prove CNN acted with actual malice when it reported comments he made during his representation of former President Donald Trump during Trump's impeachment trial.
Lawsuit: Salmonella in Jif peanut butter killed retired Florida judge
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A recently filed lawsuit blames the death of a retired Florida judge on a jar of Jif peanut butter.
Settlement in case of teen who fell from ICON Park ride to his death
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Orlando Slingshot and ICON Park have settled wrongful death claims against them in a Florida state court stemming from the estate of Tyre Sampson, who was 14 years old when he was ejected from the Free Fall ride in 2022.
Judge tosses class action against Adidas over 'authentic' NHL jerseys
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida federal judge has thrown out a class action brought by a hockey fan who complains the "authentic" jersey he bought wasn't exactly like the kinds worn by players on the ice.
Winn-Dixie: Events leading to melee, lawsuit were unpredictable
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - No one could have predicted a man's psychotic break at a Winn-Dixie would lead to a melee that broke a customer's hip, the grocery chain is arguing.