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Man sues Playboy for watching his mouse while he's on its website
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man is suing Playboy in California under a Florida law, claiming it illegally tracked his activity while surfing its website.
Bose sued under Florida Security of Communications Act
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Bose is one of many companies now facing class action lawsuits under the Florida Security of Communications Act.
Grain-free food has wheat and upset our dogs' stomachs, class action plaintiffs say
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Pet owners are suing the maker of American Journey food, alleging its grain-free products actually contain wheat.
Lack of choice of surgeons could cost Florida Hospital in lawsuit over infection
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A man who seemingly predicted complications from his surgery can sue Florida Hospital, as a state appeals court has found there may be a relationship between it and the surgeon it claims was an independent contractor.
HP's Argentine subsidiary demanded bribes from distributors, lawsuit says
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – HP Inc. is accused of racketeering in a lawsuit that says it threatened and extorted distributors of their computers and printer products.
Class action over XRP tokens piggy-backs on SEC lawsuit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Problems for a cryptocurrency outfit called Ripple Labs continue, as a new class action lawsuit follows litigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Court tosses testimony man killed by truck was wearing ear buds
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Hearsay about whether the victim of a fatal workplace accident was wearing head phones was improperly admitted, a Florida appeals court has ruled in giving the man’s widow a new shot at her lawsuit.
Miami firm still after $81K in unpaid fees
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Miami law firm is hoping a federal judge will affirm the arbitration award it earned against a former client it says didn’t pay its bills.
Florida school gets bad news from appeals court as it fights lawsuit of girl who ran into table
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida school might have to pay up for forcing second-graders to run laps in an auditorium and the resulting injury that occurred when a young girl ran face-first into the glass edge of a table.
MDL judge rules against 3M's wishes in ear plug litigation
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – 3M won’t get its wish to get a Department of Defense employee’s deposition as it fights hundreds of thousands of claims that the ear plugs it sold to the U.S. military caused hearing loss.
Woman shot at long-term hospital after friend's death can't sue security company
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A security company at a Florida long-term care facility is not responsible for the injuries of a visitor shot by an 87-year-old man.
Waiver covers high school soccer player's injuries; He was thrown into unpadded concrete barrier
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida school district will get away with placing a concrete barrier close to one of its soccer fields because the injured player signed an injury waiver before his game.
Plaintiff's lawyers don't get paid after botching fees issue
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys representing a Florida man who sued under the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act seem to have worked for free, having lost their bid for fees after settling their client’s case.
Florida falls in line with federal summary judgment standard; One justice fears consequences
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Because of a case involving a fatal rear-end collision, Florida is changing its summary judgment standards to stay in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings from more than 30 years ago.
Miami judge picks lead counsel for shareholder lawsuits against Royal Caribbean Cruises
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Labaton Sucharow will lead litigation against Royal Caribbean Cruises over a stock drop associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, beating out a couple of competitors in the securities class action field.
Lawsuit: Florida lawyers botched wrongful death case of crash victim, took half of insurance benefit
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A woman unhappy with a Florida personal injury law firm is suing it in federal court, alleging it waited too long to bring claims stemming from a 2014 car accident in which her daughter was killed.
3M's effort to collect info from plaintiffs' side referred to ear plug MDL judge
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – The judge overseeing more than 200,000 cases over 3M’s military ear plugs will decide whether a client-gathering website will need to turn over its records.
Class action attorneys make play for control of Royal Caribbean lawsuits
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – So far, two securities class action law firms have asked to lead litigation against Royal Caribbean Cruises that claims the company failed to disclose financial troubles associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Morgan & Morgan saves itself $4.25M in legal malpractice case
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A major personal injury law firm has successfully reduced a $5 million legal malpractice verdict against it to $750,000.
Financial arrangements between defense firms and experts to be examined by Fla. Supreme Court
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida appeals court has deemed the issue of payment to expert witnesses as one of great public importance.