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Lawyers pick up on colleague's success suing Molson Coors over Vizzy hard seltzers
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Following a California ruling that said reasonable consumers could be tricked into thinking Vizzy hard seltzers are healthier than they are, two lawyers have decided to file a class action of their own.
Lawsuit targets NFTs, sneakers sold on StockX
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A marketplace for non-fungible tokens is accused of selling products with no value.
Bernstein Litowitz snags Florida city as client to sue Vertiv Holdings
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz are representing a Florida city's public pension fund in shareholder litigation against Vertiv Holdings.
Dershowitz lawsuit: CNN wants to protect employment agreements but will disclose traffic incentives
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – CNN doesn’t want its employment agreements to become a part of the record in lawyer Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million defamation lawsuit against it.
Lawsuit filed after 20-year-old served alcohol dies in car accident
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Tampa bar faces a lawsuit for serving alcohol to an underage Florida woman who subsequently died in a car accident.
Lawsuit: Cell phone burst into flames as man made call
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Motorola phone exploded in a man's hand and burned his arm, a new lawsuit says.
Wrongful death lawsuit follows tragedy at Orlando's ICON Park
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An Orlando amusement park is facing a lawsuit after a teenager wasn't allegedly safely secured to a drop tower ride and fell more than 100 feet to his death.
Lawsuit claims hens making Nellie's eggs are confined to sheds by the thousands
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An organic egg company is facing accusations its chickens are not free range.
Lawsuit: Inmate freed during mass COVID release committed murder the next day
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Hillsborough County sheriff is the defendant in a Florida lawsuit that complains a criminal shot and killed a man after being released from custody as part of a mass inmate release during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawsuit filed over 4-year-old's brain injury
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An unsupervised 4-year-old sustained a traumatic brain injury in a parking lot, a Florida lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit: Knee replacement degraded, led to more surgeries
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A Florida couple are suing a Florida company - in New York - over a knee replacement.
Scooter mishap at EPCOT leads to lawsuit against Disney
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A new lawsuit blames Walt Disney Parks and Resorts because one of its customers recklessly drove an electric scooter.
Lawsuit says injury occurred on Seven Dwarfs ride at Magic Kingdom
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts says a man was injured when the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride broke down.
Lawsuit says Dunkin' Donuts employee burned woman with hot coffee
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida Dunkin' Donuts location faces a lawsuit after a bungled handoff resulted in a woman being burned by hot coffee.
Wrongful death lawsuit blames Bridgestone tire, company that sold it
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The family of a Florida truck driver who died in an accident is suing Bridgestone, blaming one of his tires for his death.
Lawsuit says disinfectant wipes were contaminated, seriously injured user
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A run-of-the-mill disinfectant wipe sent a Florida man to the hospital, a new lawsuit alleges.
Carole Baskin faces defamation lawsuit for claims regarding then-husband's disappearance
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - One of the main characters of the one-time Netflix sensation "Tiger King" faces a defamation lawsuit for dragging up the past.
Ex-judge not qualified to back tobacco lawyers' request for millions, court finds
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A trial court shouldn’t have listened to a former judge who testified plaintiffs lawyers deserved up to $1,500 per hour in a tobacco case.
Roller-skating rink faces lawsuit over trip on glow stick
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A discarded glow stick tripped up a roller-skater and caused his fall, says a lawsuit against a Florida skating rink.
Humane society sues dog rescue for defamation; Chihuahua's ownership at issue
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is suing a pet rescue over media coverage of a dog that made its way through both.