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Another company sued for claiming its product has '2X More'
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer has filed another case claiming customers are misled when a company markets its product as providing "2X more."
Publix sued for calling cough drops lemon-flavored
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Lozenges at Publix grocery stores claim to be lemon-flavored but fail to have the right ingredients, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Lawsuit: Samsung batteries for vaping device exploded, burned man from waist down
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blames the sellers of vaping accessories for a battery allegedly exploding in a man's pocket.
Lawsuit seeks info on fatal accident at Pep Boys
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit over a fatal accident involving a vehicle lift that killed an automotive service technician seeks information from Pep Boys.
Murder at apartment complex leads to wrongful death lawsuit against owner
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A wrongful death lawsuit alleges the owner and property manager of an Orlando apartment complex is liable for the shooting of Frantz Gustave.
Fight between teams leads to lawsuit against Orlando Indoor Soccer
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An amateur soccer player blames his league and the owner of the building in which it plays for a brawl between teams.
Ear plug plaintiffs file to stop transfer of 3M's assets to bankrupt subsidiary
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Plaintiffs in the massive 3M ear plug litigation are asking for a Florida federal judge for backup as they fight the company's plan to spin its liabilities onto a subsidiary.
Lawsuit says dragon fruit Fanta has artificial ingredient
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Coca-Cola faces a class action lawsuit that claims ingredients in Fanta belie the claim they have "100% natural flavors."
Class action lawsuit targets nutritional value of hard seltzers, kombuchas
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Adding healthy ingredients to hard seltzers and kombuchas misleads consumers into thinking they can avoid the negative effects of alcohol, a class action lawsuit says.
Florida court rejects liability for car wreck on nearby property owners
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Property owners did not have a duty to motorists to maintain the areas next to nearby roads, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Judge didn't give Boca Raton law firm chance to fight $17K sanction, court finds
MIAMI – A Boca Raton law firm will get the opportunity to argue against a $17,150 penalty imposed on it for trying to hold a lawyer in indirect criminal contempt for releasing the terms of a settlement.
Woman with brain damage wins appeals decision in case against Pensacola hospital
TALLAHASSEE – A woman may still get to trial in a lawsuit against Baptist Hospital of Pensacola over her treatment at the emergency room there, even though she was seen by an independent contractor.
Property owner sued after man kills woman while filming rap video
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Tampa Electric Company is blamed for the bizarre shooting death of a 23-year-old woman who was filming a rap video on its property.
Shutterfly Lifetouch sued over texts
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Shutterfly Lifetouch faces a class action lawsuit over allegedly unsolicited telemarketing.
Nellie's fights class actions over 'free range' claims
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers are copying PETA’s work – and each other’s – to attack us in court, an organic egg company is arguing.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over murder at Tampa hotel
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The owner of a Fairfield Inn & Suites in Tampa is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after a guest who was the son of an employee was shot to death in the parking lot.
Lawsuit filed to block Florida's Stop WOKE Act
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A group of plaintiffs are suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials, claiming the so-called Stop WOKE Act violates the U.S. Constitution.
Lawyers sue because 'smokehouse' almonds never smoked
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Blue Diamond is facing a class action lawsuit for labeling some of its almonds "smokehouse."
So much for Florida's attempt to limit political contributions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida federal judge has permanently blocked a state law that sought to cap the amount of contributions to certain political committees to $3,000.
Lawsuit filed over crash during police chase in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida woman is suing the City of Tampa, alleging its police failed to trap a fleeing suspect who later crashed into her.