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Lawsuit wants Reese's Halloween candy to smile back
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A new lawsuit alleges Hershey has duped candy-eaters into thinking its Halloween-themed Reese's snacks would have a smile and eyes cut out, just like the jack-o'-lantern and ghost pictures on the packages.
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Glad, Clorox sued in class action alleging recycling bags aren't recyclable
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Manufacturers of bags used for recycling face a lawsuit that alleges those bags aren't made of recyclable materials.
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Lawsuit targets breakfast bars from Target
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers are concerning themselves with the apple filling in breakfast bars sold at Target.
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Two years later, defendant in sexual assault lawsuit finds out who the plaintiff is
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - It took two years for a Florida Islamic society to find out who is suing it for sexual assault.
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Panera Bread facing wrongful death lawsuit over 'Charged Lemonade'
The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Panera Bread Co., alleging that the man’s consumption of large quantities of the bakery chain’s caffeinated lemonade beverage led to his cardiac arrest.
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Disney calls out lawsuit over lightsaber injury
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Sued over damage to a child's eye, Disney says the injury was the result of "horseplay gone wrong" and not its fault.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over man's electrical shock in fountain
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida lawsuit says the owner of a shopping and luxury hotel area is to blame for the death of one of its visitors.
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Orlando school faces sexual molestation lawsuit
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A lawsuit alleges a 15-year-old student was sexually assaulted at an Orlando church/school.
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Developer accused of desecrating cemetery in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The families of those buried at a Florida cemetery are suing a developer they say desecrated the bodies there.
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Son sues after father's remains mixed with another person's
TAMPA , Fla. (Legal Newsline)— A lawsuit against a Florida funeral home alleges it accidentally put the ashes of two men together and attempted to remedy the problem by scooping some out.
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Censorship battles mount as video platform Rumble sues watchdog group for defamation
Video-sharing platform and cloud services provider Rumble has filed a defamation lawsuit against the co-founders of Check My Ads, a watchdog organization.
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Lawsuit accuses Walmart of killing coral reef
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — Sunscreen sold by Walmart is destroying the ocean's coral reef, a novel new class action lawsuit alleges.
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Florida attorneys filed nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits in first 9 months of 2023, despite reforms
Nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits were filed in Florida during the first three quarters of 2023 despite the passage of recent legal reform measures, far outpacing the level of such litigation in any recent year, new data shows.
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Cruise line injury lawsuits don't appear to be cutting into industry profits, attorneys say
In the post-COVID-19 era, the cruise line industry continues to defend against passenger lawsuits, the most common being slip-and-fall cases, but the litigation costs don’t appear to be making a dent in industry profits, according to those familiar with such cases.
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Lawsuit complains Mexican popsicles are made in California
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A class action lawsuit seeks to punish the maker of a Mexican popsicle for making them in California.
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Brouhaha at music festival leads to lawsuit
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A woman blames security guards at the Rib Roundup in Florida for injuries she sustained in a fight over seats.
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Lawsuit says nugget at Chick-Fil-A was black inside, made woman sick
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The owner of a Florida Chick-Fil-A faces a lawsuit that says a chicken nugget was black on the inside and made a woman ill.
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Lawsuit blames inflatable obstacle course for injuries
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A man is suing in Florida after attending a party in Texas, during which he says he was tossed off of an inflatable slide and into a fence.
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Orlando motocross park sued after 9-year-old injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The parents of a 9-year-old boy blame an Orlando motocross park for injuries he sustained when another bike landed on him.
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Wrongful death lawsuit targets where Florida teen was shot
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The owner of an apartment complex is facing a wrongful death lawsuit over the August shooting of a Florida teenager.