Real Water Caused 'Devastating' Hospitalizations, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

A mother whose twin babies were hospitalized with acute liver failure after the family subscribed to water delivery service Real Water told a Nevada state jury Thursday that the experience was "devastating."

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Dollar Tree Mint's Injury To Toddler Not Covered, Insurer Says

By Elizabeth Daley

The insurer of a breath mint manufacturer told a Missouri federal court that due to a pollution exclusion in its policy, it shouldn't have to defend against a suit alleging a toddler suffered severe esophageal injuries after swallowing freshening drops sold by Dollar Tree.

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EPA To Reevaluate Widely Used Toxic Chemical Under TSCA

By Donald Morrison

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule to limit the use of a chemical found in hundreds of products from paint to cleaning products that has been linked to miscarriages, reduced male fertility and other health issues.

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Victims Say Chiquita Paramilitary Payments Weren't Extortion

By Carolina Bolado

Attorneys for the families of people killed by right-wing paramilitaries in Colombia's banana-producing region asked jurors Thursday for an amount totaling tens of millions of dollars in damages as they closed out their Florida federal case against Chiquita, arguing the company willingly funded paramilitary groups.

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Texas Court Revives Whataburger Customer's Injury Suit

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas appellate court on Thursday refused to let Whataburger escape a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for injuries a customer sustained after her arm was lacerated by a worker carrying a condiment tray, reinstating the customer's claims against the restaurant chain and paving the way for a trial.

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NFL Sunday Ticket Is A Rigged Game, Antitrust Jury Told

By Craig Clough

An attorney for NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers told a California jury Thursday during opening statements of a multibillion-dollar antitrust suit that secret documents will prove the NFL engaged in anticompetitive behavior, and the trial would reveal the "darker side of the NFL behind the shield."

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FTC Says Kroger Hasn't Turned Over Promised Documents

By Bonnie Eslinger

The Federal Trade Commission urged an administrative law judge on Tuesday to require Kroger to fork over documents related to negotiations for its divestiture plan amid the commission's in-house challenge to the grocer's merger with Albertsons, saying Kroger's prior representations that it would produce the materials "have proven false."

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Abbott Labs Must Face Bulk Of Glucerna False Ad Suit

By Mike Curley

A California federal judge won't free Abbott Laboratories from a proposed class action over its Glucerna shakes, saying the complaint plausibly alleges that the labeling would mislead consumers about the health aspects of the drinks.

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Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge​​​​​​​ at Robinson Bradshaw.

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Justices Report Old Trips, Beyoncé Tickets And Royalties

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Friday two trips he took in 2019 paid for by a Republican billionaire donor that were the subject of bombshell reporting last year, while his colleagues divulged more than $1.5 million in book-related income and several gifts, including Beyoncé tickets, in their annual financial reports.

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Legal Job Market Keeps Momentum With May Gains

By Xiumei Dong

Following April's increases, the U.S. legal sector saw marginal job growth in May, with an increase of 400 jobs compared to the previous month, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Motley Rice Allocated Biggest Share Of $2B Opioid Fees

By Hailey Konnath

A panel directed with allocating $2.13 billion in attorney fees stemming from opioid settlements has recommended awarding the largest shares of the pot to Motley Rice LLC, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC and Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, according to a report filed Friday in Ohio federal court.

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Tesla Rips 'Unprecedented' $5.6B Fee Bid In Musk Pay Fight

By Dorothy Atkins

Tesla urged Delaware's Chancery Court on Friday to reject a $5.6 billion stock-based fee request by counsel representing investors who blocked Elon Musk's record Tesla pay package, arguing the "unprecedented" fee bid is unreasonable, unwarranted and 17 times larger than any fee award in Delaware history.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Sonosky Chambers Sachse Endreson & Perry LLP, Jenner & Block LLP, Sidley Austin LLP and Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal government is required to reimburse two Native American tribes millions of dollars in administrative healthcare costs.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A panel of women in the general counsel role gathered at the New York City Bar Association on Wednesday to share the challenges and opportunities they encounter in the in-house legal landscape, and a new survey identified the top three privacy risks for companies and their compliance professionals this year. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Calif. Atty Faces Hacking Charge In Utility Billing Scandal

By Rachel Rippetoe

A San Fernando Valley attorney accused of scheming with lawyers representing the city of Los Angeles to settle a customer billing class action favorably for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power also plotted to access the email and phone accounts of the judge overseeing the litigation, the State Bar of California asserted in an additional disciplinary charge filed Thursday.

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'Why Are You Even Here?' Judge Prods Big Tobacco

By Greg Lamm

A Washington state appellate panel on Friday criticized Philip Morris USA Inc. and other tobacco companies for attempting to pay the state less under a 1998 master settlement agreement, with one judge asking a Big Tobacco attorney why they were in court in the first place.

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Ozempic MDL Gets New Judge After Judge Pratter's Death

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Thursday reassigned sprawling litigation over Ozempic and similar drugs in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania following the sudden death of U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter, who'd been overseeing the MDL.

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Crowell & Moring Partner Named DC Bar President-Elect

By Alison Knezevich

D.C. Bar members have selected a Crowell & Moring LLP employment law partner as their president-elect, the association announced Friday.

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Thompson Hine Launches Team To Be On Top Of AI

By Christine DeRosa

Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with about 400 lawyers in eight offices, has launched a multidisciplinary team dedicated to artificial intelligence and its related issues.

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