Laura Castro

March 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

A cooperative of almost 200 Roman Catholic employers have filed a class action in a Oklahoma federal court seeking to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate requiring insurance coverage for contraception, abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization or related counseling.

By Laura Castro

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March 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

A disabled man who was severely burned and scarred by coffee spilling from a Black & Decker coffeemaker after it fell apart has sued the manufacturer for product liability and negligence in a Georgia court.

By Laura Castro

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March 11, 2014 | National Law Journal

A California federal judge has dismissed a class action against Starbucks Corp. by employees who claimed the coffee company violated the California Labor Code by not paying closing-time wages.

By Laura Castro

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March 11, 2014 | National Law Journal

A New York consumer has filed a class action against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Costco Wholesale Corp., asserting deceptive and misleading claims about the design, manufacture and marketing of flushable wipes.

By Laura Castro

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March 10, 2014 | National Law Journal

Claims from Tom's of Maine Inc. that its toothpaste is an "all natural" product with natural ingredients is false and misleading and violates the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, a putative class action contends.

By Laura Castro

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March 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court on March 7 upheld a lower court's dismissal of a putative class action over wages at Sanderson Farms Inc. poultry processing plant.

By Laura Castro

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March 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

A class action accuses the retailer Conn's Inc. and three company executives with federal securities violations.

By Laura Castro

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March 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Feb. 27 that it would not take up appeals in two tobacco litigation cases that it initially accepted for review and which awarded more than a million dollars in jury verdicts against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

By Laura Castro

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March 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

A North Texas couple has filed a product liability lawsuit against Werner Ladder Co. claiming the defective and unreasonably dangerous design of its ladder caused serious injuries.

By Laura Castro

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February 27, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court vacated contempt sanctions in a grand jury subpoena dispute, saying the subpoena wasn't enforceable after the sitting grand jury was discharged.

By Laura Castro

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