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Hershey's 'Bubble Yum' Hit With Consumer Class Action for Allegedly Containing 'Forever Chemicals'

The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Oct. 24, accused Hershey of omitting and failing to disclose that its Bubble Yum Original Flavor Bubble Gum Product has organic fluorine and misleading markets as "high quality," "sustainable" and "transparent about [their] ingredients."
3 minute read

The Recorder

LinkedIn Hit With Wave of Health Data Claims Under California Privacy Law

All three cases, filed by Bursor & Fisher in the California Northern District Court and the California Superior Court in Santa Clara County, alleged wiretapping claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Significant Relief': Big Law Firms Represent UFC in $375M Antitrust Settlement Agreement

"The settlement we helped MMA fighters achieve recovers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost compensation from the UFC," said Benjamin D. Brown, managing partner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and co-chair of its antitrust practice.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'Training to Replace Yourself': Kessler Topaz Co-Founder Set to Retire

"It was a goal of mine to be done at the age of 60," said Kessler, whose firm grew from six to almost 100 attorneys. "I never wanted to be the person sticking around."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

9 Class Actions: Multiple Law Firms File Suits After Data Breach at Water Company

The number of people impacted by the data breach is unknown, but American Water serves more than 14 million individuals across 14 states, according to the suits.
3 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Judge Advances Addiction Claims Against Social Media, Attorneys in Norfolk Settlement Want Objector to Pay $850K Appeal Bond

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Law.com

$2.8B Antitrust Settlement Will Have Long-Term Impacts on Insurance Industry, Say Attorneys Behind Accord

Partner attorneys Edith Kallas and Joseph Whatley Jr. said that it was essential that the settlement "not just consist of a payment to the class; they needed significant reforms to the Blue system."
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The Legal Intelligencer

With Malpractice Funds Shrinking, Eckert Seamans Brokers New Settlement in Par Funding Case

A previous $45 million settlement has been negotiated down to $38 million, the balance of the firm's "eroding" insurance limits.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'All Pixels Are Not Created Alike': Fox Rothschild Scores Win for H&M in Email Pixel Tracking Case

H&M was represented by Fox Rothschild attorneys Odia Kagan and Philip Abbruscato. The firm predicted in a news release that the decision would "set a crucial precedent for similar cases" brought under Arizona's privacy laws.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Campbell Soup Employees Claim Company Penalizes Smokers

"The plan creates an unfair and discriminatory process by only allowing participants who complete the Quit for Life program to have the surcharge refunded on a prospective basis," the suit claims.
3 minute read

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