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Hyundai, Kia Settle Anti-Theft Lawsuits for $200M

Lawsuits were filed after viral videos on TikTok and YouTube demonstrated how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles with the use of a USB cord.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Companies Pushing Back Against FTC's Voluminous Records Requests

Total Wine & More argues the FTC has gone way overboard with document requests for the agency's probe of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, one of its suppliers. Firms targeted or on the periphery of other inquiries also are complaining.
6 minute read

Law.com

Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan Filed in J&J Talc Bankruptcy: 'Pennies on the Dollar'

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed its Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Monday, but lawyers for talc claimants already raised concerns about it at a Tuesday hearing.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Company Sues Former Exec Who Allegedly Threated to Create 'Knock-off' Products

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

State High Court Sides With AG's Office: 5-Hour Energy's Ad Campaign Likely 'Caused Confusion or Misunderstanding'

"As a logical matter, the question whether a consumer is confused about some attribute of a product is not necessarily connected to the question whether the consumer intends to purchase the product," said Justice Christopher L. Garrett in his written opinion for the court.
6 minute read

Law.com

'This Must End.' Talc Bankruptcy Lawyers Plan Fraud Lawsuit Against J&J

The draft complaint, attached to Thursday's motion, names Johnson & Johnson and 26 executives, many of them current and former members of its in-house legal team.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Hears Sushi Spat Amid Apparent Rise in Food & Drink False Ad Litigation

There were 214 food and beverage class actions in 2022, 331 in 2021 and 225 in 2020—a jump from only 95 lawsuits a decade earlier, according to a Perkins Coie annual report.
7 minute read

Law.com

Bankruptcy Aside, a Talc Trial Begins This Month Against Johnson & Johnson

The plaintiff, Anthony Hernandez Valadez, is 24 years old and alleges Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused his diagnosis of a pericardial mesothelioma, a terminal cancer.
6 minute read

Law.com

Talc Bankruptcy Attorneys Raise 'Serious Concerns' About Future Claims Rep's Impartiality

At a Wednesday bankruptcy hearing, plaintiffs' lawyers raised concerns that Randi Ellis, whose re-appointment as the representative for future claims is pending, wasn't impartial anymore given her alleged involvement in preparing the second Chapter 11 case.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Morgan Lewis Lands 10 Stroock Consumer Finance Lawyers on Both Coasts

Five lawyers, including three partners, have already arrived at Morgan Lewis. The new arrivals will be based in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Los Angeles and Century City.
3 minute read

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