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The Legal Intelligencer

Hershey Hit With Suit Over Alleged Health Effects of Licorice Sweetener

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

New York Law Journal

Cheers to the End of the Alcohol Tariffs!

There will be no tariffs for the next five years, while the parties work on a comprehensive settlement.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Taps 2 More Lawyers for Regulatory and Enforcement Posts

The nominations are for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Commerce Department.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Justices to Weigh Punitive Damages Against RJ Reynolds Tobacco

The estate of a woman who died at age 52 of lung cancer said large punitive-damage awards have been upheld in other lawsuits against tobacco companies.
3 minute read

Law.com

EpiPen Class Action Heads to Trial on Curtailed Antitrust Claim

U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in June tossed claims brought under the U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and some of the antitrust allegations against Mylan Pharmaceuticals, which sold the EpiPen, a pen-like device that treats anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal condition caused by food allergies and insect bites. Trial is set for Sept. 7.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Narrows Multidistrict Litigation Claims Over Zantac

In six separate orders Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg of the Southern District of Florida dismissed large chunks of the litigation over heartburn medication Zantac, including RICO and medical monitoring claims. But plaintiffs lawyers insist the "vast majority" of their claims are moving forward.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

As NFTs Spur a Digital Gold Rush, Law Firms Are Getting in on the Action

Big Law and boutiques alike see opportunity in the emerging world of nonfungible tokens. "You've got this unusual crossover between intellectual property issues and securities law issues," says DLA Piper partner Mark Radcliffe.
6 minute read

The Recorder

'The Plaintiffs' Bar Is Definitely Not Sleeping.' Naoki Kaneko Sees a Rise in Labeling Demands

Kaneko, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon's office in Irvine, defends companies in class actions over consumer products, particularly the labeling of food and beverages. He has seen more demand letters over labeling in the past six months than he's seen his entire 14-year career at the firm.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

LegalZoom Hits Nasdaq With More Than 19 Million Shares at $28 a Share

LegalZoom CEO Dan Wernikoff rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq Global Market on Wednesday morning to help celebrate the DIY legal services company officially going public.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

As Restaurants Continue to Feel Pandemic Impact, Is Help on the Way?

Despite the reawakening of America, the hospitality industry, and especially the restaurant sector, continues to feel the lingering effects of the pandemic.
5 minute read

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