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Five Noteworthy Litigation Trends of 2024—and What to Watch in 2025

With the potential to redefine key areas of the law, here are the five most interesting litigation hotspots spotted by Law.com Radar in 2024.
6 minute read

Law.com

Settlement Negotiations Taking Shape in Class Action Against Poppi Prebiotic Sodas

Earlier this month, the parties joined a private mediation with retired Judge Jay C. Gandhi. Following the mediation, the parties indicated that they were finalizing a settlement. The court agreed to vacate Poppi's motion to dismiss the hearing scheduled on Dec. 19.
2 minute read

Law.com

K&L Gates Secures $10.5M Verdict for Washington Meat Retailer in Lawsuit Over 'Boneless' Chicken Product

K&L Gates scored a $10.5 million jury verdict on behalf of a Washington poultry and meat retailer in a suit against two companies in its supply chain that falsely advertised their chicken products as "boneless."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Frozen-Potato Producers Face Profiteering Allegations in Surge of Antitrust Class Actions

North American food companies colluded since 2021 and saw "unprecedented" profits in the frozen-potato market, according to multiple antitrust class actions filed in Chicago federal court.
3 minute read

Law.com

Bojangles Restaurant Chain Faces Several Lawsuits Following Data Breach

Most recently, the national law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman filed four actions Tuesday and Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on behalf of employees and customers who claim their personally identifiable information was exposed during a cyberattack in March.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Black Box': Food Delivery Platform GrubHub Hit With Class Action Targeting Its Use of TikTok Software

GrubHub was slapped on Monday with a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the food delivery service of allegedly siphoning consumer data to TikTok parent ByteDance.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Franchisees Benefit From Subchapter V Bankruptcy Option

When franchisees choose to financially reorganize under the Bankruptcy Code, they may be the right size to choose to reorganize under subchapter V of Chapter 11. Subchapter V proceedings are simpler, more streamlined and less expensive than a traditional Chapter 11 and is ideal to allow the self-employed to revitalize their small business. Where the franchisor and the franchisee cannot reconcile, subchapter V may provide the franchisee with breathing room and leverage to be revitalized.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Corporate Parent of ‘Silencing’ Support for Palestinian Rights

The claims are the latest in ongoing tensions between Ben & Jerry's and Unilever following the ice cream maker's decision to end sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
3 minute read

Law.com

Suit Over Citric Acid in Kraft Mac & Cheese Survives Challenge

"[The] plaintiffs have described several respects in which artificial citric acid differs from natural citric acid. Dismissal on this basis is thus inappropriate," U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland said, clearing the way for a products liability suit to proceed against Kraft Heinz for marketing its macaroni and cheese product as having no preservatives.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Passenger Sues Frontier Airlines for Burns Sustained From In-Flight Beverage

The plaintiff, a Philadelphia resident, was flying home when he requested a cup of hot tea, which was served in a "highly negligent fashion."
3 minute read

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