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Revised RICO Claims to Move Forward in JUUL Class Action After California Federal Judge's Ruling

Plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation put forward a reasonable theory to support RICO claims against defendants with nicotine product company Altria and the current and former founders and directors of the e-cigarette maker, U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California said.
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National Law Journal

E-Cigarette Maker, in Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit, Argues Its Legal Duty Was to Individuals, Not the Cherokee Nation

Defense lawyers said the case was one of products liability while counsel for tribal governments said they were stating a claim for negligence and public nuisance in holding JUUL responsible for health impacts on young people.
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New York Law Journal

Food and Beverage Labeling Litigation: Recent Trends

Recent months presented food and beverage manufacturers, class action plaintiffs, and regulators with myriad new labeling issues.
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Daily Report Online

COVID-19 Forced Another 344K Georgians Into Hunger, Food Banks Say

April 1 is the early registration deadline for the Legal Food Frenzy, which has already drawn 170 teams from Georgia's legal community.
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Corporate Counsel

McDonald's Names Incoming General Counsel With Supersized In-House Resume

Desiree Ralls-Morrison has served as the general counsel for Boston Scientific since 2017, and was named among the top five most influential general counsel in the world by Financial Times last year.
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Daily Business Review

Judge Allows Price-Fixing Class Action Against Major Salmon Firms

The lawsuit accused seafood powerhouses of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act when they allegedly exchanged competitively sensitive information to control the price of farm-raised salmon purchased by American seafood buyers.
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The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Allows for Direct Delivery of Specialty Wines to Pennsylvania Consumers

The high court on Thursday issued a one-sentence order affirming a ruling from Commonwealth Court Judge P. Kevin Brobson, who had found that the agency was failing to properly implement changes to the liquor code.
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New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Certifies Classes in MDL Alleging False Advertising of 'All Natural' Kind Bars

The ruling, from U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III of the Southern District of New York, allowed plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation who had purchased the popular bars to proceed with class claims against Kind LLC, and rejected the company's argument that different definitions of what the plaintiffs took "all natural to mean" blocked their bids for certification.
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Daily Business Review

$5M Class Action Lawsuit Against Chewy.Com Points to Trend in Pet-Food Litigation

More than 100 members in the proposed class would seek upward of $5 million after being misled by packaging and advertising in their purchase of these premium-priced dog food products.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2021 Liquor Law

In The Legal's Liquor Law supplement, read about takeout-alcohol risks under the Pennsylvania Dram Shop Law, obtaining the right liquor license for…
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