Supporting a clemency petition for a man convicted of murdering a California couple, one of their children and a visiting child in 1983, the president of the American Bar Association…
A lawsuit filed by New York’s attorney general seeking restitution for Trump University students because of the school’s alleged fraudulent practices may proceed as a result of a ruling on…
Already on the defensive about claims on social media that some of its new mozzarella sticks are missing the cheese with which they are supposed to be filled, Mcdonald’s Corp.…
A federal district court has ruled that a Florida Bar prohibition against individual lawyers and law firms stating on their websites that they are specialists or experts in a practice…
Monster Beverage Corp. has settled on undisclosed terms two related lawsuits that accused the company of using without permission excerpts from five Beastie Boys songs in a 4-minute video promotion…
A would-be class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims Fitbit engages in unfair trade practices by selling “wildly inaccurate” pulse trackers and informing consumers of a lawsuit ban after they…
San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera is threatening litigation as a result of ads for pop singer Justin Bieber’s new album Purpose that were spray painted on city sidewalks.
A federal judge in San Diego has dismissed three combined lawsuits that contended SeaWorld visitors are wrongly lured to the parks as a result of false claims that its orca…
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing the maker of a sandwich spread to call the product “Just Mayo” even though it doesn’t meet the federal definition for mayonnaise.
LifeLock has agreed to pay $100 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company violated a 2010 court order to secure customers’ information and stop deceptive advertising.
After winning a $8.9 million jury verdict earlier this year in a federal lawsuit over unauthorized supermarket advertising, basketball legend Michael Jordan has reached a settlement and donated the proceeds…
If the recent spate of states repealing marijuana prohibitions could be likened to a revolution, it's one that won't be televised—at least not as a commercial.
If you want to solve the obesity epidemic, don’t pin your hopes on litigation and bans on supersized soft drinks, according to Stanford University law professor Deborah Rhode.
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