The Massachusetts federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation against 11 beverage companies, including Coca-Cola Co. and Del Monte Corp., allegi
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Supreme Court Passes on Case Involving State Retention of Private Counsel
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted cities and counties to engage private attorneys f…
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California Supreme Court Amends Rules for Government Retention of Private Contingent Fee Counsel
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The California supreme court has taken a major step backward by modifying a 1985 decision that had properly limited the power of government agencies t…
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Latest Round in Lipstick Wars Goes to Defendants
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We previously posted about a case in which a federal judge threw out a purported class action against L’Oreal USA Inc. and Procter & Gamble …
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State Supreme Court Issues Design Defect Ruling On Intrinsic Characteristics
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of strict liability and negligence claims against white lead carbonate pigment manu…
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Lead Paint Defendant Goes On Counter-attack
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The Sherwin-Williams Co. has sued counsel for plaintiffs in past lead paint lawsuits, claiming that the attorneys for the Rhode Island attorney genera…
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CPSC Holds Public Meeting On New Legislation
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission held a public meeting last week to discuss issues of testing and certification under the Consumer Product Safet…
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Lipstick Wars: Latest Round
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Recently, MassTortDefense posted about a proposed class action alleging lead in lipstick. See Stella v. LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics USA Inc., No. 1:07…
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Federal Court Denies Motion To Dismiss In Proposed Lipstick Class Action
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A federal court earlier this month permitted a proposed class action to move forward with its central allegation that Christian Dior lipstick contains…
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State Supreme Court Rejects Public Nuisance Lead Claim
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In a unanimous decision, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has rejected the state’s public nuisance suit against three former lead pigment makers. See Rh…
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