Monthly Archives: February, 2022

Court Refuses to Dismiss Benzene Product Liability Suit Against Chemical Cos.

An eight-page opinion from the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that four chemical makers, Four Star Oil and Gas Company, Shell Chemical L.P., Sunoco...

Shopify Moves to Dismiss Consumer Data Privacy Complaint

In three separate motions to dismiss, Shopify Inc. and two affiliates argued that a class action complaint stating that it secretly tracks consumer behavior...

Zoom Secures Dismissal of Most Claims in Shareholder’s Securities Fraud Action

On Wednesday, Judge James Donato issued a ruling in the case against Zoom Video Communications Inc., CEO Eric Yuan, and CFO Kelly Steckelberg, which...

PeopleConnect Receives Class Action Privacy Complaint Over Commercial Use of Names and Identities

A Wednesday lawsuit filed against PeopleConnect Inc., Intelius LLC, and The Control Group Media Company LLC (TCG), contends that the defendants operate people search...

Federal Court Issues Injunction on Greenhouse Gas Social Cost EO

Late last week, the District of Louisiana granted the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Executive Order 13990, signed by President...

Transportation Company Sued for Mishandling and Destruction of Valuable Plants

On Wednesday, Agricultural Logistics LLC filed a complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Survival Transportation Inc. and Hector Wency Segarra Rivera...

Student-led Divestment Campaigns at Universities Sue Over Fossil Fuel Investments

On Wednesday, student-led campaigns for fossil fuel divestment filed complaints with the Attorney General of Connecticut against Yale University, the Massachusetts Attorney General against...

Judge Orders Dismissal of ‘Wet Ones’ Misrepresentation Suit

A decision was made by Judge Todd W. Robinson in a suit initially filed by plaintiff Lauren Souter (both individually and on behalf of...