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Elon Musk Accuses SEC Of Forcing Him To Sign Tesla Deal

9th March 2022
The deal was made after the SEC sued Tesla following a tweet from Musk who said he had “funding secured” to take the electric vehicle company private. According to the Telegraph, Musk said he was forced to step down as company chairman and needed to obtain permission from Tesla before sharing sensitive tweets.  “The SEC’s […]
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Sackler Family To Pay $6 Billion For Role In US Opioid Epidemic

4th March 2022
The Sackler family, the founders and owners of pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP, have reached an agreement with a group of attorneys general to pay up to $6 billion in cash to resolve widespread litigation claiming they fueled the US opioid crisis.  Attorneys general for eight US states and the District of Columbia, who blocked […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Hit With Lawsuit Following Israel Boycott

4th March 2022
According to Avi Zinger, Ben & Jerry’s refused to renew the license for his American Quality Products Ltd after he refused to abide by the company’s decision to cease trading its product in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as well as parts of East Jerusalem.  According to Zinger’s complaint, Ben & Jerry’s “repeatedly promised” to renew […]
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Chief Litigation Summit 2022

3rd March 2022
Lawyer Monthly is delighted to be partnering with the The 30th Chief Litigation Officer Summit 2022 which will take place on 27 - 29 March 2022 in New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Lawsuit Claiming Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Contain Too Few Strawberries Dismissed

3rd March 2022
Kellogg Co has won the dismissal of a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging its strawberry-flavoured Pop-Tarts contain too few strawberries.  Plaintiff Stacy Chiappetta said Kellogg's defrauded consumers with deceptive packaging for its Unfrosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts which contain red food dye that she claims makes the filling “brighter and more appealing.” US District Judge Marvin Aspen said […]
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Fox Sports Sued Over New American Football League

2nd March 2022
The lawsuit claims Fox Sports copied the original USFL’s logo and branding without its permission. It also claims that Fox Sports traded on “the false narrative” that the new league is a relaunch of the first USFL, which ran for three seasons between 1983 and 1985. The Real USFL LLC, the league’s former team owners’ […]
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Eli Lilly’s Bid To End Whistleblower's Lawsuit Blocked

1st March 2022
On Monday, a federal judge in Chicago rejected Eli Lilly’s bid to end a whistleblower’s lawsuit that accused the pharmaceutical company of shortchanging the Medicaid Rebate Program from 2005 to 2016.  US District Judge Harry Leinenweber blocked Eli Lilly’s motion for judgement. He said the plaintiff, Ronald Streck, had cleared the first of four hurdles […]
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