Produce giant Driscoll's runs a "greenwashing" advertising campaign for its strawberries by touting that they are "safe," "wholesome" and "sustainably sourced," while failing to disclose the presence of forever chemicals that are harmful to human health, according to a proposed class action removed to California federal court Wednesday.
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Driscoll's Greenwashes PFAS-Laden Strawberries, Suit Says

By Gina Kim

Produce giant Driscoll's runs a "greenwashing" advertising campaign for its strawberries by touting that they are "safe," "wholesome" and "sustainably sourced," while failing to disclose the presence of forever chemicals that are harmful to human health, according to a proposed class action removed to California federal court Wednesday.

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VSL Reaches $20M Deal Resolving Knockoff Probiotic Claims

By Hailey Konnath

VSL Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alfasigma USA Inc. have reached a $20 million settlement with customers who bought a knockoff version of a proprietary probiotic formula for gastrointestinal ailments, according to an order preliminarily approving the deal.

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Fed. Circ. Doubts $9M Atty Fees Without Dismissal Attempt

By Dani Kass

A Federal Circuit panel didn't seem swayed Thursday that ChromaDex's patent infringement suit against Elysium Health had any merit, but the judges struggled to understand why Elysium never tried to dismiss a case it believed was so weak.

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FTC Can't Get Trial Scheduled Against Syngenta & Corteva

By Bryan Koenig

A North Carolina federal judge refused Thursday to tee up trial in the Federal Trade Commission case accusing Syngenta and Corteva of using loyalty rebate schemes to block competition from rival generic pesticides, preferring to wait until he's heard, and likely ruled on, company motions to nix the allegations.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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WTO, IMF, World Bank, IEA Cite Uneven Iran War Toll

By Dylan Moroses

The ongoing war in Iran sharply raised energy and fertilizer prices when it began, and although those prices have dropped, the conflict continues to fuel significant trade volatility, according to a joint statement issued by the leaders of four global economic rule-setting bodies.

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Brief

Paper Plates Skirt Steep Chinese Duties, Commerce Finds

By Dylan Moroses

Paper plates imported from Malaysia and Cambodia have been found to circumvent countervailing and antidumping duty orders on those products from China, according to notices published Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Mass. Voters To Decide Future Of Retail Cannabis Legalization

By Sam Reisman

Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to repeal the legalization of retail cannabis in the Bay State after state officials confirmed Thursday that the campaign secured the necessary number of additional signatures to get on the ballot.

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LITIGATION

Fla. Justices Back Toss Of Sham Publix Slip-And-Fall Suit

By David Minsky

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday backed the dismissal of a woman's slip-and-fall complaint against Publix Supermarkets Inc., rejecting an appellate panel's use of a more stringent standard to determine if discretion was abused when tossing the lawsuit due to fraud on the court. 

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Nutmobile Builder Says Ex-Workers Used Assets For Rival Co.

By Julie Manganis

A small Massachusetts company that built the Planters Nutmobile, the L.L. Bean Bootmobile and other novelty promotional vehicles says a group of former employees intentionally drove it into the ground while secretly using its funds and trade secrets to start a competing business.

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Brief

Workers Settle Forced Labor Suit With Farm Cos.

By Ganesh Setty

Two men with temporary agricultural work visas said Thursday they have settled their forced labor lawsuit against blueberry farm entities in Michigan federal court, after alleging that they were trafficked to Michigan and subjected to "brutal" work conditions. 

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

NY Courts Ban 'Smart' Glasses Over Secret Recording Abilities

By Lauren Berg

"Smart" glasses containing cameras and other recording devices will be banned from all state courts in New York beginning later this month, making it the apparent first in the nation to implement a statewide blanket ban on the wearable technology.

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Ex-Associate Says Jackson Lewis Pushed Her Out After Leave

By MJ Koo

A former associate attorney who was on the partnership track at Jackson Lewis PC has brought suit against the employment law firm in California state court, alleging that it refused to accommodate her temporary medical restrictions after she returned from leave and pressured her to accept a demotion or resign.

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Woodward Running DOJ Antitrust Division Alarms Observers

By Bryan Koenig

When Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. quietly took over direct oversight late last month of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, there was no formal announcement, no White House action or U.S. Senate consultation, and little to signal what lies ahead.

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Arizona Atty Faces Possible Sanctions Over Bogus Quotes

By Emily Sawicki

An Arizona federal judge is mulling fee sanctions against an attorney found to have included erroneous quotations in a brief she filed in her client's employment discrimination case, amid what he called her history of "improper litigation conduct" in the pending matter and previous cases.

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Photographers Group Rebuts Judiciary On Court Cameras

By Courtney Bublé

The National Press Photographers Association pushed back on the federal judiciary's claims that allowing cameras in courtrooms would be problematic.

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Chicago US Atty Faces Ill. Judge For Discussing Sealed Case

By Lauraann Wood

Chicago's U.S. attorney stood silent for nearly 30 minutes Thursday as an Illinois magistrate judge sternly criticized him for publicly discussing a gang-related kidnapping case before it was officially unsealed, though she stopped short of finding his conduct constituted a deliberate violation of court orders.

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Ex-Wis. Judge Appeals Conviction In ICE Obstruction Case

By Ganesh Setty

A former Wisconsin state judge convicted of obstructing immigration authorities trying to arrest a defendant after he appeared in her courtroom lodged an appeal before the Seventh Circuit on Thursday, after avoiding a prison sentence but being fined $5,000.

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Grassley Claims Smith's Team Mishandled Classified Docs

By Jack Karp

Individuals working in then-special counsel Jack Smith's office may have mishandled classified information while investigating President Donald Trump, according to messages obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, committee Chair Sen. Chuck Grassley has told the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Attys Win $2.5M Fee Award After $63K Native Bias Verdict

By Joyce Hanson

A South Dakota hotel must pay an Indigenous advocacy group about $2.5 million in attorney fees following a trial jury's $63,191 verdict in a civil rights case claiming the business discriminated against Native American tribe members based on race, a federal judge has ruled.

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Hive

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Magellan Financial & Insurance Services

Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association

Meta Platforms Inc.

Michigan Immigrant Rights Center

Myriad Genetics Inc.

NASCAR Digital Media LLC

Natural Alternatives International Inc.

Publix Super Markets Inc.

Red Bull GmbH

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Grant & Eisenhofer

Hecht Partners

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Jackson Lewis PC

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Morrison & Foerster

Paul Weiss

Robins Kaplan

Seeger Weiss

Seyfarth Shaw

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U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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