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Are COVID-19 Liability Waivers Valid and Enforceable?
Liability relief for businesses has been a hot topic as Congress debates a fourth phase of stimulus. The Republicans have demanded that any addition stimulus include protection for businesses from the coming wave of la...
Lawsuits Recover Consumers' Money Spent on Defective Kitchen Appliances
Stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic increased sales of kitchen appliances by 70 percent from March 15 to April 11, 2020. Sales of air purifiers increased 144 percent and the demand for...
Student Sues UT-Austin, Citing Inferiority of Online Education
A student at the University of Texas at Austin has joined a growing list of others filing class-action lawsuits against colleges and universities around the country in the wake of the pandemic. On February 2...
Red Lobster Sued by California Consumers Over Allegedly False Sustainability Claims
Sustainability is a major focus for companies as they seek to build ties with customers that value sound environmental stewardship. Companies are advertising that their products are respon...
Have an LG Refrigerator? A Settlement Might Be Waiting For You.
A class-action lawsuit that was filed against LG because of compressor failures in 31 different refrigerator models reached a settlement agreement on Aug. 14. The refrigerators include models with French or s...
Did Toxic Baby Food Cause Your Child's Autism or Asperger's Syndrome?
At least three class action lawsuits and mass tort litigation is being filed against seven baby food manufacturers who marketed baby food containing high levels of lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium. T...
Fired Bloomberg Staffers File a Class-Action Lawsuit Against the Billionaire
One of the more unusual political developments in American history was the brief rise and fall of Michael Bloomberg. The billionaire showered hundreds of millions of dollars in his attempt to win...
States Face Numerous Lawsuits Filed Over Lockdowns
Numerous state and local governments are facing lawsuits over their stay-at-home orders from citizens and businesses that want the lockdowns to end. So far, litigants have had little success overturning these orders in co...
Airbnb Owners Sue Company Over March Refunds for Owners
A recently filed class action lawsuit demonstrates the difficulties that travel companies have faced during the pandemic. In a way, they are caught between a rock and a hard place. There have been many lawsuits filed...