Who: Employees recently filed class action lawsuits against FedEx, Red Lobster, JPMorgan Chase and Subway. Walmart also recently agreed to a class action settlement. Why: The class action lawsuits and settlement involved employment-related claims. Where: The class action lawsuits were filed in U.S. federal courts. Employees recently filed class action...

FedEx, Walmart, others face employment-related class actions

Texas State

Latin Times

A federal judge in Texas has expanded a ruling that blocks protections for LGBTQ students in the state in the context of Title IX. Concretely, the ruling now prohibits any future action by the federal Department of Education regarding the banning of discrimination on educational settings on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Federal judge in Texas expands block of Biden administration protection of LGBTQ students to any future Title IX regulations

Florida State

Side effects of Ozempic caused a Florida woman to suffer painful injuries after it degraded the ability of her intestines to move stomach contents through her digestive system, resulting in intestinal obstructions, as well as a diagnosis of gastroparesis and ileus, according to allegations raised in a new lawsuit. The...

Lawsuit Alleges Ozempic Caused Ileus, Gastroparesis and Intestinal Obstruction for Florida Woman

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

North Carolina State

Greg Lindberg, the North Carolina insurance and business executive now awaiting sentencing on a bribery conviction, can’t escape a $524 million arbitration and civil judgment against him, a federal appeals court decided this week. Also this week, the state Supreme Court dismissed Lindberg’s challenge in a separate case, finally allowing liquidation of two of his life insurance companies.

NC High Court Allows Liquidation of Lindberg Insurers; He Owes $524M in Fed Case

A federal court overturned the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final rule banning non-compete agreements, meaning that employers, including those in Puerto Rico, will not be required to comply with its provisions. The decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, issued on August 20, was part...

The non-competition agreements remain in effect

A recall has been issued for Walmart’s Great Value apple juice sold at stores throughout the United States, which contain dangerous levels of arsenic that exceed amounts the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers to be safe. The FDA announced the Great Value apple juice recall on August...

Walmart Great Value Apple Juice Recall Issued Over Harmful Levels of Arsenic

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Palm Beach, FL

The Independent

 Donald Trump is set to sue the US Department of Justice for $100m in damages over the 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate less than a month after his classified documents case was overturned, according to a memo from his lawyers.The FBI’s search of his Palm Beach, Florida, resort on August 8, 2022, resulted in hundreds of pages of classified documents retained from when he was president being removed from the property.Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted the former president on 37 felony counts in June last year. Trump pleaded not guilty on all charges. Now, Trump’s lawyers have argued...

Trump set to sue DOJ for $100m over Mar-a-Lago raid after classified documents case dismissed

Straight Arrow News SANcom

The Justice Department moved to have a case against Trump dismissed and said it would substitute itself as the defendant in place of Trump.

Biden’s Justice Department backs Donald Trump in federal court

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Delaware State

(Reuters) - Delaware's highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim are asking the court to overturn an order by a lower court...

Delaware Top Court Will Hear Drugmakers' Appeal to End Zantac Lawsuits

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Federal safety officials indicate that ClotTriever XL Catheters have been linked to reports of severe and fatal injuries, after the devices became stuck or obstructed arteries in patients’ lungs. The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a ClotTriever XL Catheter recall on August 23, following multiple reports of...

ClotTriever XL Catheter Recall Issued Following Six Patient Deaths

New York State

NBC News

NEW YORK — New York state lawyers urged an appeals court late Wednesday to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment, arguing there’s “overwhelming evidence” to support a judge’s finding that the former president lied for years about his wealth as he built his real estate empire.

NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment

The Delaware Supreme Court has agreed to hear an interlocutory appeal filed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which seeks to overturn a lower court’s ruling that cleared the way for tens of thousands of Zantac lawsuits over cancers caused by the heartburn drug to be brought before juries in the state.

Delaware Zantac Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed As GlaxoSmithKline Appeals to State Supreme Court

The court of appeals affirmed. The court first discussing standing to sue over a charitable trust:. No party disputes that the Cao Dai organization in question, for which Trinh is the founder and director, is a “charitable trust”. This is particularly significant because the attorney general “is the representative of the public and is the proper party to maintain” a suit “vindicating the public’s rights in connection with that charity.” A private individual has standing to maintain a suit against a public charity only if the person seeks vindication of some peculiar or individual rights, distinct from those of the public at large. Moreover, a private individual must similarly establish standing in a case such as this, brought against the trustee of a public charity in connection with their office or service.

Court Affirmed Holding That Plaintiffs Did Not Have Standing To Sue Regarding A Charitable Trust

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Two members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in multiple shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Gang Members Sentenced: 31 Years for Violent Crimes

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Attorneys Appointed to Leadership Positions in AT&T Data Breach MDL

The U.S. District Judge presiding over all AT&T data breach lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system has appointed nearly a dozen plaintiffs’ lawyers to serve...

Attorneys Appointed to Leadership Positions in AT&T Data Breach MDL

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