SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal court injunction against lawsuits accusing companies of failing to warn consumers about the cancer risk of acrylamide, agreeing with the trial court that the science was questionable enough that warning labels could mislead consumers.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of Twitter’s lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought to prevent any legal action against the social media company for its ban of former President Donald Trump.
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - Arguments were heard Thursday at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit that pits the City of Honolulu and the Island County of Maui against oil and gas companies, alleging the companies bear responsibility for degrading Hawaii’s environment from fossil fuels production and promotion.