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Another All Natural Class Shot Down

By Sean Wajert on August 13, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court rejected a proposed class of New York consumers challenging the “all natural” labeling of four Crisco oils that allegedly …
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Class Rejected Again Under Ascertainability Doctrine

By Sean Wajert on June 15, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

We have posted before about the important doctrine of ascertainability, implicit in Rule 23’s requirements. And last year we posted about a federal co…
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Another Artificial All Natural Class Action Rejected

By Sean Wajert on January 5, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

We have posted before about the plaintiffs’ bar ongoing war on innocuous product labels, especially the popular “natural” claims –seeking t…
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Federal Court Denies Class Certification in “Smart Meter” Case

By Sean Wajert on September 27, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products

A Florida federal court recently denied class certification in a case alleging negligence against Honeywell over its installation of smart electric me…
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Long-lasting Lipstick Class Kissed Off

By Sean Wajert on May 19, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

A federal court has rejected a proposed class of plaintiffs who alleged that they purchased deceptively labeled lipstick and foundation, in part becau…
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Juice Class Decertified at Close of Discovery

By Sean Wajert on April 1, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court recently decertified a class action filed on behalf of juice buyers, recognizing the grave ascertainability problems in the case alleg…
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Certification Rejected in Dietary Supplement Claim

By Sean Wajert on March 4, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Drug and Device, Food and Beverage

The important issues of ascertainability and choice of law led a federal court to deny class certification in litigation relating to the dietary suppl…
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Ascertainability Issues Doom Class

By Sean Wajert on February 5, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action

The federal court in Maryland recently rejected a proposed class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, raising the important issue of as…
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Ice Cream Class Action Melts

By Sean Wajert on January 8, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

Happy New Year to all our readers. Let’s start 2014 with a delicious class action decision, a Late night snack for our readers. A California court rec…
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Class of Coffee Purchasers Rejected

By Sean Wajert on August 28, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action

Let’s continue on our recent focus on some interesting class action decisions. A federal court recently rejected a proposed class of coffee product pu…
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