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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Court of Appeals Affirms Rejection of Unascertainable Class
The 11th Circuit earlier this month upheld a district court’s rejection of a proposed class action, relying on the ascertainability doctrine. See Karh…
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Class Rejected Again Under Ascertainability Doctrine
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
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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Long-lasting Lipstick Class Kissed Off
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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Ice Cream Class Action Melts
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
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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Third Circuit Issues Opinion on Ascertainability
We have posted before about the potential importance of the implicit requirement under Rule 23 that a class be ascertainable under the definition prop…
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Amicus Files Third Circuit Brief on Important Class Issue
One of the things we like to do is flag for our readers interesting arguments raised by amicus on important appeals. The Product Liability Advisory Co…
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Class Certification Denied Under Ascertainability Analysis
We typically focus on appellate decisions regarding class certification, but wanted to note for you a recent lower court federal decision in case invo…
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