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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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