Defense of Mass Tort Claims, Class Actions, and Significant Product-Based Litigation
The 8th Circuit recently affirmed the grant of summary judgment to the defendant in a proposed class action brought by an Iowa homeowner suing over allegedly defective house trim. See Brown v. La.-Pac. Corp., No. 15-1830, 2016 WL 1425824 (8th Cir. 4/12/16).
In 2003, Brown purchased a lot and hired a contractor, who in turn…
A California federal court earlier this month dismissed a proposed class action claiming the makers of Jim Beam misrepresented its bourbon as “…
Continue Reading Handcrafted Bourbon Class Dismissed
We have posted several times on the disturbing trend of plaintiffs seeking to turn virtually every advertising claim, label statement, or good old fas…
Continue Reading “Go” Power Defeats Proposed Class Action
A federal court has dismissed a putative class action accusing Johnson & Johnson Consumer Co. Inc., L’Oreal USA Inc., Kimberly-Clark Corp., and ot…
Continue Reading Proposed CFA Class Action on Bath Products Is Dismissed
An up and down class action proceeding involving Listerine has taken a new turn. Pfizer Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No.B188106 (Cal.…
Continue Reading Consumer Class Certification Denied — Again
