A federal court recently issued an interesting decision discussing the often-confusing economic loss doctrine. See Schwabe North America, Inc. v. Cal-
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Federal Court Dismisses Proposed Television Consumer Fraud Class Action
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Here’s a case of a venerable rule (puffery) and an important new doctrine (Twiqbal) being applied in the context of a troubling trend — the spate of …
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Federal Court Dismisses Soda Misrepresentation Claim
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A New Jersey federal recently dismissed a putative class action accusing The Coca-Cola Co. of misleading consumers about the health value of the carbo…
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Federal Court Dismisses Device “Consumer” Claims
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A federal court last month dimissed claims by plaintiffs concerning hip implants, with an analysis important for other consumer protection-type class …
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State Supreme Court Reverses Itself on Economic Loss Doctrine
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Not long ago we blogged about the economic loss rule, noting that the doctrine had some variants among the states. Recently, the South Carolina Suprem…
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State Court Reaffirms Economic Loss Doctrine
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week issued an interesting little opinion on the economic loss doctrine. Excavation Technologies, Inc. v. Columbia…
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