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
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
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
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
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
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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