A California federal court recently dismissed a proposed class action over alleged trans fat in defendant’s Cup Noodle products. See Guttmann v. Nissi
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State Court Affirms Striking Class Allegations Before Discovery
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A New Jersey appeals court last week upheld the denial of class certification to plaintiffs with claims against automotive insurers relating to the di…
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Snack Bar Class Action Dismissed
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An Illinois federal judge recently dismissed a proposed class action alleging the defendant somehow misled consumers about sugar in its snack bars des…
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Design Defect Claim Rejected for Lack of Cost Estimate on Alternative Design
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A federal court in Texas recently rejected design defect claims in a product liability case when plaintiff failed to offer a required cost estimate fo…
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New Year’s Fitness Resolution- Drop the Fitness Tracker Class Action
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Surveys show that getting fit is one of the top 5 New Year’s resolutions. So perhaps timely that a federal court recently dismissed a proposed nationw…
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Class Action on Smoke Detectors Dismissed: All Smoke No Fire
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A California federal court recently rejected rejected a proposed class action in which plaintiffs alleged smoke alarms were defective in that the prod…
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Motion to Dismiss Granted in Juice Case
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A California federal court has rejected a proposed class action complaint arising from alleged misleading labeling and advertising of vegetable juice …
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Motion to Strike Class Allegations Granted
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Mercedes-Benz USA LLC made a successful preemptive strike against class certification in a proposed class action suit over alleged suspension problems…
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Fail Safe Class Rejected in TCPA Case
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This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the taut Cold War thriller “Fail-Safe”, starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau. (If I recall, there…
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Summary Judgment Granted on Product Identification
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Sometimes simpler is better. In product liability litigation nothing is more basic, perhaps, than proof the plaintiff used defendant’s product. Last w…
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