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Federal Court Rejects Fraud Class Action

By Sean Wajert on October 23, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud

A federal court stayed a rejected proposed class action pending the outcome of plaintiffs’ petition for interlocutory appeal of the class certificatio…
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Consumer Fraud Class Claim Dismissed in Beverage Case

By Sean Wajert on August 13, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

Readers have seen our warning about the trend in food and beverage claims attacking virtually every aspect of the product’s label as a supposed consum…
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Successor Liability Rejected in Aircraft Case

By Sean Wajert on October 29, 2012
Posted in Articles

One of the interesting types of projects your humble blogger gets to work on from time to time concerns product liability and mass tort issues that ar…
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Consumer Fraud Class Action Decertified in Drug Case

By Sean Wajert on February 21, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Drug and Device

A state appeals court last week de-certified a class action by consumers over alleged misrepresentations in marketing a drug. See Merck & Co. v. R…
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Ninth Circuit Decertifies Consumer Fraud Class

By Sean Wajert on January 17, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

The Ninth Circuit last week reversed the certification of a nationwide class raising consumer fraud claims against an auto maker. See Mazza, et al. v.
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Class Certification Denied in Printer Litigation

By Sean Wajert on September 21, 2011
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

A federal court recently denied class certification in a case brought on behalf of consumers accusing Epson America Inc. of misrepresenting how its NX…
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State High Court Issues Consumer Fraud Act Decision

By Sean Wajert on January 5, 2011
Posted in Articles

One of the dangers for defendants of claims based on state consumer fraud acts is the reluctance of some state courts to recognize the reliance and ca…
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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Third Party Payor Class Certification

By Sean Wajert on September 16, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Drug and Device

A federal appeals court last week reversed an order by a district court certifying a class action of insurers, labor unions, and pension funds who all…
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Class Certification Denied in Microwave Popcorn Litigation

By Sean Wajert on September 2, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Food and Beverage, Toxic Tort

A federal court has denied class certification in a proposed consumer fraud class action arising from the sale of microwave popcorn with artificial bu…
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Consumer Class Certification Denied — Again

By Sean Wajert on March 10, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

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.
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