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 recently dismissed a proposed class action over alleged trans fat in defendant’s Cup Noodle products. See Guttmann v. Nissi…
Continue Reading Noodle Class Action Dismissed
A federal court has declined to certify a proposed class of Ford Focus drivers who allege a suspension defect in their cars. Daniel v. Ford Motor Co.,…
Continue Reading Class Certification Denied in Auto Case
We have posted before about the disturbing trend of plaintiffs parsing food labels to find something to complain about — not that the product is unhe…
Continue Reading Another Un-natural “Natural” Claim Dismissed
A federal district court recently dismissed a putative class action alleging the defendant food company mislabeled its Florida’s Natural products as 1…
Continue Reading Another “Natural” Food Claim Falls to Common Sense
A federal court last week dismissed the claims in a case accusing Green Mountain Coffee Roasters of misrepresenting the performance quality of its sin…
Continue Reading Coffee’s On: Claims Dismissed in Single-Cup Brewing Class Litigation
Another court has recognized that strict liability or breach of implied warranty claims do not lie against medical device makers. Horsmon v. Zimmer Ho…
Continue Reading Strict Liability Does Not Apply to Medical Devices
A federal court recently ruled that a suit over alleged defects in an MP3 player’s display screen could not proceed as a nationwide class action. See …
Continue Reading Choice of Law Defeats Another Proposed Nationwide Consumer Fraud Class
A federal court last week granted defendant’s summary judgment motion in a putative class action alleging Nintendo of America Inc. sold defective wris…
Continue Reading Game Over for Plaintiffs in Wii Class Action
A federal court has dismissed a proposed class action against PepsiCo Inc. alleging that consumers were somehow being misled to believe that the comp…
Continue Reading Cap’n Crunch Defeats Class Action Marauders
