Plaintiffs Awarded $2.3 Million for Bigelow Made in USA Claim Steeped in Deception
The statement, “Manufactured in the USA 100%,” had appeared on product packaging.
Paleohacks, LLC
June 2016: This lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to the putative class members because the parties settled. The settlement terms have not been disclosed.
March 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Paleohacks, LLC (a company offering subscriptions for deliveries of Paleo snack products) for, among other things, allegedly failing to adequately disclose the terms and conditions of its automatic renewal and continuous service offers and information on how to cancel them, in violation of California law. (Lopez et al v. Paleohacks, LLC and Does 1-10, Case No. 16-cv-716, S. D. CA.)
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