Riddell Revolution Football Helmets
May/June 2017: After some of the false advertising claims were dismissed in 2015, this action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the…
Riddell Revolution Football Helmets
August 2014: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this lawsuit When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed.
April 2014: A non-profit youth football organization that purchased Riddell Revolution football helmets for its youth participants to wear filed a class-action lawsuit against Riddell, Inc. The complaint alleges that the company falsely represents that the helmets reduce the incidence of concussions by up to 31% (when compared to traditional helmets) without scientific evidence to support such claims. (Midwestern Midget Football Club Inc. v. Riddell, Inc.; All American Sports Corporation d/b/a Riddell/All American; Riddell Sports Group, Inc.; Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.; Easton-Bell Sports, LLC; EB Sports Corporation; and RBG Holdings Corporation, Case No. 14-cv-14634, S. D. WV.).
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Riddell Football Helmets
May/June 2017: After some of the false advertising claims were dismissed in 2015, this action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the…
Riddell VSR Series and Revolution Football Helmets
November 2016: After the Court dismissed some of the claims in this action, the named plaintiffs withdrew their remaining claims. As a result of this voluntary dismissal and the three…
Riddell Helmets
In January 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Riddell/All American for allegedly deceptively representing that its helmets protect players from head trauma, repetitive head impacts, and concussions when such…
Revolution Football Helmet
In March 2014, another class-action lawsuit was filed against Riddell, Inc. alleging that the company misleadingly markets its Revolution football helmet. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the company represents that…
Riddell Revolution Helmets
May 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. because the consolidated claims were filed in…
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