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General Mills Yoplait Greek Yogurt and Cabot Greek Yogurt

Class Action

General Mills Yoplait Greek Yogurt and Cabot Greek Yogurt

Unhappy yogurt lovers filed class-action lawsuits against General Mills (in April 2012) and Cabot (in August 2012) for calling their products “Greek yogurt,” when they’re neither Greek nor yogurt.  According…

Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats

Class Action

Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats

After agreeing to settle FTC charges that it violated federal law by falsely marketing its Frosted Mini-Wheats as “clinically shown to improve kids’ attentiveness by nearly 20%,” Kellogg was hit…

Driven Sports Craze Supplement

Class Action

Driven Sports Craze Supplement

A March 2012 class action representing California residents states that Driven Sports “makes representations regarding the efficacy, safety and legality of [Craze] which are false, misleading and deceptive.”  At issue…

SunRun Inc.

Class Action

SunRun Inc.

In January 2013, a class-action lawsuit was filed against San Francisco solar energy company SunRun Inc.  The lawsuit alleges that the company made deceptive claims about the increasing costs of…

Campbell Soup and The American Heart Association

Class Action

Campbell Soup and The American Heart Association

March 2014: Each of the named plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for…

Nestlé’s Buitoni Pastas

Class Action

Nestlé’s Buitoni Pastas

In October 2013, a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Nestlé USA, Inc. and Nestlé Prepared Foods Company. The complaint alleged that the companies misleadingly market their Buitoni Pastas…

Excedrin Migraine

Class Action

Excedrin Migraine

In January 2014, a class-action lawsuit filed against Novartis Consumer Health over its marketing and pricing of Excedrin Migraine was removed to federal court. The complaint, which was originally filed…

Toyota Accident Mitigation System

Class Action

Toyota Accident Mitigation System

January 2014: A federal judge dismissed the class-action lawsuit against Toyota finding, among other things, that plaintiffs lacked standing (i.e., a proper basis) to file their complaint because they didn’t…

Jos. A. Bank’s Advertising of Sales

Class Action

Jos. A. Bank’s Advertising of Sales

In August 2014, an appellate court affirmed a federal district court’s decision to dismiss a false advertising lawsuit against Jos. A. Bank. According to the complaint, Jos. A. Bank deceptively…

Capatriti 100% Pure Olive Oil

Class Action

Capatriti 100% Pure Olive Oil

October 2014: A federal judge granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment finding that the plaintiffs did not present competent evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude that the…

Spark Energy

Class Action

Spark Energy

In December 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Spark Energy (a supplier of electricity and natural gas) for allegedly engaging in a deceptive bait-and-switch scheme. According to the complaint,…

Babolat Tennis Racquets

Class Action

Babolat Tennis Racquets

In October 2014, a federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $4.5 million settlement of two consolidated false advertising class-action lawsuits filed against Babolat, the tennis equipment company. The complaints,…

Truvia® Natural Sweetener

Class Action

Truvia® Natural Sweetener

December 2014: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. July 2014: In July 2014, a federal judge preliminarily approved a $6.1 million settlement to the class-action lawsuit…

TriFlex

Class Action

TriFlex

June 2014: After this lawsuit was transferred to another court in January 2014, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit concluding that the named-plaintiffs did not establish that the advertisements were…

Permatex Automotive Repair Kits

Class Action

Permatex Automotive Repair Kits

In December 2014, a state judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Permatex. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2013, alleged that the company misleadingly labeled…

Wellesse Joint Movement Glucosamine Supplements

Class Action

Wellesse Joint Movement Glucosamine Supplements

May 2015: After the final fairness hearing in March, a federal judge granted final approval of this settlement. February 2015: TINA.org filed an (Latin for “friend of the courts.”) A…

Vitaminwater

Class Action

Vitaminwater

June 2015: After a class member filed a Notice of Appeal indicating that he was appealing the Court’s final approval of the settlement agreement and the approval of attorneys’ fees,…

Herbalife

Class Action

Herbalife

November 2015: A judge dismissed the complaint because plaintiffs failed to adequately allege material misrepresentations or scienter (intent or knowledge of wrongdoing). The dismissal was When a complaint is dismissed…

Equinox Skincare Products

Class Action

Equinox Skincare Products

October 2015: Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this lawsuit. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed. July 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Sheridan Labs and Phoenix Labs…

Sales at Sears Stores

Class Action

Sales at Sears Stores

In December 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sears for allegedly misleadingly advertising discounts. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the store overstated discounts and compared a “sale” price to…

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