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Womble Bond Dickinson

Tom’s of Maine Takes Aim at “Duplicate” Class Actions Targeting Its “Natural” Products

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Tom’s of Maine (Tom’s) continues to make news as it litigates class actions regarding its “natural” products. In a recent motion to dismiss, Tom’s asserts that a multiplication of lawsuits on the same issues is neither in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Confirms Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Undermine Defendant’s Evidence to Withstand Summary Judgment in False...

The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Sonner v. Schwabe N. Am., Inc. et al., resolves a split among district courts evaluating the standard that applies to false labeling claims brought under California’s Unfair Competition...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

One A Day Will Not Keep Plaintiffs Away

In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal reaffirmed and clarified how the “reasonable consumer” standard must be applied at the pleadings stage to mislabeling claims. In simplest terms, if the packaging makes a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: False Advertising Claims and Consumer Class Actions

In this episode, Neal Marder, who heads Akin Gump’s consumer class action litigation practice from the firm’s Los Angeles office, discusses how false advertising claims are driving consumer class actions. Among the topics...more

Carlton Fields

California District Court Refuses To Certify 33-Jurisdiction Class Due To Material Variations in State Warranty Law

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California certified a California-only subclass of purchasers of allegedly mislabeled KitchenAid refrigerators but denied plaintiffs’ motion to certify a 32-state and...more

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