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Eighth Circuit reverses dismissal of putative class claims on ground that puffery does not apply to allegations of concealment

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Takeaway: The Eastern District of Missouri granted General Motors’ motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging deceptive omission of oil consumption problems with certain GMC and Chevy trucks, agreeing that the...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Fifth Circuit Revives Securities Class Action Against Six Flags

Last week, the Fifth Circuit reversed a decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas that had dismissed a class action against Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. The complaint in...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Judge Dismisses Half-Baked False Advertising Claims Against Ghirardelli

On April 8, 2020, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Ghirardelli Chocolate’s motion to dismiss a putative nationwide class action brought by several consumers...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Mislabeling Claims Against Poland Spring Water Survive Dismissal

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Water: two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen. It seems simple enough, but for companies selling bottled water, liability lurks below the surface. According to a recent lawsuit, consumers care not only about what is in their...more

A&O Shearman

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Securities Class Action, Holding That The Occurrence Of Regulatory Problems Do Not...

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On March 5, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities class action against Cigna and several of its officers. Minohor Singh v. Cigna Corporation, et al.,...more

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Middle District Of Tennessee Denies Motion To Dismiss Securities Claims Asserted Against Operator Of Private Prisons

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On December 18, 2017, Judge Aleta A. Trauger of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Preemption, Puffery Defenses Can’t Overcome Ginger Ale Suit

A California federal court judge rejected both puffery and preemption arguments when it denied Dr. Pepper Snapple Group’s motion to dismiss a putative class action challenging the labeling for its Canada Dry Ginger Ale....more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Beer-Maker Puts an End to Brewhaha: Anheuser Busch Agrees to Settle Second of Two Class Action Lawsuits over Beer Origin...

Anheuser Busch recently agreed to settle a consumer class action over Beck’s Beer labeling that we previously reported on with regard to the uptick in consumer class actions proceeding past the pleading stage in the Southern...more

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