New Balance settles toning shoes false advertising litigation for $4 million *

USA - August 13 2012
New Balance Inc. recently agreed to pay approximately four million dollars to settle a proposed consumer class action stemming from its toning shoes marketing campaign.

Co-authors: Ronald Y. Rothstein.

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9th Circuit gives AT&T a second chance to compel enforcement of arbitration clause in false advertising lawsuit *

USA - June 25 2012
The Ninth Circuit recently reversed a lower court order denying AT&T Mobility LLC's motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action lawsuit that alleges AT&T engaged in false advertising regarding the download speeds of 3G phones on the company's networks.

Co-authors: Ronald Y. Rothstein.

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FDA warning letter sent to dietary supplement manufacturers are followed by proposed class action lawsuits *

USA - May 23 2012
Gaspari Nutrition, Inc., maker of Spirodex, a product advertised as a mood-enhancing dietary stimulant supplement, was recently hit with a proposed class action lawsuit for false advertising in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Co-authors: Ronald Y. Rothstein.

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Request for preliminary injunction against aphrodisiac maker denied *

USA - March 22 2012
A judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a motion for Preliminary Injunction against Natural Balance, Inc., the manufacturer of a dietary supplement for men called "Cobra Sexual Energy."

Co-authors: Brian D. Fergemann, Ronald Y. Rothstein.

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Nationwide class certification denied in Emergen-C false advertising suit *

USA - March 21 2012
A federal judge for the Central District of California has denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs from all 50 states in a purported class action false advertising suit against Alacer Corp., the maker of Emergen-C drink mix.

Co-authors: Brian D. Fergemann, Ronald Y. Rothstein.

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