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Putative class suit against cosmetics maker follows FDA warning letter
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- USA
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- November 8 2012
Less than three weeks after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter advising Avon Products that marketing claims for some of its Anew beauty products violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, a California resident filed a putative class action against the company claiming that class members did not get the benefit of their bargain in purchasing the products
Class certification denied in false claims suit against beauty product manufacturer
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- January 31 2013
A federal court in California has denied a motion for class certification in a suit alleging that Neutrogena Corp. misled consumers by advertising
Class action filed against soap manufacturer for false advertising
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- USA
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- September 30 2010
An Illinois man has filed a putative class action against the maker of an antibacterial hand soap contending that the product is no better than regular soap at killing germs but is deceptively advertised as superior to other soap products and sold at a premium price
Seventh Circuit denies writ seeking recusal of judge who authored article on lead paint case
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- USA
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- June 24 2010
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a paint manufacturer's request that it order the recusal of a federal district court judge who co-authored a law review article commenting favorably on a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling allowing plaintiffs to sue the makers of lead-based paint for injuries allegedly caused by exposure to lead under a risk-contribution theory where the specific manufacturer cannot be identified
Court rejects FTC allegations that dietary supplement maker violated consent decree
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 8 2012
According to a news source, a company that makes dietary supplements has prevailed before a federal court considering claims filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that the company violated a 2006 consent decree
FTC charges juice maker with deceptive advertising after juice maker charges FTC with exceeding authority in regulating health-related claims
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- USA
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- September 30 2010
Less than two weeks after POM Wonderful LLC filed a complaint against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that new requirements imposed on food producers making health-related claims exceeded the agency's authority, FTC filed a complaint charging the pomegranate juice maker with "making false and unsubstantiated claims that their products will prevent or treat heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction."
Athletic Shoe dispute returns to state court
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 28 2011
Addressing a question of first impression, a federal court in Arkansas has determined that a plaintiff met her burden of establishing that damages in her putative class action would not exceed the amount-in-controversy requirement of $5 million for diversity jurisdiction and, thus, that her case must be remanded to and tried in state court
Eleventh Circuit changes its interpretation of Class Action Fairness Act
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 28 2010
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has determined on rehearing that it erred by interpreting the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) as requiring at least one plaintiff in a class action to meet the amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction
First Circuit upholds $48 million award for deceptive infomercials promoting dietary supplements
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- USA
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- October 28 2010
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a multi-million dollar award in the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) lawsuit against the producer and distributor of infomercials for dietary supplements that could purportedly cure everything from cancer, obesity and Parkinson's disease to multiple sclerosis, heart disease and lupus
Third Circuit adopts substantial compliance test for contempt of diet supplement ad order
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- USA
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- November 11 2010
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a district court determination that a dietary supplement maker did not violate a consent order with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC
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