Bad Guys Finish Last?
Last week, an online eyeglass retailer found out the bad publicity was good publicity. Vitaly Borker, owner of DecorMyEyes, claims that customers’ complaints against his business created publicity, as...
View ArticleDannon To Pay $21 Million for False Claims
Thirty-nine states have filed a lawsuit against Dannon for exaggerating the health benefits of its products. Dannon will pay $21 million over false statements promoting the digestive and immune system...
View ArticleHope Springs Eternal: Senators Franken and Blumenthal and Representative...
Shortly after Supreme Court ruling in AT&T v. Concepcion was released, many consumer advocate attorneys (and even professors) claimed that the ruling was “the end of class action litigation.”...
View ArticleAqua Dots Revisited
A few months ago, I wrote a short blog post to discuss my disagreement with a Northern District of Illinois decision that denied class certification in a case involving the sale of defective toy beads...
View ArticleYou Might Be Able to Avoid Forced Arbitration, Even in 2014
The Seventh Circuit has recently upheld litigants’ rights to pursue their claims in court rather than in arbitration in two cases: Druco Restaurants, Inc. v. Steak ‘n Shake Enterprises, Inc. et al.,...
View ArticleCFPB Study Confirms Arbitration Clauses Do Not Benefit Consumers
If you ask a company representative if they think arbitration clauses are harmful to consumers, more than likely, they will say no. If you ask the average consumer if they think arbitration clauses are...
View ArticleIowa Select Herbs Banned from Marketing Misbranded and Adulterated Supplements
Many dietary supplements and drugs claim to provide some type of health benefit. Walk into any Walgreens and you will see an entire aisle devoted to supplements. Or look at any of the ads you are...
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Artist and Developer Settle Lawsuit Over Fate of Landmark Detroit Illuminated...
(DETROIT, MI) – When Detroit-based artist Katie Craig sued developer Princeton Enterprises under the Visual Artists Rights Act last January, her federal lawsuit was heralded as a major legal showdown...
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