Laura Castro

August 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

Whole Foods Market Inc. is facing a putative class action in Massachusetts federal district court by a consumer who claims the Austin, Texas-based grocery chain mislabels the sugar content in its 365 Everyday Value Plain Greek Yogurt product.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

August 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

ConAgra Foods Inc. has agreed to relabel its David brand sunflower seeds packaging to disclose the sodium content in the kernels and shells coating as part of a settlement in a California class action that claimed the company misrepresented the amount of salt.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

August 06, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that a federal district court did not err in remanding a class action against Denbury Onshore L.L.C. over a failed well back to Louisiana state court, finding that the local single event exclusion under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) applies to this case.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read

August 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled there was insufficient proof that a man's asbestos exposure as a youth caused him to develop and die from mesothelioma.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read

August 04, 2014 | National Law Journal

A Florida federal judge has refused to dismiss a proposed class action that accuses Chattanooga-based Chattem Inc. of falsely claiming its ACT mouthwash rebuilds tooth enamel. At the same time, however, the judge reduced the number of claims against the company.

By Laura Castro and Lisa Hoffman

3 minute read

July 28, 2014 | National Law Journal

Pittsburgh-area customers with mobility limitations are taking to task Starbucks Corp., CVS Caremark Corp., Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers and several shopping malls in proposed class actions for allegedly violating Americans with Disability Act rules by not providing parking areas accessible to those in wheelchairs.

By Lisa Hoffman and Laura Castro

2 minute read

July 23, 2014 | National Law Journal

Three trucking companies have filed a putative class action against Navistar International Corp. in an Illinois federal court, accusing the manufacturer of knowingly equipping its 2008-2013 model trucks with diesel engines containing defective emission systems that can lead to sudden breakdowns or poisonous exhaust fumes in the passenger compartment.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

July 23, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed a $1.2 million judgment against Petroleum Solutions Inc. over a diesel spill, finding that the trial court abused its discretion by imposing spoliation sanctions against the company when there was no proof it intentionally lost or destroyed evidence.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

July 22, 2014 | National Law Journal

A Texas judge has entered final judgment on a $3 million jury verdict to a family for illnesses they blamed on exposure to water, land and air pollution generated by Aruba Petroleum Inc.'s natural gas drilling operations around their 40-acre ranch in North Texas.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read

July 21, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court has affirmed a $95,000 judgment against Texas-based Thoroughbred Motorsports Inc. over a defective motorized tricycle, rejecting the company's challenges to the jury instructions on the Wisconsin Lemon Law and federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claims.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read