Laura Castro

May 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

A proposed class action lawsuit filed against a commercial genetics company based in Houston accuses it of unlawfully disclosing an Alaska man's genetic information on the Internet without his permission.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

May 15, 2014 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a Texas man's product liability and tort claims against pharmaceutical companies Wyeth Inc. and Schwarz Pharma Inc. and two generic-drug makers over a drug used to treat gastrointestinal problems.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

May 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

Two workers at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. subsidiary in France have filed a class action in Ohio federal court against its parent company, alleging it failed to protect hundreds of current and former employees from the effects of toxic chemicals used to manufacture tires.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

May 14, 2014 | National Law Journal

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a proposed class action brought against two federal officials by female immigrants who were sexually assaulted by a contract correctional officer transporting them from a detention center in Texas.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read

May 13, 2014 | National Law Journal

Blue Buffalo Ltd. has been targeted with a putative class action alleging the company deceptively marketed its pet food as being free of chicken by-products, corn, other grains and artificial preservatives.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

May 12, 2014 | National Law Journal

Kashi Co. has agreed to pay $5 million to consumers and to change the labeling on some food products to resolve a class action that accused the cereal company of falsely advertising its products as "all natural" or "nothing artificial" when they contained synthetic and artificial ingredients, according to a proposed settlement filed in California federal court.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read

May 08, 2014 | National Law Journal

A 20-year-old student at The University of Michigan-Dearborn has filed a class action against the university's Board of Regents, claiming he was wrongfully denied in-state tuition because of his family's international ties.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

May 08, 2014 | National Law Journal

A federal appellate court has dismissed an appeal of a class action settlement by the maker of the diet pill Akavar, ruling on May 6 the court has no jurisdiction until a final judgment is rendered in the underlying case.

By Laura Castro

2 minute read

May 07, 2014 | National Law Journal

Medtronic Inc. has agreed to pay $22 million to settle the claims of about 950 filed and unfiled product liability claims over its Infuse Bone Graft product, the medical technology firm said May 6.

By Laura Castro

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April 28, 2014 | National Law Journal

A Dallas jury has awarded a Texas family $3 million for contracting illnesses they blamed on exposure to contaminated ground water, solid toxic waste and airborne chemicals generated by Aruba Petroleum Inc.'s natural gas fracking operations around their 40-acre ranch.

By Laura Castro

3 minute read