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Sunflower Seeds Provide Lesson on Food-Labeling Rules

The salt on the coating of sunflower seeds should be listed on the package's label of ingredients even if nobody eats the shells, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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The Legal Intelligencer

In re Imprelis Herbicide Mktg., PICS Case No. 14-0141 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 30, 2014) Pratter, J. (11 pages)

By | February 25, 2014
Class Actions • Opt-out Procedure • Excusable Neglect
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The Recorder

Hataishi v. First American Home Buyers Protection Corporation

By | February 24, 2014
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weitzner v. Cynosure Inc.

TCPA Breach Action Over Faxes Is Barred By Claim, Issue Preclusion Under State Law
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Legaltech News

Consumers Instigating Data Breach Class Actions Face Hurdles

A federal district court says injury and specific statutory violations must be proven in class actions.
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New Jersey Law Journal

MDL Formed Over Pella Window Class Actions

A federal multidistrict litigation involving six putative class actions over Pella Corporation windows has been approved by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The MDL will proceed in the District of South Carolina.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Motions to Decertify a Class Can Be Risky

When faced with a class action lawsuit, it can be tempting for employers to attempt to reduce the litigation to a single plaintiff by motioning to decertify.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. County Officials Certified as Class in Federal Suit

Montgomery County's recorder of deeds has won class status for all of the 67 recorders of deeds across Pennsylvania in a suit she filed against Merscorp for its alleged failure to file mortgage assignments with the county offices.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

SLUSA's Broad Definition of 'Covered Class Action'

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul of Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello write: Defining SLUSA's reach has been a continual battleground between plaintiffs and defendants, the latest front of which concerns the question of what constitutes a "covered class action" under SLUSA, with courts giving that threshold term a surprisingly expansive meaning.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mars Subsidiary Sued Over Claims About Dog Food's Bacterial Benefits

Pet owners are suing Nutro, a subsidiary of Mars Inc., for allegedly inducing them to buy its dog food products with false statements about their promotion of growth of beneficial bacteria.
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