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National Law Journal

Iowa Court Finds Possible Liability in Generic Label

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff can sue a generic drugmaker for failing to update its warning label to reflect a U.S. Food and Drug Administration's order to the brand-name manufacturer to include a stronger warning.
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National Law Journal

ADA Violations Alleged against Wendy's Affiliate

A Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers affiliate has been targeted with a proposed class action that claims its Pittsburgh-area restaurants violate the Americans with Disabilities Act because of architectural barriers that limit access for wheelchair users.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Quinn Emanuel Trims Taxi Drivers' Class Action Against Uber

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan chipped away this week at an unfair competition lawsuit over client Uber Inc.'s practices in Chicago. But the upstart transportation company isn't even close to freeing itself from similar cases around the country.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Osram Sylvania Settles Headlight Marketing Class Action

Osram Sylvania Inc. has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class action accusing the company of con-sumer fraud for falsely marketing its SilverStar automobile headlights as a safety enhancement be-cause they are brighter, project a wider beam and allow better sight down the road.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Remington Talking Settlement in Trigger Defect Litigation

After years of legal combat over an allegedly dangerous flaw in its most popular rifle, Remington Arms Co. is close to surrendering. The company has agreed to pursue settlement of proposed class claims and to fix a suspect trigger mechanism in its Model 700 bolt-action firearms.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Dialysis Plaintiffs Seek Disclosure of Adverse-Event Data

A manufacturer of dialysis machines and related products should have to disclose what it knew about “adverse events,” plaintiffs argue in federal multidistrict litigation pending in Massachusetts.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Community Colleges Not Subject to UTPCPL

It only stands to reason, yet it took almost 12 years and repeated appeals for the final determination by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Meyer v. Community College of Beaver County, No. 22 WAP 2012, 2014 Pa. LEXIS 1524 (Pa. June 16, 2014), ruling that Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law does not apply to community colleges as political subdivision agencies.
9 minute read

Law.com

Class Spiked in Litigation Over '100 Percent Natural' Oil

A federal judge on Monday tentatively denied certification of a consumer class action alleging that the "100 Percent Natural" labels on Wesson cooking oils are misleading because the products contain seeds from genetically modified plants.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No Retroactive Liability for Time Limits on Web Deals

A four-year old consumer suit against restaurant.com over time limits for online dining deals has been thrown out by a federal judge in New Jersey but a lawyer for the would-be plaintiff class says he will appeal.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Holder Touts Consumer Relief Provision in $7B Citigroup Deal

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday continued to squeeze the country's biggest banks for their roles in the financial crisis, securing a $7 billion global settlement with Citigroup over misrepresentations about residential mortgage-backed securities.
3 minute read

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