An expanded panel of Ninth Circuit judges on Tuesday reconsidered whether a San Francisco law requiring warning labels on billboard ads for soda passes constitutional muster, with the soda industry arguing that singling out sodas and other sugary drinks as the main contributor to health problems sends a misleading message to consumers.
Read moreA meeting between top state law enforcement officials and Attorney General Jeff Sessions about how the government can safeguard the privacy of social media users ended without a decision on whether to investigate.
Read moreHome prices rose in July at the slowest pace in 10 months while home sales stumbled in the face of higher mortgage rates.
Read moreA German appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kuwait’s national airline did not have to transport an Israeli citizen because of Kuwait’s boycott of Israel.
Read moreA federal class action accuses Anthem of improperly denying claims for emergency services under ERISA plans.
Read moreA Thai court has ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay 291 customers a total of about $720,000 in compensation for selling cars equipped with faulty transmissions.
Read moreA federal judge on Thursday finalized two class action settlements worth $270 million, ending four years of litigation over an alleged antitrust conspiracy to keep a generic form of the Lidoderm pain patch off the market.
Read moreDog lovers cannot sue Sergeant’s Pet Care over claims that its Pur Luv dog treats are dangerous and potentially deadly because determining if the treats are unsafe will require a “dog-by-dog” investigation, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreTackling consumer-protection issues that the Hungarian Legislature has expressly ignored, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that national courts have a duty to study the fairness of contracts.
Read moreHalal beef from cows that are not stunned prior to slaughter can still be marketed with an “organic farming” label, an EU magistrate determined Thursday, siding against French animal-rights activists.
Read moreA federal judge refused Wednesday to dismiss a class action alleging that Odwalla misled customers by labeling its products “100% Juice” with “No Added Sugar.”
Read moreConsumers brought a federal class action against Activision Publishing for announcing that it will shut down Guitar Hero TV and the game’s online servers on Dec. 1.
Read moreThe North American Securities Administrators Association is warning investors about potential scams associated with the fallout from Hurricane Florence.
Read moreDescribing meals containing hair and flies, and advertisements for a high school that is not actually accredited, New York’s attorney general is urging a court upstate to shut down a program that purports to train young basketball players with dreams of playing professionally.
Read moreBritish lawmakers have backed calls for greater regulation of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in order to bring an element of control to a market that more resembles the “Wild West.”
Read moreA federal judge certified a class that claims Apple disabled FaceTime on its iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S to save money, then blamed the problem on a nonexistent bug.
Read moreA federal judge approved a $25 million settlement Tuesday against Samsung and Toshiba for indirect purchasers’ class action involving price fixing in optical disc drives.
Read moreFur is out. Or that’s the plan the city of Los Angeles set in motion Tuesday as officials voted on a proposal to ban the sale and manufacture of fur products by 2020, including clothing and accessories.
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