SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court in California tossed class claims against Monsanto for selling Roundup bottles that allegedly lacked clear expiration labels; consumers say they thought the products could be used indefinitely, while they actually developed NNGs, a carcinogen, over time. They could not show, however, that the chemicals developed at more than one part per million — the EPA’s hard limit for pesticide products.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit reversed a California federal court’s decision not to compel arbitration of a class claim against the online cryptocurrency exchange company Coinbase. The Coinbase user agreement included an arbitration agreement and delegation provision, which is enforceable.
The distorted-looking "Wavy Baby" sneakers, intended to riff on Vans' iconic "Old Skool" sneakers, lead to consumer confusion, the Second Circuit found.
Pilots and flight attendants filed twin lawsuits against the budget airline in 2019 after they faced employment discrimination as new mothers.
BOSTON — A federal court in Massachusetts declined to grant summary judgment to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which is being sued by a customer who ordered a new Jeep directly from the manufacturer but received a car that had been previously driven and damaged. He didn’t support his claims with expert testimony, but also didn’t have to, because the defects are plainly evident to the average person.
Their small, non-rechargeable lithium batteries often end up in landfills.
No individual consumers will receive damages from the ruling about the yearslong conspiracy.
Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps within six hours to six days after consuming contaminated food.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court in California dismissed, with leave to amend, an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet, the parent company of Google, over mapping services. Its competitors say Alphabet is being anticompetitive by selling its “Maps,” “Routes” and “Places” APIs in a bundle and not separately, and requiring customers to use only the Google mapping services and none from alternative sources.
The class accuses Mars, Mondelēz and Cargill of intentionally dragging their feet over the past 20 years and condemning thousands of children to an "imposed system of child slavery."
SHREVEPORT, La. — A federal court in Louisiana declined to issue judgment to Amazon on its argument that it is not liable for products sold by about two million “third party sellers,” such as the one that sold a defective battery charger that caused a deadly house fire resulting in this wrongful death lawsuit.
