Nov 25, 2024

Racketeering Class Action Suit Filed Against Mylan for EpiPen Prices

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Mylan alleging the company violated consumer protection laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act by upping the price of the epinephrine auto-injector. Amber Rainey, Christina Kollmeyer and Lisa Vogel filed the lawsuit April 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs claim …


Third Employee Joins Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fox News

A third black woman employee has joined a racial discrimination suit against Fox News, which, based on the deluge of allegations that have surfaced in recent months, appears to have been operating as some sort of emotional torture dungeon from the 1950s. Monica Douglas, Fox News’s manager for credit collections, alleges in the lawsuit that comptroller Judith Slater spent years subjecting her to …



Lawsuit Accuses Wise Foods of Underfilling Potato Chip Bags

A pair of consumers are suing the maker of Wise potato chips, accusing the company of underfilling bags. The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in a Manhattan federal court Monday night, according to Reuters. According to the lawsuit, Wise Foods “systematically underfills bags and has left them 58 percent to 75 percent empty.”


Union Files 2nd Lawsuit Over Collective Bargaining Law

Iowa’s largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for public workers. The announcement Tuesday by the Iowa State Education Association marks the second lawsuit by a union against the law, which took effect in February. The association, which represents 34,000 school employees in the state, claims the …


Tesla Asks Court to Dismiss Class Action Over Sudden Acceleration Claims

In December, a Tesla Model X owner in California sued Tesla over what he claims was a sudden acceleration caused by his all-electric SUV. He seeks to turn the suit into a class action citing several other instances of sudden acceleration in Tesla’s vehicles – something we covered extensively and we concluded that the evidence points toward pedal misapplication, including in one particular case …


Vitamin Maker Must Face ‘Made in USA’ Class Action

A consumer’s proposed class action against vitamin manufacturer Nature’s Way alleging it misrepresented its products as “made in the USA” can proceed, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the consumer provided enough proof she was damaged to avoid having the case tossed.


The Maker of the EpiPen Is Being Sued Under a Law That’s Typically Used to Take on Organized Crime

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch holds up an EpiPen while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, before the House Oversight Committee hearing on EpiPen price increases. AP Christina Kollmeyer’s son has a allergy that requires him to carry an EpiPen, the emergency auto-injecting devices available that can be used to treat severe allergic reactions. When Kollmeyer, who has …


New Twist in Water Billing Mess: Class Action Lawsuit

Buy Photo A water meter in Shreveport. (Photo: Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times)Buy Photo 31 CONNECTTWEET1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE A class action suit filed Wednesday against the City of Shreveport alleges the city has overcharged a “significant number” of water and sewer customers for at least a decade. Among requests in the suit is that the First Judicial District court prohibit the city from …


The Rise and Fall of the Franchise Class Action

The recent settlement in the Zwaniga v Johnvince Foods class action concludes yet another of the dwindling number of franchise class actions before the Canadian courts, highlighting the risks of class actions in general and franchise class actions in particular. The case In 2011, the plaintiffs, the Zwanigas, commenced a proposed class action against Revolution Food Technologies, a vending …