Biola Daniel claims the manufacturer of Junior Mints intentionally deceived sweet-toothed consumers by packaging them in unnecessarily large boxes topped off with too much air, referred to as “slack-fill.” Wochit A federal class action lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of Junior Mints with cheating consumers by having too much air and not enough candy in the box. (Photo: U.S. District Court, …
If you’ve got Verizon FiOS and you’re paying fees each month for multiple cable boxes, you may be wasting a lot of money. The pay-TV provider has an app that will give you live access to FiOS on your TV through a number of devices that are less expensive than a leased set-top box. Is it deceptive for Verizon to let its customers continue paying for leased boxes without advising them of cheaper …
A month before a South Florida foster child live-streamed her suicide on Facebook Live, the dosage of an antidepressant given to her was doubled by a doctor. The Miami Herald reported Sunday that Zoloft, the antidepressant prescribed to 14-year-old Naika Venant has a critical warning that it increased the risk of suicide in children. The drug had a “black box” warning that is U.S. Food and Drug …
An unhappy customer has filed a class action lawsuit against an international snack company over allegations that it shortchanged her with the amount of product in its candy packaging. Tamika Daniel of Brooklyn, New York, has accused Mondelez International of fraud and negligent misrepresentation. Daniel alleges the company has been selling products with too …
Lovers of chocolate-covered raisins might one day get some cash back for satisfying their sweet tooth. Californian Sandy Hafer recently filed a $5 million class-action lawsuit against Nestlé alleging that approximately 40 percent of a box of Raisinets she bought was nothing but air. Hafer, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of thousands of people, argues that by underfilling the box, the company …
Scott Dodich and Jayme Gotts-Dodich have a clear message for the Pokémon Go players who have invaded their local park and private cul-de-sac in St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Get off of their lawn! Also, don’t park in front of their driveway and those of their neighbors, and don’t trample their landscaping and look in their windows — and, when they ask you to leave their property, don’t yell, …
A culinary controversy could leave a major pasta company in hot water. The company, Barilla, is facing a lawsuit and some unappetizing allegations. It seems Barilla has some customers boiling, CBS2’s Scott Rapoport reported.
New Jersey Cablevision customers — and former customers — may be in for a bit of financial help with a proposed settlement in federal court of a class action lawsuit concerning alleged overcharges on cable boxes. The settlement, first announced in December, still requires a final fairness hearing in federal court in Newark in September. Under the terms of the settlement, customers in …