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Notices May 13, 2019

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders With Losses on Their Investment in Boston Scientific Corporation of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline – BSX

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / May 13, 2019 / Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Boston Scientific Corporation (“Boston Scientific” or the “Company”) (BSX) and certain of its officers. If you are a shareholder who purchased Boston Scientific securities during the class period, you have until June 24, 2019, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff …

News Apr 21, 2019

Mounting Lawsuits Against Juul Reminiscent of Early Tobacco Litigation

Central to some of the Juul lawsuits is the allegation that, particularly in its early days, Juul used young, attractive models in ads and promoted its products heavily on social networks such as Instagram, knowing that they are frequented by minors. “Not only has litigation against the tobacco industry resulted in tens of billions of dollars in settlements and verdicts, but it’s also cast a …

Lawsuits Feb 27, 2018

Lawsuit Claims Ulta Beauty Resells Used Makeup as New

Two lawsuits have been filed against Ulta Beauty, alleging the retailer cleans up and resells used makeup products as new.
The most recent lawsuit was filed this week by Ulta customer Meghan Devries in Illinois, where the company is based. The suit claims the company “has a routine practice of repackaging and resealing beauty products that have been previously purchased, used, and returned… before returning those used products to its shelves to be purchased by other consumers.” Less than a month ago, a Los Angeles woman filed a similar lawsuit, reports the Los Angeles Times. Both suits were inspired by a confessional from someone who claims to be a former Ulta employee on Twitter.

Lawsuits Oct 9, 2017

Low-Carb Diet Company Under Fire for Fudging Nutrition Data

Atkins Nutritionals Inc. fudges its nutrition data when it comes to “net carbs,” a new lawsuit alleges. The Colorado-based carb-counting company touts its products as low-carb by “artificially subtracting” sugar alcohols from the definition of carbohydrates, the Brooklyn federal-court case alleges. Dr. Robert Atkins, who died in 2003, was a major proponent of the low-carb diet.

Lawsuits Apr 7, 2017

LuLaRoe Faces Lawsuits Over Quality Concerns, Business Practices

In early April 2017, LuLaRoe (a women’s leisurewear brand popular on social media) made headlines for a growing number of consumer complaints, including a lawsuit brought by disgruntled customers of the brand. Good Housekeeping reported that complaints about LuLaRoe appeared to reach a tipping point in March 2017. That month, two LulaRoe customers initiated a class action lawsuit against the …

Lawsuits Mar 15, 2017

Federal Lawsuit Alleges AdvoCare a Pyramid Scheme

Two former AdvoCare salespeople have filed a class-action lawsuit against the nutritional products company and some of its top earners, claiming that AdvoCare is little more than a pyramid scheme that survives by primarily taking money from the hundreds of thousands of people who sell its products. The Dallas Morning News reported that plaintiffs Lisa …

Lawsuits Mar 3, 2017

Latest Baby Powder Lawsuit Snares Walgreens

A Chicago woman is suing Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson, alleging her prolonged use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products caused ovarian cancer. Andrea Harris’ lawsuit is the latest among more than 1,000 talcum powder-related suits to hit J&J, based in New Brunswick, N.J., according to Bloomberg. Some are notable because of their large payouts: In October, a St. Louis jury awarded more than $70 …

News Feb 3, 2017

Austin-Based Yeti Coolers Settles Lawsuit With Competitor

Austin-based Yeti Coolers said Thursday that it has settled a lawsuit against RTIC Coolers, a Texas-based competitor that Yeti has accused of copying its designs and intellectual property. The settlement calls for RTIC Coolers to make a financial payment to Yeti, to cease sales of all products subject to the lawsuit – which includes hard-sided coolers, soft-sided coolers and drinkware — and to …

Settlements Feb 3, 2017

Dairy Groups Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $52M

According to a statement from Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, the group is settling the suit to put the issue behind them and move on to other issues. “It is important to note that the court has found no antitrust violation and CWT makes no admission of wrongdoing in this settlement. The activity at issue in this litigation — the herd …