It’s time to claim your free milk money. Got Milk? If you bought dairy products between 2003 and now, you could be eligible for up to $20 cash back from the National Milk Producers Federation as part of a $52 million class action settlement for accusations of price fixing.
Bob Seay, host of WGBH’s Morning Edition, interviewed WGBH News legal analyst and Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed about Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s recent victory against ExxonMobil in an ongoing lawsuit against the company. Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation My understanding is the attorney general is suing ExxonMobil for failing to …
Just the name itself inspires terrifying images of organically mutated super vegetables with a potential for causing sickness and even death. It has been a hotbed of discussion and debates for at least the past decade, despite continued federal government support from various agencies.
When you pop a frozen dinner into a microwave, you’re likely not expecting fresh-from-the-garden ingredients. But Lean Cuisine is reportedly getting sued for promising a preservative-free meal, but actually including a common preservative in its food. TMZ reports that customer Courtney Ross is filing a class action lawsuit against Nestle, the parent company of Lean Cuisine.
In a class action lawsuit* filed in the southern district of New York on Monday, plaintiff Michelle Ross argues that citric acid (which is found in citrus fruits but is typically made on a commercial scale via microbial fermentation) serves as a preservative in several Lean Cuisine frozen entrees featuring ‘no preservatives’ claims, and that shoppers are being defrauded and misled. “By …
Makers of the Snuggie blanket and other products sold mainly on TV have sued Amazon.com Inc, accusing the internet retailer of trademark infringement for letting an “astronomical” number of counterfeit products to be sold through its website. The lawsuit was filed on Monday night by Allstar Marketing Group LLC, Ideavillage Products Corp and Ontel Products …
A new class action lawsuit against Dole Foods alleges two of its products are advertised as healthy but, in reality, they are high-sugar in content and not healthy at all. Salvador Amaya filed the suit Oct. 18 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint states in detail that the human body suffers as a consequence of ingesting too …
It looks like the BLU Products saga isn’t over yet, as the US-based company is now facing a lawsuit over the backdoor that was discovered on its smartphones last week. For those of you who don’t remember, security contractors found a backdoor in the form of pre-installed software that monitors the location of the smartphone’s user, as well as whom they talk to and what they write in their text …
Life isn’t so sweet for Splenda in what could turn into a bitter courtroom battle . Heartland Consumer Products, the Carmel-based company behind Splenda, is suing Dunkin’ Brands Inc., alleging the company is misleading consumers into thinking they are getting the real Splenda when …
Krispy Kreme is facing a class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court Wednesday by a former customer who says the doughnut chain is guilty of false advertising and fraud because some of its supposed fruit-filled and maple-glazed products are made with “nutritionally inferior ingredients.” The 32-page, class-action complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of …