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Cannabis Pesticides: Oregon’s Class Action Lawsuit

Back at the beginning of 2016, while Oregon’s recreational cannabis industry really got rolling, Bradley Lillie of Eugene, Oregon, filed a class-action lawsuit against Guardian Mite Spray makers All In Enterprises. The reason he filed this lawsuit was because the “all natural” mite spray to prevent a common cannabis plant problem was not all natural. In February, …



Local Banks Say Arbitration Often Not Required, Rarely Used – Business

A new federal rule that would give bank customers greater ability to participate in class-action lawsuits drew criticism from the industry, but local community banks aren’t much worried. Small bank officials say their scale and more folksy approach keeps them out of court more effectively than crimping the rights of their customers in small print. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants …


Apple Loses Trademark Lawsuit Over ‘iPhone’ Name in China

The ruling comes as Apple’s latest quarterly earnings showed a 13 per cent drop in revenue as sales of iPhones. Apple Inc has lost a trademark lawsuit in China, with a court here allowing a leather goods- maker to sell wallets and handbags flashing the world’s biggest technology giant’s exclusive ‘iPhone’ name. The Beijing Municipal High People’s Court ruled in favour of Xintong Tiandi …



Davie Woman Sues Shampoo Company, Wen by Chaz Dean, Saying It Caused Balding

In February, a woman from Orlando posted this photo and reported, “Each time [I used Wen], I had clumps of hair falling out in my shower, all over my comb and brush… I had so much hair falling out that I got scared and started crying.” In 2009, Los Angeles-based celebrity hair stylist Chaz Dean released Wen, a line of hair-care products that purportedly cleans and conditions without harsh …


CA ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Law: Despite Amendment, Litigation Targets Cosmetic, Food, Beverage Industries

More than 200 litigation notices were sent in recent months to cosmetic, food and beverage companies claiming products violated California’s statute governing products labeled “Made in U.S.A.,” despite an amendment to the law. California-based Kazerouni Law Group, APC sent notices, threatening class-action lawsuits against companies selling products in California labeled “Made in U.S.A.,” “Made …



Lawsuit Against Natural Cigarette Maker Moved to New Mexico

A class-action lawsuit targeting a company behind a line of cigarettes touted as natural has moved to U.S. District Court in Albuquerque. Three men from California, New York and Florida are suing the maker of American Spirit cigarettes, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., and its parent company, Reynolds American Inc. The plaintiffs say the cigarette maker’s marketing deliberately tries to mislead…