On March 6, 2020, a federal court in Phoenix, Arizona certified a class action against Walgreens, Elizabeth Holmes, and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani in a series of lawsuits over patients’ claims that the defendants duped consumers into taking blood tests that were inaccurate and unreliable. The lawsuits were originally filed on behalf of patients who obtained Theranos blood testing services at Walgreens locations throughout Arizona and California in 2015 and 2016.
Read moreKaplan Fox is pleased to announce a proposed settlement of up to $500 million in the Apple iPhone “throttling” class actions originally filed in December 2017. As part of the proposed settlement, owners of iPhone models 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and SE may be eligible for payments of approximately $25 per device.
Read moreOn January 31, 2020, a federal court in Oakland, California granted preliminary approval to a settlement with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., over claims by consumers that Chipotle engaged in false and misleading advertising in connection with a marketing campaign over its allegedly “non-GMO” menu.
Read moreOn May 3, 2019, Kaplan Fox filed a class action lawsuit against GNC in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On behalf of a nationwide class of consumers, plaintiffs allege that GNC violated various state consumer protection laws because it 1) unlawfully sold drugs to them that had not been preapproved by the Food & Drug Administration and 2) deceptively marketed its proprietary brand dietary supplements as lawful and therapeutic.
Read moreOn September 29, 2018, a federal court in Oakland, California granted class certification in a lawsuit against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., over claims by consumers that Chipotle engaged in false and misleading advertising in connection with a marketing campaign over its allegedly “non-GMO” menu.
Read moreOn May 15, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California appointed Laurence D. King of Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP and Joseph Cotchett of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy as co-lead counsel in a series of over 100 class action lawsuits filed throughout the United States against Apple, Inc.
Read moreOn December 22, 2017, Kaplan Fox filed a class action consumer protection complaint against Apple, Inc. for Apple’s alleged misrepresentations and omissions with regards to its iPhone software updates.
Read moreOn January 31, 2017, Kaplan Fox filed a federal class action lawsuit against Logitech alleging that its digital video security products were deceptively marketed and ultimately defective. Plaintiffs’ case alleges that Logitech sold consumers digital video home security “Alert Systems” that did not work as advertised because they contained defects in the hardware and faulty software that caused the Alert Systems to fail.
Read moreOn November 4, 2016, Kaplan Fox defeated a bid by Chipotle to dismiss claims brought by consumers in four states that Chipotle’s “Non-GMO” marketing campaign was deceptive and misleading to consumers because they allege Chipotle’s meat, pork, and dairy products are sourced from animals that are raised on genetically-modified feed.
Read moreOn August 10, 2016, Kaplan Fox, working with co-counsel, defeated an effort by General Mills to dismiss claims brought by consumers in California and New York that the marketing and product labeling for “Cheerios Protein” is deceptive and misleading to consumers because they allege “Cheerios Protein” contains excessive amounts of sugar.
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