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 February 7, 2020, Kaplan Fox filed a class action lawsuit against French cosmetics manufacturer L’Oréal in federal court in San Francisco, California. The lawsuit alleges that L’Oréal violated consumer protection and warranty laws when it marketed and sold a series of liquid cosmetic containers in defective pumps.
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 January 28, 2020, Kaplan Fox filed a class action lawsuit against BA Nutrition in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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 May 31, 2019, Kaplan Fox and its co-counsel, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and Reese LLP, filed a stipulation of settlement in a class action against Focus Brand for deceptively marketing Jamba Juice smoothies as nutritionally beneficial and comprised of whole fruits and vegetables.
Read moreOur consumer protection lawyers are investigating complaints from consumers about receiving unwanted telemarketing calls from companies that sell solar panels.
Read moreOn October 16, 2018, Judge Juan R. Sanchez of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a $17 million settlement that will be distributed to nearly 12,000 patients throughout the United States who claimed that Aetna mishandled and wrongfully disclosed their HIV status in connection with a mass mailing that took place in the summer of 2017.
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.
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