Amended Class Action Wants NFL’s Giants, Jets to Drop ‘New York’ From Names April 12, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Plaintiffs upset that the National Football League teams Giants and Jets call themselves New York teams when in fact they...
Company Pays $3.5M Settlement in California Illegal Gambling Lawsuit November 2, 2021 A company that made and operated casino-style games used for illegal gambling will pay $3.5 million and permanently stop its...
Actor Cohen Sues Cannabis Firm for $9M Over Use of ‘Borat’ Image on Billboard July 13, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Film and television actor Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his movie character Borat, is suing a Massachusetts cannabis firm...
Battery Rivals Duracell, Energizer Agree to End Lawsuits Over False Advertising Claims December 8, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel The makers of Energizer and Duracell batteries have ended two lawsuits accusing each other of advertising false claims to consumers...
Buffett’s Duracell Countersues Energizer, Alleging False Ads Over Battery Life Claims September 9, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Duracell, the battery unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., sued the maker of Energizer batteries on Tuesday, accusing it...
Arkansas AG Sues TV Pastor Bakker over Virus Treatment Claims June 17, 2020 Arkansas’ attorney general has sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a...
Utah Lawsuit Against Pellet Grill Company Dismissed May 27, 2020 A district court judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against barbecue grill manufacturer Traeger Pellet Grills, deciding the...
Diet Dr Pepper Is Not Promising Weight Loss, Court Rules December 31, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday said the maker of Diet Dr Pepper did not deceive consumers into thinking...
Mercury Paying $41M in Decades-Long Court Battle With California Insurance Department October 2, 2019 Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed to pay more than $41 million to end a two-decade long battle with the California...
Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Group of Falsely Advertising Dairy Products August 21, 2019 A class-action lawsuit claims that an Oregon creamery association falsely advertises the source of its milk, a report said. The...