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Tropicana sued over alleged presence of artificial flavors
CHICAGO – Tropicana Manufacturing Co. Inc. deceives consumers by failing to disclose artificial flavors in its juice drinks, a federal class-action lawsuit alleges.
Loan company finds trouble with feds over agreements with veterans
AIKEN, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A South Carolina company broke state and federal law through its involvement in high-interest loans to veterans who used their disability checks to repay them, according to a federal lawsuit.
Oil company misled investors, suit says
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. misled investors about the value of one its oil fields, according to a class action lawsuit.
Olympic high jumper fighting for $2 million verdict in car-crash lawsuit
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – David A. Smith, a world-ranked Olympic high jumper, is facing a new hurdle as he tries to collect a $2 million damages award from a 2012 auto accident that fractured his left hip.
Court rules against Scottish father-in-law who ran golfer over with cart
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – A New Jersey man who let his elderly father-in-law take the wheel of a golf cart, which then slammed into another golfer on the course, will have to go to trial in a civil lawsuit, an appeals court ruled.
Lawsuit says baby sleepers threaten to suffocate infants
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Baby sleepers produced by Newell Brands DTC Inc. and Graco Children’s Products Inc. are dangerous, according to a class action lawsuit.
Monster faces lawsuit over 'vanilla cream' in espresso drinks
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Monster Beverage Company deceives consumers by labeling one its espresso drinks “vanilla cream” when it is flavored by imitation vanilla ingredients, according to a class action lawsuit.
Lawsuit: Mobile phone company charged for ‘free’ rollover minutes
Unreal Mobile promised customers free rollover minutes but charged them anyway, according to a federal class action lawsuit.
Starbucks, other companies accused of using chocolate produced by slave labor
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Starbucks Corp., Mars Inc. and the Quaker Oats Company sell chocolate produced with cocoa farmed by children and slaves in West Africa, but tell consumers it is “ethically sourced,” a federal class action lawsuit claims.
Tea has more sugar than company claims, lawsuit says
The maker of Steaz iced tea misleads consumers about the sugar content of its products, according to a class-action lawsuit.
Almond milk uses fake vanilla, lawsuit says
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Orgain Inc. misled consumers by labeling its almond milk drinks as “vanilla” when they were actually flavored with non-vanilla ingredients, according to a class action lawsuit.
Lawsuit over Gold Peak tea argues 'slightly sweetened' causes drinkers to think it is 'low sugar'
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) Coca-Cola misleads consumers about the sugar content of its Gold Peak brands of iced tea, according to a class action lawsuit.
Kellogg's sued over vanilla flavoring in granola
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit claims cereal maker Kellogg misleads consumers that one of its products is flavored exclusively with vanilla beans.
Court: Post-9/11 Port Authority raises don't count for pensions
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Raises given to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executives after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks can’t count toward their pension benefits, New York’s highest court has ruled.
Lawsuit against hand sanitizer complains that killing 99.99% of germs won't prevent disease
The maker of Purell hand sanitizer is misleading the public about the benefits of the product in protecting against the spread of illness, according to a consumer class-action federal lawsuit.
Maker of cholesterol drug escapes shareholder lawsuit over stock drop
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Delaware’s Chancery Court has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit that alleged executives and board members of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. misled investors about the development of a new drug to treat high cholesterol.
City of Austin cites threat to aquifer, salamander in lawsuit to block pipeline
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The City of Austin has asked a federal court to stop construction of a natural gas pipeline it says would threaten an aquifer and endanger wildlife, according to a lawsuit filed by the city and others.
Lawsuit claims Mattel conspired with auditing firm PwC to mislead investors on tax expense
LOS ANGELES – Toy maker Mattel, Inc. misled investors about its financial situation, according to a federal lawsuit by the New Orleans Employees’ Retirement System.
Manhattan law firm claims former client owes $551K for defense from feds' lawsuits
A Manhattan law firm has filed a federal lawsuit against its former clients for $551,913.83 in unpaid legal fees and damages.