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Vitaminwater agrees to settle class action alleging misleading labels
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit against the Coca Cola Company and Energy Brands Inc. alleging Glaceau Vitaminwater was deceptively marketed has been settled.
Class action filed against Walmart over Great Value fruit juices
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Walmart after class members claim it marketed its Great Value brand cranberry pomegranate juice as being composed of two fruits when it is made up of five fruit juices and contains very little pomegranate.
Shareholders file class action against Yelp
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Yelp after shareholders claim the company lied about business practices to investors to try to increase Yelp's stock prices.
Class action filed against SpaceX over mass layoffs
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Space Exploration Technologies Corp. after class members claim it did not properly notify its former employees of mass layoffs and did not pay them wages earned before termination.
Class action filed against Sony over Killzone: Shadow Fall's graphics
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony Computer Entertainment America after class members claim a video game's "native" graphics are not up to par.
Class action filed against NHL for allegedly concealing concussion dangers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit has been filed against the National Hockey League after a former player claims the NHL concealed the dangers of concussions and did not pass rules designed to reduce the risk of brain injury until recent seasons.
Another ADA class action filed in Pittsburgh federal court
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - Another Americans with Disabilities Act class action lawsuit has been filed in Pittsburgh federal court, this one against Bob Evans Farms Inc.
Sears agrees to $5M settlement in wages class action; Attorneys to seek $1.66M
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Sears has agreed to a $5 million settlement in a class action alleging it misclassified workers in order to not pay them overtime pay.
Attorneys to receive $4.75M in Red Bull class action settlement
FOLEY SQUARE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Red Bull has agreed to a $13 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that came about from its allegedly false advertising of Red Bull having more benefits than coffee.
Class action filed against Washington Metro over background checks of African Americans
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has been named in a lawsuit after the class members claim its background check policies are unfair.
Quaker Oats agrees to reformulate products in transfats settlement
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The Quaker Oats Co. has agreed to a $1.4 million settlement in a class action lawsuit claiming it mislabeled its products as transfats free when they weren't.
Class action says Whole Foods falsely marketed sugar content of Greek yogurt
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Whole Foods Market after class members claim its 365 Everyday Value Plain Greek Yogurt was falsely marketed at having only two grams of sugar per serving when it actually contained six times the labeled amount.
Starbucks, Boston Market among those hit with ADA class actions by Pa. woman
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - A Pennsylvania woman has filed seven class action lawsuits against various companies she claims have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
NCAA agrees to $70 million class action settlement
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The NCAA has reached a preliminary settlement in a multidistrict litigation class action lawsuit involving former college athletes and head-injury policies.
Ford, GM sued over CD players
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Ford and General Motors are being sued in a class action lawsuit by the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies, alleging the CD players in the vehicles violate the law by ripping music to the vehicle's hard drive.
Class action filed by iPhone users who say they were spied on
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple by class members who claim the company was spying on them with the iPhone's location tracking tools.
Class action lawsuit filed against Hooters
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Hooters of America after class members claim it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Current, former employees sue U.S. Space and Rocket Center for holiday pay
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, which is one of Alabama's busiest tourist attractions, by current and former employees who allege it did not pay them for state holidays.
Pfizer challenges agreement between Nev. AG, contingency fee attorneys
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Pfizer, Inc., is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to hear its argument against the contingency fee agreement entered into by private attorneys who are representing the state Attorney General's Office in a lawsuit against it.
Class action lawsuit filed against eBay over data breach
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against eBay after class members claim it failed to protect personal information when it suffered a data breach.