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Ancestry.com wins class action over its use of yearbook photos
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against Ancestry.com before lawyers could get it to trial. -
Lawsuit: Nature Valley honey-flavored granola bars contain 2% honey
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Nature Valley granola bars supposedly flavored with oats and honey contain very little honey, a class action lawsuit says. -
Candy companies beware: Caramel lawsuits likely coming
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The lawyer who earned the nickname "Vanilla Vigilante" by peppering the food industry with lawsuits claiming vanilla wasn't real vanilla has now set his sights on caramel. -
Lawyer sues over butter-flavored pretzels over 'enzyme-modified butterfat'
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Pretzels called "butter snaps" do not contain enough real butter to warrant that moniker, a new class action lawsuit alleges. -
Lawyer finding success in lawsuits claiming makeup isn't oil-free
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit that alleges Maybelline makeup is too oily will move forward after a ruling from a Chicago federal judge. -
Lawsuit questions whether tin foil is made in America
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - One of the latest in a trend of class action lawsuits over "Made in America" claims has been filed over the maker of Reynolds Wrap. -
Ancestry.com will have to face Illinois class action lawsuit
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – One of three class action claims against Ancestry.com will continue as a result of a federal judge’s recent ruling. -
Man sues for Crisco no-stick spray not having real butter in ingredients
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Butter spray has no butter in it, a new class action says. -
Woman filed class-action suit against Banana Republic for misrepresentation of clothing
Stacy Coglianese, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a federal class-action complaint on September 17 in the U.S. -
Fudge in Pop-Tarts isn't real fudge, lawsuit complains
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Included in a recent pile of fudge lawsuits is a proposed class action against Kellogg's. -
Bimbo Bakeries met with fudge lawsuit
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Bimbo Bakeries faces a class action lawsuit over a chocolate cake iced with what the company calls fudge. -
Lawsuit takes issue with fudge in Hershey products
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Hershey's "hot fudge" doesn't contain the ingredients of real fudge, a new class action lawsuit claims. -
Litigation funder sues borrower for $14 million
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A litigation funder says it wants its money from a company that it loaned millions of dollars to. -
Man claims Costco's ice cream bars don't have 'real' chocolate
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit targets Costco over ice cream bars sold at its stores. -
Chicago judge limits how far class action over dog food can go
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Dog owners who want to sue Mars Petcare over a line of its limited ingredient foods can only do so over products they actually bought, a Chicago federal judge has ruled. -
Class action against Ancestry.com finds hope in Whitepages ruling
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Class action lawyers hoping to take a bite out of Ancestry.com for using old yearbook photos say a Seattle judge’s recent decision boosts their case. -
Lawsuit filed against Sara Lee Frozen Bakery for not using all butter in its 'All Butter Pound Cake'
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is called to federal court by a consumer upset that the snack cake manufacturer allegedly does not use only butter in its "All Butter Pound Cake." -
Woman likely ordered mozzarella sticks off Amazon so she could file lawsuit, TGI Friday's says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A serial plaintiff must have stolen her idea to file a lawsuit over TGI Friday’s-brand mozzarella stick snacks from someone else, the company argues in a recent motion to dismiss. -
Ancestry.com hopes Chicago judge follows Calif. ruling, throws out case over yearbook photos
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Ancestry.com is criticizing a proposed class action lawsuit against it by noting an identical case filed elsewhere has already been thrown out of court. -
TGI Friday's mozzarella sticks are actually cheddar, lawsuit says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – TGI Friday’s is passing off less-healthy cheddar cheese as mozzarella in its bagged snacks, a class action lawsuit says.