News from February 2018
Consumer claims Advanced Micro Devices Inc. processor is defective
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana woman alleges that a central processing unit in her computer is defective and is vulnerable to security issues.
Two allege they lost money in TD Ameritrade Inc. trading strategy
CHICAGO – Two Illinois residents allege that they lost money in a trade strategy because facts were omitted about the risks of it.
Consumer claims Scarpetta sauces are not preservative free as advertised
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York consumer claims a brand of sauces is falsely advertised as containing no preservatives.
California man claims Rite Aid charged him more for generic prescriptions
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer alleges he is paying more for generic prescription drugs at Rite Aid than customers enrolled in the pharmacy's Rx Savings Program.
OPINION: Bad Science at NIOSH?
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as a research agency focused on the study of worker safety and health.
Chicago law firm claims Bissell Inc. owes more than $200,000 for services
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A Chicago law firm claims that two Michigan companies failed to pay for its legal services.
SEC asked to investigate potential fraud in California bond offerings over climate change risk
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers for the Competitive Enterprise Institute are asking the Securities Exchange Commission to investigate potential fraud involving inconsistent climate change claims of California cities and counties in their bond offerings.
Fighting 'misguided' lawsuits, Chevron shows it can play the climate change blame game too
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Chevron Corp. has filed a third-party complaint against Norway’s state-owned oil company Statoil, seeking to include it in lawsuits by California cities and counties over global warming.
Women claim FasciaBlaster product benefit claims are 'baseless and false'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Several women who paid almost $90 for a product that claims to eliminate cellulite allege it causes bruises and does not provide the benefits advertised.
Cesar Castillo Inc. alleges injuries because of 'supracompetitive' prices of Zetia drug
NORFOLK, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A Puerto Rican corporation alleges that it was damaged by supracompetitive drug prices because of the conduct several pharmaceutical companies.
Royal Caribbean Cruises employee alleges she was assaulted on cruise ship
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A resident of Argentina employed by Royal Caribbean alleges she was sexually assaulted by another co-worker while working on the Majesty of the Seas.