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Springman v. AIG Mktg.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class action suit against insurers alleging that defendants violated fraud and consumer protection law by underpaying accident insurance claims...

Murray v. New Cingular Wireless Servs., Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a consolidation of three suits under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the judgments of the district courts are affirmed where: 1) the offer of a free...

Grovatt v. St. Jude Med., Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In products liability litigation concerning the Silzone prosthetic heart valve, certification of a class of plaintiffs pursuant to Fed. Civ. Pro. Rule...

Colacicco v. Apotex Inc.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In state-law tort actions brought against drug manufacturers of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ("SRRIs") based on a...

N. Am. Med. Corp. v. Axiom Worldwide, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
In a case where the district court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the defendants from engaging in certain alleged acts of false advertising...

Dixon v. Shamrock Fin. Co.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action involving defendant's unlawful access to credit reports for solicitation purposes in violation of the FCRA, grant of defendant's...

Johnson v. Am. Standard, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The Supreme Court of California adopts the "sophisticated user" doctrine and defense to negate a manufacturer's duty to warn of a product's potential...

Satey v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action alleging, inter alia, improper credit reporting, improper investigation, and improper sale of a disputed credit card account by...

In Re: New Motor Vehicles Canadian Export Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, International Trade, Transportation
In a multi-district consumer class action alleging conspiracy by automobile manufacturers to illegally block lower-priced imports from Canada to...

US v. Girouard

Consumer Protection Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for consumer product tampering in violation of U.S.C. section 1365 is affirmed over claims that the jury panel which returned the...