Last week, consumers in four states filed a proposed class action against Amazon, accusing the company of greenwashing by misleading consumers about the sustainability of the company’s Amazon Basics line of paper products....more
3/24/2025
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Two new class action complaints, both captioned Robins v. Lemme Inc., were filed in in California Superior Court and the Southern District of New York on February 19 and March 9, respectively....more
3/17/2025
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Class Action ,
Consumer Fraud ,
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False Advertising ,
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Kim Kardashian ,
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Weight-Loss Products
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