In this episode, Neal Marder, who heads Akin Gump’s consumer class action litigation practice from the firm’s Los Angeles office, discusses how false advertising claims are driving consumer class actions.
Among the topics...more
9/13/2018
/ All Natural ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Consumers Legal Remedies Act ,
False Advertising ,
False Statements ,
Forum Shopping ,
Labeling ,
Manufacturers ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Organic ,
Product Packaging ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Unfair Competition
• The 9th Circuit held that consumers may have Article III standing to seek an injunction under California false advertising law even though the consumer subsequently learned that the advertising in question was false or...more
On Thursday, April 7, 2017, in McGill v. Citibank, the California Supreme Court held that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement that waives the right to seek public injunctive relief is contrary to public policy and thus...more
4/10/2017
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Citibank ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Credit Card Agreements ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Preemption ,
Public Policy ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
Statutory Remedies ,
Statutory Rights ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms ,
Unfair Competition
Key Points -
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit found that Dole’s “All Natural” food labels on products containing synthetic ingredients could be misleading to a reasonable consumer.
- The 9th...more