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Class Action › Environmental Claims

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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NAD Reviews Green Claims in Battle Between Bottled and Boxed Water

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The International Bottled Water Association (or ​“IBWA”) challenged over 50 express and implied claims by Boxed Water is Better (or ​“BWIB”), suggesting that boxed water is better for the environment. Yesterday, we looked at...more

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Going Green? Lessons From Lululemon’s Defense of a ‘Greenwashing’ Class Action

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For the last several years, consumer class actions targeting “greenwashing” have become increasingly common. In 2024, Lululemon Athletica Inc. and Lululemon USA Inc. were on the receiving end of such a lawsuit, but they...more

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P&G Accused of Greenwashing and Creating ​“Frankenforests”

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Earlier this month, a group of eight consumers filed a class action against Procter & Gamble (“P&G”), alleging that the company is engaging in greenwashing by misleading consumers into thinking that its Charmin toilet paper...more

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[Webinar] Going Green? An Update on the Legal and Regulatory Environment Surrounding Environmental Advertising Claims - December...

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Environmental advertising claims remain a hot area of regulator action, with the Federal Trade Commission in the process of updating the FTC Green Guides. State legislatures like California’s also remain active in the area,...more

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Certifications Matter

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Third-party environmental certifications are under misguided civil litigation attacks that will be counterproductive to environmental and social progress. In the last year, a variety of putative consumer class actions and...more

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As Challenges to Recycling Claims Rise, Use Caution When Giving the “Green” Light

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NPR and PBS recently released an attention-grabbing investigation titled “How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled.” According to the investigation, beginning in the late 1980s, “big oil” began...more

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Ninth Circuit Strictly Construes “Single Local Event” Exception to CAFA Jurisdiction for Mass Actions

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In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strictly construed the “single local event” exception to federal jurisdiction under CAFA as not encompassing “events or occurrences” that are of a continuing nature. ...more

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Objectors Seek Writ of Certiorari to SCOTUS Over Monsanto Agent Orange Settlement

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On January 21, 2014, objectors to a class action settlement over contamination from Monsanto Agent Orange herbicide filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Unites States Supreme Court. The Petition asked the Court to...more

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Seventh Circuit Highlights Challenges To Class Certification In Environmental Litigation

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Property owners in the town of Roxana, Illinois, a small village on the Mississippi River across from St. Louis, filed suit against Shell Oil Company and ConocoPhillips. The property owners alleged that a refinery owned by...more

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