Plaintiff Lisa Bodenburg brought a putative class action against Defendant Apple Inc. after purchasing a 200 GB iCloud+ storage plan. She believed that by upgrading to the paid 200 GB plan, the 200 GB would add to the free 5...more
A Northern District of California judge issued a sweeping dismissal of a microplastics class action that would have lowered the bar on the sufficiency of allegations of potential hazards from microplastics....more
On October 15, a California federal court handed down a ruling that significantly undermines the so-called “gold standard” of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing relied upon by most plaintiffs in similar types...more
Last month, a cardholder filed a class action lawsuit in California against a national bank alleging that the bank failed to inform the consumer that his automatic payment enrollment would be canceled after a period of credit...more
Key Takeaway: As consumer demand for “sustainable” products grows, so does the risk of litigation challenging sustainability claims on advertising and packaging. As one recent case shows, failure to plead actual reliance can...more