Category: Class Actions

January 26, 2015

Class Certified In Scotts EZ Seed Lawsuit

On January 26, 2015, Judge Vincent Briccetti of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to certify classes of California and New York purchasers of Scotts Turf Builder EZ Seed. Judge Briccetti also appointed Bu...
January 12, 2015

Opening Statements In Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi

A jury of five men and three women heard opening arguments in the case against Faruqi & Faruqi, partner Juan Monteverde and the firm’s co-founders, siblings Nadeem and Lubna Faruqi. Plaintiff Alexandra Marchuk claims that Monteverde “quickly and forcefu...
October 13, 2014

StarKist Tuna Case Moves Forward

On October 13, 2014, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California allowed class action claims to move forward against StarKist. The case alleges that certain varieties of StarKist’s 5 oz. can...
September 30, 2014

Payments Sent to Pac Bell Class Members

On September 30, 2014, refunds were sent to class members as part of the $38 million settlement in In re: Pacific Bell Late Fee Litigation. The settlement was approved by Judge Judith Craddick of the Contra Costa Superior Court on October 22, ...
September 18, 2014

Nationwide Class Certification In Veil Piercing Case

On September 18, 2014, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to certify a nationwide class asserting alter ego/veil piercing claims against the shareholders of Kangadis Food Inc....
May 22, 2014

Bursor & Fisher Wins Defamation Lawsuit

  In September 2013 lawyers from Bursor & Fisher, P.A. sent a presuit demand letter to Nicole Polizzi (a/k/a “Snooki”), the celebrity spokesperson for Zantrex diet pills, notifying her of an impending class action lawsuit alleging tho...