Tag Archives: Class Action
FDA Blasts Hair Care Company For ‘Formaldehyde-Free’ Ads
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rebuked GIB, LLC for advertising its popular Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution as formaldehyde-free even though the hair straightening treatment contains high levels of the carcinogen. GIB already faces consumer class actions … Continue reading
Denture Adhesives That Contain Zinc
The FDA has issued a warning about adverse events (including nerve damage and numbness) stemming from overuse of denture adhesives that contain zinc. Besides adverse event reports, the agency noted case reports in the literature linking such symptoms to chronic … Continue reading
Kashi Products Falsely Claim To Be Natural
Health food maker Kashi Company was recently hit with a class action accusing it of falsely advertising that many of its products, including GoLean Protein & Fiber Bars, and GoLean Crunch cereal, were “all natural” when they actually contained synthetic and artificial … Continue reading
Publix Sued in Class Action Over ATM Fees
Publix Supermarkets Inc., was recently hit with a consumer class action in Florida federal court claiming that the supermarket giant failed to properly notify consumers that they would be charged for using its automatic teller machines, in violation of the Electronic Fund … Continue reading
Bank of America Sued in Privacy Source Class Action
Bank of America has been sued in a class action for charging accountholders $12.99 a month for “privacy source credit monitoring,” despite the fact that customers did not want it, didn’t ask for it, and were not told about it. Robert Long of Dallas, the … Continue reading
Class Certified in Cigna Autism Treatment Suit
On August 12, 2011 a Federal Judge in Pennsylvania entered an Order certifying a class of individuals who claim that Cigna Corporation improperly denied coverage for Autism treatment. The Order represents a major victory for parents with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The representative Plaintiff, Kristopher Churchill, is a parent of … Continue reading
Google Illegally Shares Android Users’ Personal Info
On August 5, 2011, two residents of Alabama launched a class action against Google, Inc., accusing the technology giant of unlawfully accessing personal information from Android cellphones and sharing it with application developers and advertisers without users’ permission. The lawsuit alleges that Google accessed, … Continue reading
Class Action Reinstated Against Safeway Premium Finance Company
On July 7, 2011, Florida’s highest court in Lazaro E. Sosa v. Safeway Premium Finance Company, No. SC09-1849 (July 7, 2011) reinstated a class action covering Safeway Premium Finance auto insurance customers who claim they were overcharged on six-month contracts. … Continue reading
Darvon, Darvocet Prescription Painkiller Drugs Banned by FDA; Linked to Heart Rhythm Abnormalities
Two commonly prescribed painkiller drugs, Darvon and Darvocet, have been banned by the Food and Drug Administration and will no longer be available in the U.S. The key ingredient in the drugs, propoxyphene, is shown is be linked to serious … Continue reading