A 2014 bankruptcy case, In re Garlock Sealing Technologies, revealed the dark underside of asbestos litigation. The judge in Garlock found that plaintiff’s attorneys engage in a systemic manipulation of asbestos exposure evidence. Asbestos injury cases proceed on two tracks. On one track cases are filed in court against solvent defendants who often have little…
Most of us understand we live in a high-tech world where fruit flavors aren’t always what they seem. You don’t need to pick seeds out of your teeth after chewing on strawberry gum. You don’t have to strain the pulp out of orange soda. But we also live in a very litigious society where the…
A news outlet has obtained a confidential contract that exposes how a controversial Arizona group is attempting to turn lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act into a lucrative money-making operation. Read more.
Jessica Gomez of San Bernadino County is confused about candy. So confused that earlier this year, she brought a lawsuit against Jelly Belly, the company that creates jelly beans, alleging that “fancy phrasing” on the packaging led her to believe she was purchasing a sugar-free product. Read more.
David Greenstein sued UPS for “ruining his rare Star Trek posters,” Slim Fast for “putting diet bars in packages he thought were misleadingly big,” a tile supply store for “saying it had a certain tile in stock when it didn’t,” and a dog-training service that “failed to train his German shepherd and his poodle.” But…
A Missouri man has taken a common gripe with snack food companies to court: The boxes of Reese’s Pieces and Whoppers he bought appeared to only be half full, and now he’s filed a class action lawsuit against Hershey’s over this instance of slack fill – empty space in a package. Read more.
