In a recent issue of the New Jersey Law Journal, the Editorial Board hailed the work of the U.S. District Court judge in California that quickly disposed of the headline-generating case over the amount of ice Starbucks puts in its iced coffees. Wonderful. As the Board notes, the case “comes dangerously close to warranting Rule 11 sanctions.”
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of October 22-28.
Getting the media to talk about lawsuit abuse is tough. It’s nuanced. There is a lot of other stuff going on in the world. And not every case can be neatly summarized in click-bait worthy manner like the $20 million lawsuit against KFC. But this year, litigation that some would call frivolous or abusive has been making headlines. Why is this issue suddenly a hot topic? Our guess is that it has something to do with who is being sued. This year media companies have litigated and been threatened with more high profile lawsuits than at any time in recent memory.
Have you ever ordered food from a restaurant that arrived looking differently than it did on the menu or in an advertisement? If so, you are in good company. But does that mean you have been the victim of consumer fraud? A New York woman who has filed a $20 million lawsuit against KFC thinks so.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of October 1-7.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 17-23.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 10-16.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of September 2-9.
Back in 2013 a picture of a Subway sandwich measuring closer to 11 inches than 12 inches went viral, and soon afterwards, the lawsuits (filed by a New Jersey resident under our state’s Consumer Fraud Act of course) began to fly.
A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of August 27-September 1.
