Monthly Archives: March, 2021

Sony Sued Over Defective Camera Shutters Rendering Cameras “Unusable”

On Friday, a consumer filed a class-action complaint in the Southern District of New York against Sony Electronics Inc. for the purported shutter defects...

Beyond Meat’s Opposition to Nissin Foods’ Beyond Meal Trademark Sustained

On Wednesday, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)  filed a decision sustaining Beyond Meat’s opposition to a trademark application for the phrase BEYOND...

Texas County’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act Claim Survives Dismissal in Insulin Price-Fixing Case

Judge Gray H. Miller of the Southern District of Texas on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss a claim alleging violations of the...

Class Action Filed Against Google as Conspirator with Slot Machine Makers

On Thursday, consumers filed a class-action complaint in the Northern District of California against Google for hosting social casino phone apps, illegally profiting from...

Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation of Class Actions Alleging Antitrust Violations Against Surgical Care Affiliates, Others

The plaintiffs in three proposed class actions against the same defendants — Surgical Care Affiliates LLC (SCA), SCAI Holdings LLC, UnitedHealth Group Inc.,...

Conservation Org. Challenges FWS Decision to Downlist Beetle from Endangered to Threatened

On Thursday, the Center for Biological Diversity challenged a decision by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and its acting director that...

Bookstore Files Antitrust Class Action Against Amazon and Publishers for Fixing Wholesale Print Book Prices

An Evanston, Illinois bookseller has accused Amazon.com Inc. and the “Big Five” book publishers of restraining trade and empowering Amazon to obtain monopoly power...

New York Neurology Center Sues Cigna for Unpaid Benefits

Neurological Surgery Practice of Long Island PLLC (Neurological Surgery) sued Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (together, Cigna)...