Monthly Archives: August, 2021

Performix Sued Over Dietary Supplement’s Missing Disclaimer

A California woman sued Performix LLC for its alleged improper distribution, advertisement, and sale of dietary supplement capsules intended to boost metabolism. Last Friday’s...

Authors Sue Audible for Back Royalty Payments

Two book publishers filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon’s audiobook company Audible last Friday over alleged improper royalty payments.  Plaintiffs Golden Unicorn Enterprises Inc....

Court Forecloses on Consumers’ Facebook Ad Housing Discrimination Case

According to an opinion issued last Friday, a class action stating Fair Housing Act and analogous California and New York law claims against Facebook...

California Court Finds Proposition Classifying Gig Workers as Independent Contractors Unconstitutional

An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled that the November 2020 ballot measure cementing gig workers’ contract employee status contravenes California’s constitution. In last...

Suboxone Case to be Appealed After Dismissal

Healthcare providers appealed their lawsuit against Indivior Inc., which is also known as Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc., from the Pennsylvania Eastern District to the...

Smithfield Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Related Messaging

Smithfield Foods asked the District of Columbia District Court on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by Food and Water Watch (FWW)....

Federal Circuit Sides With Petitioner in Surgical Robot IPR Appeal

In an opinion published on Monday, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sided with Intuitive Surgical Inc. in an appeal of their...

Ninth Circuit Rejects Appeal in Travel Nurse Antitrust Case

Judge Milan Smith, in an opinion issued late last week, rejected claims made by Aya Healthcare Services, a travel nurse agency, that AMN Healthcare,...