Federal Court Upholds Allegations Halo Top Underfills Pints of Ice Cream June 26, 2019, SAN DIEGO On June 26, 2019, United States District Court Judge Cynthia Bashant of the Southern District of California largely upheld a class-action complaint brought by purchasers of Halo Top ice cream who alleged that they bought pints of the low-calorie … learn more »
Consumer Class Actions
Google Location History Litigation
Case No. 5:18-cv-05288-EJD This nationwide consumer class action is brought on behalf of smartphone owners whose location information was stored and/or shared by Google without the user’s knowledge or consent. According to the Complaint filed, Google deceived its customers by stating the devices’ location can no longer be traced once “Location History” has been turned … learn more »
Kamal, et al. v. Eden Creamery dba Halo Top Creamery (updated 06/26/2019)
Case No. 3:18-cv-1298 BAS-AGS (SD Cal.) This consumer class action is brought on behalf of purchasers of Halo Top ice cream. Halo Top underfills its “pints” of ice cream. Dramatically so at times, and as a course of business. Purchasers of the premium-priced ice cream simply have no idea how much ice cream they will … learn more »
Rosalia, et al. v. Apple, Inc. (Apple OS Cases)
Case No. CGC-18-564832 This consumer class action is brought on behalf of iPhone owners whose phones were slowed by Apple’s “updates.” Numerous versions of the Apple iPhone suffer from a design defect: the processor sometimes demands too much power from the battery, and it causes the iPhone to shut down without warning. This defect was … learn more »
Fleming v. Charles Schwab Corp., et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-02945 (N.D. Cal.)
Case No. 3:15-cv-02945 Charles Schwab is a retail brokerage that owes a duty of “Best Execution” to its customer clients. That means it is required to route its customers’ orders to the trading venue (i.e. stock exchange) that provides the best price improvement. But rather than find the best venue for its customers’ trades, it … learn more »
Sarbacker v. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., et al., Case No. 8:14-cv-00341 (D. Neb.)
TD Ameritrade is a retail brokerage that owes a duty of “Best Execution” to its customer clients. That means it is required to route its customers’ orders to the trading venue (i.e. stock exchange) that provides the best price improvement. But rather than find the best venue for its customers’ trades, it routed its customers’ … learn more »
Rosalia, et al. v. Apple, Inc., Case No. CGC-17563342 (San Francisco Sup. Ct.)
In December 2017, Apple publicly admitted what many had suspected all along – that Apple intentionally slowed its iPhone processors without telling its customers. It did this via “updates,” but Apple never told its consumers that by accepting the update it was allowing Apple to “throttle down” the processing speed of their phones. Apple claims … learn more »
