One fascinating legal dispute making recent headlines is a $5 million case for what the plaintiff describes as deceptive and fraudulent packaging. Florida resident Amanda Ramirez sued the Kraft Heinz Co. for at least $5 million because Kraft’s Velveeta Shells & Cheese Microwavable Shell Pasta takes longer than 3½ minutes to prepare even though its […]
Walmart agreed to a $3.1 billion settlement over lawsuits that tie the retail giant to the longstanding opioid crisis in the US. Earlier this month, CVS and Walgreens announced “agreements in principle,” which are expected to result in $10 billion settlements. The money will resolve “All opioid lawsuits and potential lawsuits by state, local, and […]
According to news sources, the former chairman and chief executive of MoviePass have been charged with criminal securities fraud for allegedly lying about whether the unlimited film ticket service actually worked and hiding huge losses from investors in order to boost its stock price. Ted Farnsworth, 60, and J. Mitchell Lowe, 70, were charged with […]
People love coffee. This has led to coffee flavoring being used in everything from candles, to soap and now lip balm. But a California company is now suing the coffee giant, alleging that Starbucks stole their idea for coffee-flavored lip balm. As reported by Reuters, Balmuccino, an LA-based manufacturer of coffee-flavored lip balms, has filed […]