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On April 5, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $16.375 million settlement in Ruppel v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc..  The settlement was approved by Judge Kenneth M. Karas of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 4, 2018, and provides for cash payments to class members of $109.28 each. “We are thrilled that the set...

On March 27, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $9 million settlement in Gregorio v. Premier Nutrition Corporation.  The settlement was approved by Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 17, 2019, and provides for cash payments to class members ranging from approximately $17 to $34 apiece. “We are thril...

On January 23, 2019, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to the $4.1 million class action settlement in West v. California Service Bureau, Inc. Bursor & Fisher filed the lawsuit in 2016 alleging that the defendant repeatedly called class members on their cellular telephones using an autodialer without ...

On January 17, 2019, Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted final approval to the $9 million class action settlement in Gregorio v. Premier Nutrition Corporation. Bursor & Fisher filed the lawsuit in 2017 alleging that the defendant falsely represented the amount of protein contained in its Premier Protein Shakes. “We are pl...

On December 19, 2018, Judge Vincent L. Briccetti of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted final approval to the class action settlement in In re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation. Bursor & Fisher filed the lawsuit in 2012 alleging that Scotts EZ Seed Turf Builder was mislabeled with a false and misleading claim that it grew grass “50% Thicker With Half The Wa...

On November 20, 2018, Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted final approval to the $16 million class action settlement in Melgar v. Zicam.  Bursor & Fisher filed the lawsuit in 2014 alleging that the defendants falsely represented that Zicam products reduce the duration and severity of a cold. The settlement follow...

On September 5, 2018, Judge William H. Pauley III of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment in Joanne Hart v. BHH, LLC, clearing the way for a jury trial early next year on claims that the defendants’ ultrasonic pest repellers are ineffective and worthless. Judge Pauley had previously granted the plaintiffs’ m...