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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...

On December 20, 2017, Judge Kevin McNulty of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion to certify a multi-state class of purchasers of Maytag Centennial MVWC6ESW** and MVWC7ESW** model washing machines that were mislabeled as a result of disqualification from the federal Energy Star program.  Judge McNulty also appointed Bursor & Fisher, P.A. as class co...

On December 11, 2017, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to certify a nationwide class of persons who received “wrong-number” robocalls from California Service Bureau, a debt collector. Plaintiffs allege these calls violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  Judge Gonzalez Rogers also appointed Bursor ...

On September 7, 2017, Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against Hearst for violating the Michigan Preservation of Personal Privacy Act by disclosing Plaintiff’s subscription information without her consent. Bursor & Fisher filed this action in 2015 on behalf of a class of Michiga...

On September 6, 2017, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to certify a nationwide class of persons who received prerecorded messages and robocalls from Rash Curtis, a debt collector. Plaintiffs allege these calls violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Judge Gonzalez Rogers also appointed Bursor & Fish...