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Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Settles Dishonesty Lawsuit for $1.55 Million

Summary: The Honest Company has agreed to pay $1.55 million to settle a false advertisement lawsuit.  Jessica Alba's Honest Company…

Mark Geragos Files $100 Million Lawsuit against Fyre Festival Organizers, Billy McFarland and Ja Rule

Summary: Attorney Mark Geragos has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the organizers of the shockingly awful rich kids musical…

Class Action Plaintiffs Shocked Chipotle Burritos Have More Than 300 Calories

Summary: Three men are suing Chipotle for having high-calorie burritos. FACT: Chipotle burritos are big and filling. Eating an entire piece…

Woman Says KFC Underfills Buckets of Chicken, Files $20 Million Lawsuit

Summary: A fast food-loving woman has sued KFC for false advertising. In a perfect world, buckets of chicken would be overflowing…

McDonald’s Mozzarella Sticks Find Themselves at the Center of a Lawsuit

Summary: The question of what ingredients are inside the new mozzarella cheese sticks at McDonald’s is being targeted in a…

FTC Accuses Luminosity of Bogus Advertising

Summary: The FTC has ruled Luminosity must pay $2 million for its unsubstantiated brain improvement claims. Is it time to cancel…

Beck’s Beer Loses False Advertising Suit, Beer Actually Brewed in the U.S.

Summary: Anheuser-Busch must pay up for allegedly leading its consumers to believe that Beck’s beer was brewed in Germany, when…

MillerCoors Sued for False Advertising

Summary: A California man is suing MillerCoors for presenting their Blue Moon as if it were a craft beer. In…

Owner of Hellmann’s Sues Maker of “Just Mayo” for False Advertising

Summary: The parent company of Hellmann's, Unilever, has sued the maker of "Just Mayo," Hampton Creek, for false advertising. Unilever, which…

Kevin Trudeau Guilty of False Advertising

Kevin Trudeau’s title of his best-selling diet book, which has been spammed all over late-night television, might even be true:…

Naked Juice Agrees to $9 Million Settlement for False Health Claims

Naked Juice has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleges they misused health phrases, giving up $9 million, which means…

Highly Regarded Commercial Trial and Appellate Attorney Joins Venable LLP as Partner

Highly-regarded commercial trial and appellate attorney Thomas Gilbertsen has joined Venable LLP as a partner in its Washington office. Gilbertsen,…