Plaintiffs sue food companies over ‘all natural’ claims 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 5, 2012
Tags: class action, consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, false advertising, misrepresentation
A number of recent lawsuits filed by plaintiffs allege that companies are falsely advertising their products as “all natural” or “100 percent” natural when they in fact contain synthetic ingredients or genetically modified organisms.
Developers can be sued for risky home sales
Published: September 23, 2011
Tags: foreclosures, fraud, misrepresentation, real property
Developers could be sued for allegedly injuring homeowners by causing a drop in property values through sales to individuals with a high risk of foreclosure, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Jury awards $4.25 million for legal malpractice
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: February 17, 2011
Tags: legal malpractice, misrepresentation, Pennsylvania
An Allentown, Pa. attorney was slapped with a $4.25 million legal malpractice verdict in Northampton County Court after he didn’t show up to court to contest claims he’d misrepresented a fired public school employee.
Lawyer can enforce promise of higher pay
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: misrepresentation, reliance
A lawyer could enforce his firm’s representations that he would receive a larger share of profits should he perform beyond expectations, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a $1.7 million jury verdict.
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