September 02, 2016
A California federal judge on Thursday denied opposing bids for sanctions regarding the perceived frivolity of a now-dropped proposed class action lawsuit by consumers over false advertising claims by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a supplement company, saying that each side had understandable reasons for bringing their motions.
December 15, 2015
Counsel for consumers in a now-dropped putative action against Wal-Mart and Lang Pharma Nutrition Inc. over exaggerated advertising claims on Tuesday hit back at Lang's request for sanctions for pursuing a case without facts, telling a California federal judge that it's Lang that should be sanctioned for its "frivolous" request.
December 08, 2015
A now-dropped putative false advertising class action against Wal-Mart and Lang Pharma was the work of "objectively reckless" attorneys who deserve to be sanctioned for pursuing a case without facts, the supplement maker told a California federal court Monday.
January 22, 2015
A California federal judge has kept intact most of a proposed class action accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of exaggerating the effectiveness of a heart-health supplement by including misleading statements on the packaging, finding the fraud allegations sufficiently detailed to pass muster.
June 24, 2014
Wal-Mart Inc. on Monday evaded a false advertising class action targeting allegedly misleadingly labels on its Equate brand heart health supplements when a California federal judge found no enforceable standard against which to measure the product's marketing claims.
October 28, 2013
Wal-Mart Inc. on Friday bashed a putative class action alleging consumer deception in the labeling of its Equate-brand heart health supplement, saying the claims rest on clinical testing methods and voluntary industry standards explicitly disowned by federal regulators.