October 30, 2013
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday revived a putative class action alleging Wal-Mart Stores Inc. duped California consumers into paying a $9 core fee when they bought a new car battery and didn't bring in their old battery for recycling, finding the named plaintiff adequately pleaded that she'd suffered an economic injury.
October 08, 2013
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday appeared inclined to revive a putative class action alleging Wal-Mart Stores Inc. duped California consumers into paying a $9 core fee when they bought a new car battery and didn't bring in their old battery for recycling, saying its representations about the fee were "very misleading."