August 10, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed two putative class actions alleging R.C. Bigelow Inc.'s teas inaccurately promise antioxidant health benefits, a move the consumers' attorney said he welcomed as a chance to take their fight to the Ninth Circuit.
July 11, 2016
A tea drinker who claims Bigelow misled him on its labels about the amount of antioxidants in its teas fought the company's bid for a quick win Friday, telling a California federal judge that the company's alleged lies — which he maintains he relied on when deciding to purchase the herbal beverage — are not protected by free speech laws.
June 09, 2016
R.C. Bigelow Inc. asked a California federal court Wednesday for a quick win against a customer who claims Bigelow's labels misled him about the amount of antioxidants in its teas, saying the tea drinker can't sue because there's no proof the labels were false.
January 20, 2016
Dissatisfied tea drinkers urged a California federal court Wednesday to certify a class of Californians who say R.C. Bigelow Inc. misled them about the amount of antioxidants in its teas, saying all the products they purchased bore the same false labels.
December 22, 2015
Tea drinkers in a pair of proposed class actions accusing R.C. Bigelow of mislabeling its tea varieties as high in antioxidants continued their fight for certification Monday, telling a California federal judge the company's attack on the class' ascertainability, and their own standing, falls short.
September 15, 2015
Dissatisfied tea drinkers moved for class certification against R.C. Bigelow Inc. in California federal court on Monday, claiming in separate suits that they paid a premium for the company's teas when the products don't actually contain high levels of antioxidants as indicated on Bigelow's labels.
July 13, 2015
After a California federal judge ruled that a complaint against R.C. Bigelow Inc. amounted to a "treatise" on federal regulations, two plaintiffs filed separate amended complaints Friday over green and black teas, respectively, clarifying how they were misled about the products' health benefits.
July 21, 2014
A California federal judge on Friday trimmed a proposed class action accusing R.C. Bigelow Inc. of inflating the health benefits of antioxidants in its tea products, saying he was convinced by consumers' arguments that those boasts were unlawful but not that they were fraudulent or unfair.
July 09, 2014
A California federal judge said on Wednesday he would likely trim a proposed consumer class action accusing tea company R.C. Bigelow Inc. of illegally deceiving consumers about the health benefits of its teas, saying the consumers hadn't made plausible allegations that they were misled by Bigelow's antioxidant claims.