December 15, 2015
A group of customers accusing a nutritional supplement company of selling pills laced with lead in an alleged pyramid scheme lost their bid at class certification Monday when a California federal judge found the Chinese-based class members may not "fully comprehend" notices about the proceedings.
November 17, 2015
Consumers accusing a nutritional supplement company of selling pills laced with lead in an alleged pyramid scheme told a California federal judge Monday that the proposed class action asks a common question of whether the company ran an illegal endless chain scheme, thus the group should be certified.
July 28, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday said Locke Lord LLP was not adequate class counsel in a suit accusing a nutritional supplement company of selling pills laced with high levels of lead in a pyramid scheme, saying a related malpractice suit against predecessor firm Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP has created a conflict.
July 20, 2015
A California federal judge on Monday said she is considering disqualifying Locke Lord LLP from representing a putative class accusing a nutritional supplement company of selling pills laced with high levels of lead, saying she's "not confident the class is being well-represented" in the suit.