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THIEL v. RIDDELL, INC. et al.

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Case Number:

1:13-cv-07585

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Jerome B. Simandle

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  1. May 26, 2017

    Riddell Football Helmet Buyers Drop Concussion Claims Suit

    The football helmet buyers who accused Riddell Inc. of misleading consumers by claiming it used special technology that could reduce the likelihood of concussions have agreed to drop their putative class action, according to a dismissal stipulation filed Thursday in New Jersey federal court. 

  2. September 14, 2016

    Judge Delays Helmet Maker's Bid For Docs In False Ad Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday ordered Riddell Inc. to hold off on slapping a local high school with a subpoena for a slew of documents, saying that he first wants to hear oral arguments in the discovery dispute between the football helmet maker and a putative class of consumers suing the company for false advertising.

  3. June 24, 2016

    Riddell Says No Need For NFL Discovery Yet In False Ad Suit

    Football helmet maker Riddell Inc. told a New Jersey federal court Thursday that consumers claiming the helmets were falsely advertised need not subpoena the NFL and its former concussion expert since the information is unnecessary for their class certification bid.

  4. January 07, 2016

    Riddell Told To Wait For Discovery Answers In Helmet Ad Row

    Football helmet buyers accusing Riddell of falsely advertising its helmets as concussion-reducing don't yet need to respond to the company's written questions about the details of their allegations, a New Jersey federal judge reaffirmed Wednesday, finding that Riddell knows enough about the accusations it faces for now.

  5. August 04, 2015

    Judge Won't Fully Toss Riddell Helmet Concussion Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a number of claims in a false advertising putative class action over the safety of football helmets made by Riddell Inc., saying the amended complaint cured many of the issues identified in the case previously.

  6. July 10, 2015

    Riddell Plaintiffs Say 4th Circ. Ruling Doesn't End NJ Case

    Plaintiffs who hit sports equipment makers including Riddell Inc. with false advertising claims over the safety of football helmets fired back at Riddell's call to dismiss the case Friday, telling a New Jersey federal judge that a Fourth Circuit ruling did not warrant a dismissal in the current suit.

  7. July 08, 2015

    Riddell Turns To 4th Circ. Ruling Again To Evade Helmet Suit

    For the second time this week, Riddell Inc. called on a recent Fourth Circuit ruling defending false advertising claims over the safety benefits of its football helmets, this time telling a New Jersey federal court that the ruling "compels" the dismissal of a parallel West Virginia suit and further supports dismissal of the New Jersey case.

  8. January 15, 2015

    False Marketing Claims Over Helmet Concussion Risk Tossed

    A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday dismissed claims in a proposed class action accusing sporting goods manufacturers of falsely representing that their football helmets reduce the likelihood of concussions, saying their claims weren't sufficiently specific.

  9. August 04, 2014

    Helmet Makers Say Concussion Lawsuit Can't Back Up Claims

    A group of sporting goods manufacturers including Riddell Inc. on Friday asked a federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing them of falsely representing that their football helmets reduce the likelihood of concussions, calling it "a press release in search of a claim."

  10. December 18, 2013

    Riddell Hit With Consumer Action Over Helmet Marketing

    In one of the first suits of its kind, a consumer whacked Riddell Inc. with a proposed class action in New Jersey on Monday that claims the company falsely represented that its Revolution football helmet reduces the likelihood a player will suffer a concussion.

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