August 03, 2016
A consumer who has brought a class action against mulch maker Gro-Well over its alleged underfilling of bags urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to grant his second bid for an injunction, insisting he'll keep buying the same mulch even though he knows about the issue.
May 04, 2016
The consumer leading a proposed class action accusing mulch manufacturer Gro-Well Brands of underfilling its bags has sufficiently pled that he relied on the bags' labels, and Gro-Well isn't protected by state packaging laws, a California federal judge concluded Wednesday, mostly nixing the company's motion to dismiss.
January 20, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday nixed Lowe's bid to toss a proposed class action accusing the retailer and its suppliers of ripping off consumers by selling bags of mulch that are not as full as advertised, saying that the allegations plausibly suggest the retailer knew about the deceit.
September 18, 2015
Lowe's Home Centers LLC on Thursday asked a California federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing the retailer and its suppliers of ripping off consumers by selling bags of private label mulch that contained 25 percent less than advertised, saying that there's no basis to believe it participated in a scheme.
May 07, 2015
Lowe's Cos. Inc. and its suppliers ripped off customers by selling bags of private-label mulch that contained 25 percent less of the brown stuff than advertised, a man claimed Wednesday in a second proposed class action, this time seeking more than $5 million in California federal court.