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Agee v. The Kroger Co.
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March 12, 2025
Kroger Waited Too Long To Seek Sanctions, Judge Says
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday denied Kroger's bid to sanction prolific consumer advocate lawyer Spencer Sheehan for filing a meritless suit over the effectiveness of its lidocaine patches, saying the amount of time it took to file the motion "is not reasonable by any stretch of the imagination."
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February 25, 2025
Kroger Seeks More Sanctions For Prolific Consumer Atty
Kroger is urging an Illinois federal judge to sanction prolific consumer advocate lawyer Spencer Sheehan for filing a meritless suit over the effectiveness of its lidocaine patches, citing his "history of filing frivolous lawsuits across the nation" and a "troubling pattern of recklessness and abuse of the federal judiciary" for which he has been sanctioned three other times.
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November 08, 2024
Judge Lets Plaintiffs Drop Kroger Pain Patch Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Friday allowed two customers who sued supermarket chain Kroger over the effectiveness of lidocaine patches to ditch their class claims after he denied certification last month, and ultimately dismiss the individual claims with prejudice.
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October 21, 2024
Kroger Beats Class Cert. Bid In Pain Patch False Ad Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Monday denied class certification to consumers who sued Kroger over lidocaine patches they asserted could not stay on long enough to provide up to eight hours of relief as advertised, saying neither of two proposed class representatives purchased the allegedly misleading patches.
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April 15, 2024
Pain Patch Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Kroger False Ad Suit
A Chicago woman who accused The Kroger Co. of misleading consumers about the effectiveness of its over-the-counter lidocaine pain relief patches via the product's label has asked an Illinois federal judge to certify her proposed class of fellow Prairie State consumers who were purportedly duped by the grocer.
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April 20, 2023
Ill. Judge Trims False Ad Suit Over Kroger Pain Patches
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday trimmed some claims from a proposed class action alleging that the labeling on Kroger's over-the-counter lidocaine patches — used to treat pain — are misleading, but kept claims that the patches provide up to eight hours of relief.