Nine people have filed a class-action lawsuit against Egg Harbor Log Den. The lawyers of the said plaintiffs are seeking compensation for ailments caused by eating and drinking at the Log Den in Egg Harbor. The lawsuit is filed in the Door County Circuit Court and is seeking punitive damages and compensatory damages as well as lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses, medical expenses, lawyers' fees and court costs.
Brett Reetz, one of the three lawyers who filed the lawsuit said: "Restaurants are not supposed to serve food and drink that cause people injury. These injured people need to be compensated, and this action facilitates an efficient process to handle their claims."
Five leading manufacturers of polycarbonate (PC) baby bottles face a class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The five makers --- Gerber, Evenflo, Avent, Playtex, and Dr. Brown’s --- are facing a suit filed over the presence of Bisphenol-A (BPA).
According to one laboratory report, potentially dangerous levels of BPA can leak into the contained liquid when the baby bottles are heated. The lawsuit establishes a link between BPA and conditions such as early puberty and possible autism. Though BPA in PC has been considered safe in Europe, it is being deemed dangerous in California.
Dawn Majerczyk, 43, of Chicago filed a class-action lawsuit against Menu Foods of Canada on Tuesday, alleging the pet food manufacturer delayed announcing a recall of 60 million containers of cat and dog food although it knew fully well that the said products were contaminated and were potentially deadly.
Majerczyk bought a package of Special Kitty, one of the 95 cat and dog food brands recalled by Menu Foods and gave it to her orange tabby, Phoenix. She said the 9-year-old cat fell sick last week just two days after eating the package. The cat had lost six pounds in four days and was lethargic, dehydrated, and nearly blind. The suit, filed by Chicago Attorney Jay Edelson, is seeking class-action status.
A class action lawsuit was filed by Seattle lawyer Bill Marler for people who became sick after eating a peanut butter that is contaminated with salmonella.
Marler Clark, a firm that specializes in food illness cases has been informed by almost 3,000 people in 40 states and several foreign countries about the situation. One family in Colombia, which took a case of possibly-contaminated peanut butter after a visit to the United States, is among those who contacted Marler Clark. Likewise, a soldier in Iraq who got peanut butter in a care package from home is also among these people.
Furthermore, the figure also includes more than a dozen people in Western Washington and two from Seattle.
Kraft makes and markets "guacamole" dip products with avocado as the main ingredient. Then tomatoes, onions, citrus juice and spices are blended to make a delicious partner for crispy tacos.
But not a hint of avocado, the consumers are complaining, shelving their taco chips, for now. A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status on behalf of all purchasers of a certain so-labeled “guacamole.” The lawsuit centers on alleged consumer fraud or deceptive advertising as “guacamole” products manufactured by Kraft -- which is also in the business of selling cigarettes.
Subject culprit: Benzene, a known carcinogen and is linked to leukemia.
On April 2006, class action lawsuits were filed in Massachusetts and Florida against two soft drink companies -- Polar Beverages, Inc. and In Zone Brands, Inc. -- over alleged benzene content in their products.
Allegedly, said soft drink makers are not properly ensuring that benzene wouldn't form in their sodas. To substantiate the claim, an independent study measured the benzene levels in soft drinks and found an over the federal drinking water limit amount in both companies' products.
Beverage manufacturers have been instructed to add ingredients that would prevent benzene from forming. The suit claims that the subject soft drink companies failed to follow such preventive procedure.