[COLUMN] Expanding nuisance law unfairly targets businesses; but don’t panic, says Rose Law Group corporate attorney Shruti Gurudanti

By Virginia Harker | Chamber Business News Cities and counties suing oil and gas manufacturers over climate change. School districts taking an e-cigarette producer to court, claiming it is marketing to minors. Governments suing drugmakers because of overdose deaths. These are examples of a new generation of class action suits that are benefiting trial attorneys to the tune of hundreds …

Class Actions 101: A Primer on Elevated Health Claims; by Rose Law Group Class Actions attorney Kathryn Honecker

By Kathryn Honecker and Eric Zard | American Bar Association In this edition of Class Actions 101, we answer some common questions young lawyers may have when asserting or defending claims that a product’s marketing, advertising, packaging, or labeling contains exaggerated or untrue health statements. What Are the Most Common Practices Subject to Class Actions? As with all niche practice …

Rose Law Group Chair of Class Action Department Kathryn Honecker talks to ‘The Wall Street Journal’ about important class action case

Case in California would base attorneys’ compensation on hours, not a percentage by Sara Randazzo | The Wall Street Jounrnal A case before California’s highest court could fundamentally change the way class action attorneys are paid—and cut lawyers’ fees in the process. Typically, attorneys who represent plaintiffs in class actions—like employees accusing a company of discrimination, or customers claiming a …

The heroes who stopped Subway’s foot-long fakery; Rose Law Group Chair of Class Actions Department Kathryn Honecker comments

by Mary Fetzer | Avvo Naked Law Thanks to a class action suit for false advertising, Subway restaurants in the United States will now measure every 6-inch and foot-long sandwich they make. Moving forward, customers can expect to get what they paid for. Still, no one will get rich from this legal wrangling. So why did anyone bother? Answer: there …

Courts Disagree on Federal Preemption of “Organic” Labeling; Chair of Rose Law Group Class Action Department, Kathryn Honecker discusses

By Erin Louise Palmer | American Bar Association Federal law does not preempt state law claims challenging “organic” labeling of food and body care products, according to Segedie v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc.. In Segedie, the district court held that the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) and the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations preempt California and New York …