Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Lawsuit Claims Aldi’s Cheese Misrepresented as ‘Smoked’

On Wednesday, a consumer filed a class-action complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Aldi Inc., purporting that the Smoked White Cheddar...

Robinhood Sued for Blocking Users from Trading GameStop Stock During Short Squeeze

On Thursday, a Robinhood user filed a class-action complaint in the Southern District of New York against online brokerage firm Robinhood Financial LLC, Robinhood...

Department of Justice Reveals CARES Act Fraud Indictment

The Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled an indictment Thursday against Jorge Abramovs, a man accused of taking advantage of COVID-19 relief legislation to fraudulently...

SEC Sues Vuuzle Media for $14M Securities Fraud in ‘Boiler Room Sales Scheme’

On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it filed a complaint in the District of New Jersey against Vuuzle Media Corp.,...

Class Action Complaint Alleges Aetna Text Messages ‘Intrusive,’ in Violation of TCPA

On Wednesday in the Northern District of Illinois, a class-action complaint was filed against Aetna Better Health of Illinois. The lead plaintiff alleged that...

California Opposes Stay in Clash Over DoorDash Delivery Driver Classification

On Monday, the State of California filed an opposition to DoorDash, Inc.’s motion to stay proceedings pending the resolution of a parallel case brought...

Nevada Cannabis Regulators Bring Disciplinary Action Against Cannabis Testing Company

The Cannabis Compliance Board of the State of Nevada (CCB) has filed a complaint against LettuceTest, LLC for allegedly skirting several Nevada laws at...

FDA Issues First-Ever Nationwide Import Alert for Hand Sanitizers From Mexico

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it had placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on a nationwide import alert...