In a recent case filed in the Northern District of California, Gyorke-Takatri v. Nestle USA, Inc., the court concluded that a party to a class action case who seeks removal to a federal court must offer sufficient admissible evidence to show that there is an adequate jurisdictional basis for removal. The underlying…
The recent 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which were approved on October 9, 2015, take effect on December 1, raising concerns about how some of the changes will affect class action litigation. First, changes to existing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) 26(b)(1) will impose an express…
According to a news report, a jury in Seattle recently awarded a man from Illinois $21.5 million in damages as a result of injuries he suffered while taking a cruise around the world with his wife and daughter. At the trial, the 61-year-old man alleged that one of the ship’s…
According to a recent report published in the Journal of Patient Safety, it is estimated that over 400,000 patients die each year in the United States because of medical errors that could have been avoided. Another report found that medical errors like these cost Americans about $19.5 billion annually because…
According to a recent news article, students traveling to Wheaton North High School were injured when the bus they were riding in was involved in an accident with another car. The accident occurred on Geneva Road near Purnell Street at approximately 7:35 in the morning. According to police, the driver…
A Wyoming federal court recently awarded over $11 million to a Nebraska plaintiff who sustained injuries after contracting salmonella poisoning at a Wyoming-based restaurant location. Although the plaintiff has recovered from many of the initial symptoms and illnesses of the salmonella poisoning, he continues to suffer devastating and long-lasting side effects,…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its final version of a new set of rules that will change the way food safety must be addressed in produce production. Known as the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Picking, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption, the agency began working on the…
Una demanda de acción de clase fue archivada en contra del restaurante internacional de comida rápida, McDonald’s, después de que surgieron informes indicando que por lo menos 1,000 clientes fueron expuestos al virus Hepatitis A en uno de los restaurantes. En general, HAV es un virus o infección que puede…
A recent investigative report from the New York Times suggests that many contracts that consumers sign on a regular basis include severe and harsh provisions that effectively abolish the consumers’ rights to combat unfair and deceptive business practices. Most of these contracts are lengthy, complex, and difficult to understand, discouraging consumers…
A recent class action lawsuit has been filed against international fast food restaurant McDonald’s after reports surfaced indicating that at least 1,000 customers were exposed to the hepatitis A virus at one of the defendant’s restaurants. In general, HAV is a virus or infection that can lead to liver disease and liver…