Tag: Arizona
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FTC Closes Instant Coffee Pyramid Scheme
An Arizona federal court has granted the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) request to temporarily shut down “Success By Health,” an alleged pyramid scheme premised on the sale of instant coffee. The coffee, “MycoCafe,” is touted as containing health benefits from mushrooms. “However, the FTC alleges that selling the product to coffee drinkers took a…
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Plaintiff Claims E. Coli Infection From Red Lobster’s Romaine
An Arizona woman has sued Red Lobster Hospitality alleging that she contracted E. coli from eating a salad at a Red Lobster in Phoenix. Styles v. Red Lobster Hospitality, LLC, No. 18-1361 (D. Ariz., filed May 1, 2018). The plaintiff alleged she ate the salad, which contained romaine lettuce, on March 23, 2018, and became ill…
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Putative Class Action Echoes FTC Suit Against Gerber over Allergy Reduction Claims
Days after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to enjoin Gerber Products Co. from claiming that its Good Start® Gentle infant formula helps reduce allergies in children, a consumer filed a putative class action in Arizona federal court alleging the same facts. Werthe v. Gerber Prods. Co., No. 14-8216 (D. Ariz., filed November…
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Court Approves $6.5 Million Settlement in Race-Discrimination Lawsuit Against Grocery Chain
An Arizona federal court has preliminarily approved a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that Bashas’ Inc. paid Hispanic workers less than comparable non-Hispanic workers from 1998 to 2007 in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Parra v. Bashas’ Inc., No. 2-591 (D. Ariz., order entered October 21, 2014). The plaintiffs…
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Hepatitis Outbreak Spawns Class Actions Seeking Compensation for Vaccination
An outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen berry and pomegranate mixes sold in eight states has reportedly sickened 87 consumers to date and spawned at least three putative class actions seeking compensation for hepatitis A testing and vaccination. According to media reports, residents in Arizona, California and Nevada filed lawsuits after the Colorado Department…
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Arizona Governor Proposes Medicaid Fee for Smokers, Obese
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) has reportedly proposed levying a $50 annual fee on smokers, the chronically ill or obese who receive aid from the state’s financially strapped Medicaid program. Effective October 1, 2011, if approved by the Arizona Legislature, the plan would apply to childless adults who “need to work with their primary care…
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Arizona House Panel Passes Law to Stop “Consumer Incentive” Meal Restrictions
The Arizona House of Representatives Commerce Committee has reportedly approved a bill (H.B. 2490) that would block cities and counties from enacting laws that would prohibit restaurants, food establishments or convenience stores from offering “consumer incentive items” with meals. Scheduled to go before the House for a full vote, the law identifies the items as…