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Court Preliminarily Approves
$25 Million Settlement with
Reebok over Toning Shoes

A proposed class action settlement
has been reached in a case claiming
that Reebok falsely advertised the benefits of wearing its EasyTone
shoes and apparel.

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Court Certifies Class of Bosa Condo Owners in Square Footage Litigation

On July 7, 2011, the San Diego Superior Court certified a class of “all persons
who purchased from Bosa residential
units developed by Bosa in California.”
The class includes purchasers in the
Bayside, Electra, Legend, Discovery,
Park Place, Horizons, The Grande,
Marquee and Radiance. The lawsuit
alleges Bosa and RE/MAX Real Estate
Development misrepresented the
square footage of the condominium
units in a “bait and switch” scheme,
resulting in units that are 7% to
28% smaller than advertised.

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Court Approves Enfamil
Infant Formula Settlement

A federal court has approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit
about Mead Johnson’s advertising
for its Enfamil infant formula. 

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submit a claim, click here

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Blood Hurst & O’Reardon, LLP Announces $8 Million
Settlement with Clorox

The court approved the class action settlement in a case that challenged the advertising of Clorox’s Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner and the harmful effect of CATBC on a toilet’s flush mechanism.

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Insurance

The lawyers at Blood Hurst & O'Reardon have extensive experience litigating against life, auto and other insurance carriers on behalf of consumers. This includes actions against insurers selling term, whole life and universal life insurance policies for deceptive and unfair sales practices, overcharges and failing to provide the type of policy promised. They have also represented “burial” or “industrial” life insurance policy holders in race discrimination cases (with class periods dating back to the late 1800’s).

The Firm’s attorneys have represented consumers against automobile insurance companies who failed to pay their customers all the money due under their insurance policies, failed to pay for the diminished value of their cars after an accident, and for overcharging their customers.  Our lawyers are responsible for one of the few class-wide recoveries in the “imitation parts” automobile insurance actions, where auto insurance companies failed to pay their customers all they were required to pay.

Our Firm also represents health care providers against HMOs and other health insurers.

Consumer Products, Drugs, Food and Food Supplement Litigation

Blood Hurst & O'Reardon represents purchasers of food and food supplements for false and misleading advertising claims made by manufacturers and retailers about the products benefits, ingredients, safety and other attributes of the product. Our lawyers have represented owners of motor vehicles in product liability cases, purchasers of toys tainted with lead, owners of computer and software products against manufacturers for false promises and faulty products, and a wide variety of other consumer product purchasers for unlawful, unfair and deceptive conduct.

The Firm’s lawyers continue to represent consumers cheated or overcharged by mobile phone companies such as Verizon, AT&T, Alltel and Sprint.

Our lawyers have represented consumers in traditional false advertising actions, those victimized by so-called “negative option” sales practices, and owners of a variety of types of faulty computer equipment and software. 

Banks and Other Financial Institutions

The Firm's lawyers have significant experience representing credit card users, home loan borrowers and other types of borrowers and investors against major banks and lending institutions, including Bank of America, Washington Mutual, Countrywide, GMAC and Wells Fargo. They have enforced the rights of borrowers under a variety of state and federal laws, including the federal Real Estate Settlement Practices Act and the Truth in Lending Act.