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3/10/2011

Class Action Complaints Filed

In re McNeil Consumer Healthcare Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Eastern Dist. Penn., Case No. MDL No. 2190, class counsel Donald Haviland
3/10/2011

Class Action Fairness Act Notices

Smith v. Gaiam, Inc., advertising misrepresentations, Dist. Colorado, Case No. 09-2545, final hearing not yet scheduled, 23787 Ohio class members, class counsel Tracy Rezvani

Cappetta v. G.C. Services, LP, FCRA, Eastern Dist. Virginia, Case No. 08-288, final hearing not yet scheduled, 1,735 Ohio class members, class counsel Leonard Bennett

In re Quantcast Advertising Cookie Litigation, computer privacy, Central Dist. California, Case No. 10-5484, final hearing not yet scheduled, unknown number of Ohio class members, class counsel Scott Kamber

3/10/2011

New Cases in Online Public Inspection File

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State ex rel Cordray v. The Dannon Company, Inc., Franklin Cty. Case No. 10 CVH-12-18225, PIF 2917

Defendant is enjoined from making any express or implied claims that any of its products may be used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of any disease.  The products covered by this Consent Judgment are any yogurt, including but not limited to, Activia yogurt, any dairy drink, and any food or drink containing a probiotic, including but not limited to, DanActive.  Representations that Defendant's products can be used for the temporary relief of diarrhea, constipation, or irregularity are not prohibited if, at the time the representations are made, Defendant possesses and relies upon competent and reliable scientific evidence that substantiates that the regulation is true.  Defendant to pay $21,000,000.00 to the settling states, to be divided among them.  Ohio to receive $861,111.11.

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