“My extensive experience handling class action lawsuits—coupled with my work in advertising compliance—allow me to provide clients with full-service representation.
Experience
- Obtained denial of class certification with prejudice in a matter involving alleged issues with use of cellular data in cellular phones. The court emphasized that the deficiences were fundamental and uncurable. The plaintiff declined to appeal.
- Represents client in a putative nationwide consumer class action alleging false advertising and warranty claims relating to alleged headphone defects, including claims under the CLRA, UCL, FAL, and consumer protection statutes of all 50 states.
- Defended client in a class action alleging product defect, breach of warranty, and misrepresentation claims with respect to its keyboard design. The court granted Plaintiff’s motion for class certification, and a settlement was reached.
- Represents a luxury home furnishing retailer in a putative consumer class action lawsuit challenging the use of a 4% surcharge at its California restaurants, alleging the surcharge is deceptive and insufficiently disclosed.
- Advises a health suplement retailer on food regulatory and advertising compliance issues, advertising claims and threatened litigation, including packaging, digital marketing, and competitor involving comparative advertising.
- Represented Nature’s Path in securing dismissal without leave to amend of a food labeling class action involving alleged implied health claims.
- Defending a food company in an arbitration regarding a supplier recall.
- Represented Suja Juices in obtaining a statement of decision in Proposition 65 litigation based on plaintiff’s failure to establish a prima facie showing exposure to cadmium.
- Secured summary judgement for Unilever in a long-running false advertising lawsuit involving its “I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!” spray product.
- Successfully moved to dismiss a putative class action alleging that Maille-brand mustard labels deceptively implied the products were made in France when the products are actually made in Canada.
- Won early summary judgment on claims under California’s consumer protection laws relating to alleged safety claims concerning the popular St. Ives Apricot Scrub line.
Obtained dismissal of alleged food mislabeling claims for failure to show subject matter jurisdiction.
Secured dismissal of slack-fill claims involving protein powders, with the court finding the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege deception where the net weight of the product was displayed on the front label.
Advises client, a maker of granola, oatmeals, and cereals, on complex food regulatory and advertising issues, including labeling compliance, slack-fill considerations, website content, and substantiation of marketing claims. Provides FDA and FTC risk assessments supporting product launches, promotional campaigns, and brand positioning, and represents the client in website accessibility and ADA-related litigation.