Court Certifies Class of Purchasers of Gerber Tagless Infant Garments

by Alan Mansfield on January 6, 2012

On December 15, 2011, the Honorable Dale S. Fischer of the United States District Court for the Central District of California certified a proposed class action lawsuit captioned Montanez et al v. Gerber Childrenswear LLC to proceed on behalf of the following class of persons:

All residents of California who purchased Gerber apparel products containing tagless labels on garments manufactured by (1) Jay Jay Mills (India) with “M/S Gokul” labels from October 1, 2005 to August 2008; (2) Jay Jay Mills (India) with redesigned “phthalate free” Gokul labels from August 2008 through September 30, 2009; and (3) Kitex from October 1, 2005 through May 20, 2009.

A copy of the Court’s order can be downloaded here:

Order: Dkt.244.Minutes Granting Class Cert Mtn.12.15.11

Plaintiffs in Montanez allege certain infant tagless label garments contain excessive levels of skin irritants, particularly phthalates, in the tagless label area. Gerber denies these allegations and is challenging this class certification order by petition to the Ninth Circuit. The Court has not yet ruled on the merits of these claims or defenses, and the petition to the Ninth Circuit has also not been ruled upon yet. The Court has not set a trial date, but a trial date may be set for later in 2012.

A class notice is being prepared for court review and approval describing class members’ options, as well as providing a description how to determine if a particular tagless label garment was made by one of the above manufacturers and when, based on information from a code contained on the inside sewn-in label. Check back to this site for updates.

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Notice of Honda Class Action Settlement To Be Mailed To Consumers

by Alan Mansfield on December 27, 2011

Consumers who purchased or leased a model year 2003-2009 Honda Civic Hybrid (“HCH”) may have recently read or received a notice about a proposed class action settlement. There are numerous benefits being provided consumers under this settlement if it is finally approved. The following is a summary of those benefits.

All MY 2003 – 2009 Settlement Class Members who are dissatisfied with the fuel economy of their HCH

Cash — $100

Rebate Certificates (redeemable on the purchase of any new Honda or Acura vehicle)

– $500 if do not trade in vehicle (fully transferable)

–OR–

– $1000 if trade in vehicle (non-transferable)

All MY 2006 – 2008 Settlement Class Members who received the July 2009 IMA battery Software Update and remain dissatisfied with the HCH

Cash — Additional $100

Rebate Certificate — Additional $500 fully transferable rebate certificate, which can be combined with above certificate

(Note — MY 2006-2008 Settlement Class Members electing ADR Dispute Resolution (described below) will not receive these additional benefits)

Additional Settlement Benefits

MY 2006 – 2008 Settlement Class Members who received the Software Update and remain dissatisfied with the HCH can participate in ADR Dispute Resolution program: In lieu of the Additional Cash and Rebate Certificates available for MY 2006-2008 Settlement Class Members, these Settlement Class Members may instead elect to participate in a binding dispute resolution program (“ADR”) administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (“JAMS”). Eligible Settlement Class Members choosing this option will be required to pay $250 towards JAMS’ mediation fees, but all other fees due to JAMS will be paid by Honda.

MY 2003 – 2008 IMA Warranty Extension: These Settlement Class Members will receive a 12 Month/12,000 mile extension on the original IMA Battery Warranty, plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses on IMA repairs made during what would have been the extended warranty period.

Fuel Economy Video: All Settlement Class Members will be entitled to a video prepared and produced by Honda describing ways to maximize and optimize vehicle fuel economy.

The Effective Date will be posted on www.hchsettlement.com.    This website also lists deadlines for taking action, additional terms and conditions for submitting claims, as well as important additional information about this settlement. We encourage you to visit this website if you have any further questions.

See here for link: HCH Settlement

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Update On Blue Cross Settlement

by Alan Mansfield on October 31, 2011

In a previous post we provided information about the preliminary approval of a class action settlement with Anthem Blue Cross.  That settlement has now become final.  If you are a Settlement Class Member you should have recently received a letter from Anthem advising you that the first window to change plans without medical underwriting is opening and what your options are.  For more information and updates, please go to:

http://fellerbluecrosssettlement.com/

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