A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of April 30-May 6.

 

NJ Class Suits Over E-Commerce Disclaimers Causing Stir

Charles Toutant | New Jersey Law Journal

Companies engaged in e-commerce in New Jersey are being hit with class action suits claiming their terms of service violate a state consumer protection law enacted when Ronald Reagan was president—and the litigation is causing concern in the business community.

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New Jersey Customer Alleges Hatworld’s Terms, Conditions Illegal

Robbie Hargett | Legal Newsline

A New Jersey woman is suing a hat retailer, alleging its terms and conditions are illegal. Bronwyn Nahas of Paramus, New Jersey, individually and for all others similarly situated, filed a class action lawsuit April 22 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Hatworld Inc., alleging violations of New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.

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Class Calls Apple iTunes Contract Invalid

Nicholas Iovino | Courthouse News Service

Apple forces iTunes users to agree to terms of service that exempt it from liability and violate consumer protection laws, a class action claims in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff Thomas Silkowski sued Apple on April 28, claiming the iTunes agreement to which every user must consent violates a New Jersey law on deceptive contracts.

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New York City Customer Alleges Avis Terms, Conditions Illegal

Robbie Hargett | Legal Newsline

New York City man is suing Avis, alleging its terms and conditions contain illegal provisions. Joshua Schleifer, individually and for all others similarly situated, filed a class action lawsuit April 15 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Avis Rent A Car System LLC and Avis Budget Group, alleging violations of New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.

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New Jersey Consumer Alleges J. Crew Terms, Conditions Illegal

Robbie Hargett | Legal Newsline

A New Jersey woman is suing J. Crew, alleging its website’s terms and conditions contain illegal provisions. Fruma Rubin of Lakewood, New Jersey, individually and for all others similarly situated, filed a class action lawsuit April 19 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against J. Crew Group Inc., alleging violations of the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.

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New Jersey Woman Alleges Sandbox’s User Terms Are Illegal

Robbie Hargett | Legal Newsline

A New Jersey woman is suing the operators of an online role-playing game for children, alleging the site’s terms of use contain illegal provisions. Bronwyn Nahas of Paramus, New Jersey, individually and for all others similarly situated, filed a class action lawsuit April 18 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Sandbox Networks Inc., alleging violations of the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.

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New Jersey Consumer Alleges Saks’ Terms, Conditions Illegal

Robbie Hargett | Legal Newsline

A New Jersey woman is suing Saks, alleging its website’s terms and conditions contain illegal provisions. Fay Rubin of Lakewood, New Jersey,, individually and for all others similarly situated, filed a class action lawsuit April 19 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Saks Direct Inc., alleging violations of the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.

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Lawyers Benefit Most From No-Injury Class Actions, Study Says

Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | Corporate Counsel

So-called no-injury class actions, in which class members can’t show a clear-cut harm, primarily line the pockets of plaintiffs lawyers, according to a recent empirical study. As you’d expect, plaintiffs lawyers and defense lawyers have very different reactions to the study’s findings.

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Employee is Suing His Boss Because His Job Was Too Boring

Ivana Kottasova and Armelle De Oliveira | CNNMoney

Bored at work? Try suing your employer. That’s what Parisian Frederic Desnard is doing. He has taken his former employer Interparfums to court because his job was too boring. He is demanding 360,000 euros ($415,000) in damages for the distress.

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Starbucks Accused of Putting Too Much Ice in Cold Drinks

Jacob Gershman | Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog

What do you do when you’ve ordered a Starbucks iced coffee that you think is watered down with too much ice?

A) Return the drink and ask for less ice.

B) Sue.

A Chicago woman represented by a litigation law firm has picked option B.

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Who is Helped by Suing Starbucks for Using Too Much Ice?

Lisa Suhay | Christian Science Monitor

Coffee has become the Goldilocks of class action lawsuits for being either too hot, too cold, or, in the $5 million case filed against Starbucks this week, not liquid enough.

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