News in Brief June 13 – NJ Devils, Sharp and More

NJ Devils Settle Lawsuit Over Season Tickets

The New Jersey Devils hockey team has settled a proposed class action brought by a couple fans who said the team restricted their ability to renew their season tickets in an attempt to control the flow of the resale ticket market. The case ended when the parties came to an agreement outside of the courtroom. The settlement terms have yet to be made public.

Precor Lawsuit Denied Class Certification

A proposed class action claiming that Precor’s exercise equipment doesn’t accurately represent users’ heartrates was denied certification on Friday. According to District Judge Harry Leinenweber, the case failed to meet the predominance requirement – essentially saying that the claims were more prominent among certain individuals, rather than the class as a whole. In this specific case, the machine’s alleged design defects affect the proposed class members differently, the judge said, making the case difficult to manage as a class action since individuals would need to present evidence specific to their situations.

Sharp LED TV Lawsuit Meets Its End

Sharp Electronics has been freed from a proposed class action in which the plaintiffs claimed the company deceptively marketed its LED TVs. The suit said that the TVs actually used liquid crystal displays (LCD – I didn’t know what it stood for before now, either) and couldn’t be classified as LED (light-emitting diode, in case you were wondering). Judge William J. Martini agreed to dismiss the case when the plaintiff couldn’t show the court how Sharp misrepresented its products.

CVS Sued Over “100% Pure” Aloe Vera Gel Contents

CVS has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that its “100% pure aloe vera gel” doesn’t actually contain any aloe. CVS has reportedly changed the description on their website to say that the product in question is “a blend of Aloe Vera Gel,” but, according to the suit, the claims are still deceptive. Allegedly, in addition to having no aloe, CVS’s “aloe” products contain propylene glycol. While it is non-toxic, propylene glycol is a form of antifreeze that didn’t make it onto the list of ingredients.