Ben Barnow

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Class action: Sara Lee frozen pound cakes don't contain 'all butter'

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, May 13, 2021 @ 6:25pm

The complaint faults Sara Lee Frozen Bakery for including soybean oil in the pound cakes, even though they are labeled as "All Butter"
Federal appeals court revives shelved data breach suit vs Barnes & Noble; 'trifling loss' still actual loss: Judges

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Apr 12, 2018 @ 11:23am

Saying a “trifling loss” is still a loss under state consumer protection laws, a federal appeals panel has reopened the book on a potential class action lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over a 2012 data breach that cost customers some time and money in protecting themselves from potential identity theft, and which the appellate judges took care to note also victimized the chain of big box bookstores.
Crestwood seeks to float bonds to fund possible $15 million settlement to end litigation over contaminated well water

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015 @ 6:43pm

A suburban Chicago village facing hundreds of lawsuits over allegations it knowingly allowed its residents to drink water contaminated with toxic, cancer-causing chemicals for decades has opted to move forward with a potential bond issue to potentially settle the litigation en masse later this year.