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$45 Million Settlement
Reached with Skechers
Over “Toning” Shoes

A proposed settlement with
Skechers U.S.A. has been reached
in conjunction with the FTC over
Skechers “toning” shoes. To submit
a claim for a cash refund, click here.

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provide us with your contact information, click here

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Court Certifies Class in YoPlus®
Probiotic Lawsuit Against
General Mills

A federal court has certified a
consumer rights action to proceed
to trial as a class action. You are a member of the class if you purchased General Mills’ YoPlus® yogurt in the
state of California. The case is set
for trial in early June 2012.

For more information, or to
provide us with your contact information, click here

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Court Preliminarily Approves a Settlement with the City of Los Angeles over SRF Overcharges

A proposed settlement has been
reached with the City of Los Angeles about its Solid Resource Fee (“SRF”) Overcharges. The SRF Overcharges
were collected bi-monthly by the
Los Angeles Department of Water
& Power. 

 For more information, or to
submit a claim, click here

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Court Certifies Class of Bosa Condo Owners in Square Footage Litigation

On July 7, 2011, the San Diego Superior Court certified a class of “all persons
who purchased from Bosa residential
units developed by Bosa in California.”
The class includes purchasers in the
Bayside, Electra, Legend, Discovery,
Park Place, Horizons, The Grande,
Marquee and Radiance. The lawsuit
alleges Bosa and RE/MAX Real Estate
Development misrepresented the
square footage of the condominium
units in a “bait and switch” scheme,
resulting in units that are 7% to
28% smaller than advertised.

For more information, or to
provide us with your contact information, click here

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Blood Hurst & O’Reardon, LLP Announces $8 Million
Settlement with Clorox

The court approved the class action settlement in a case that challenged the advertising of Clorox’s Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner and the harmful effect of CATBC on a toilet’s flush mechanism.

For more information, or to
submit a claim, click here

Attorney Profiles

Timothy G. Blood

Email: tblood@bholaw.com
Phone: 619.338.1100
Fax: 619.338.1101
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Mr. Blood is the Firm’s managing partner. His practice has focused on complex litigation, including class action litigation, since the early 1990’s. Mr. Blood has tried class action cases and is a recognized expert on consumer fraud law, including California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumers Legal Remedies Act.

Mr. Blood has represented millions of retail consumers, holders of life, automobile and homeowner’s insurance policies, mortgagors, credit card customers, homeowners, and victims of race and income discrimination. He practices in both state and federal courts throughout the country, and has represented the interests of consumers both formally and informally before the Federal Trade Commission, the California Department of Justice, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office and the California Department of Insurance. More>

Leslie E. Hurst

Email: lhurst@bholaw.com
Phone: 619.338.1100
Fax: 619.338.1101
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Ms. Hurst is a founding partner of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon, LLP. Her practice focuses on complex class action lawsuits, including federal multi-district litigation and California Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings, with an emphasis on consumer fraud and insurance cases. Ms. Hurst has sued banks for violations of mortgage lending laws, life insurance companies for defrauding those who bought policies believing they would be reliable investments and other false promises made by the insurance company and a wide range of consumer product companies for faulty or dangerous products and false advertising. More>

Thomas J. O’Reardon II

Email: toreardon@bholaw.com
Phone: 619.338.1100
Fax: 619.338.1101
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Mr. O’Reardon is a co-founding partner with the Firm. His practice has focused exclusively on complex class action lawsuits involving consumer fraud, insurance fraud, antitrust violations, and securities fraud litigation. Mr. O’Reardon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Wake Forest University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego. He is licensed to practice law in all California state courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. More>

Paula M. Roach

Email: proach@bholaw.com
Phone: 619.338.1100
Fax: 619.338.1101
VCard

Ms. Roach is an associate with the Firm. Her practice focuses on complex consumer fraud and antitrust class action litigation. Ms. Roach earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in 2004 and graduated cum laude from California Western School of Law in 2007. While at California Western, Ms. Roach was a member of the California Western Law Review and authored Parent-Child Relationship Trumps Biology: California’s Definition of Parent in the Context of Same-Sex Relationships, 43 Cal. W. L. Rev. 235 (2006). She is a member of the California Bar and is licensed to practice before the United States District Courts for the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. More>