Consumers who accused Crest of puffery in promoting its Sensitivity Treatment & Protection toothpaste will recover the costs of their purchases - about $4 a tube - while their lawyers make a mint.
U.S. District Judge Jose Linares in Newark signed off Thursday on a class-action settlement that includes $700,000 in legal fees.
Claimants will be reimbursed what they paid for the paste, which sells for an average of $8, if they can produce receipts. Otherwise, they'll get $4.
Plaintiff lawyers say the class includes hundreds of thousands of consumers nationwide.
The suit, in Rossi v. Proctor & Gamble Co., filed Dec. 13, 2011, alleged Crest falsely said the toothpaste provided "relief within minutes."
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Chief Justice Creates Working Group on Business Litigation
Contact: Winne Comfort | NJ Courts
October 8, 2013
New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has created a Working Group on Business Litigation to address the particular needs of parties in business litigation...
"The New Jersey Judiciary is committed to providing a convenient forum for businesses and citizens to resolve their disputes," Chief Justice Rabner said. "To that end, we have created various programs to develop and maintain effective practices to resolve business cases in a timely manner."
"We are fortunate that an esteemed panel of judges, legislators, business professionals and attorneys have agreed to serve on the working group and examine current practices," Rabner added.
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Empty justice in New Jersey's courts: Opinion
By Thomas P. Zampino | The Star-Ledger
October 9, 2013
It was with great irony last week that I viewed the unveiling of the statue for Brendan Byrne, our former governor, in front of the Essex County Courthouse...
But sadly, if he [Byrne] would have walked into the courthouse, he would alarmingly have found the courtrooms to be empty because there are so few judges to fill them. There are more than 50 judges required for Essex County, yet there are more than 25 vacancies that remain. In Family Court alone, where 20 judges were previously assigned, there are now eight judges for 41,000 cases...
It is time we recognize that the "blame game" volleys aimed at each other do nothing to ease the pain of our citizens who seek redress from our court system but are denied access due to these political squabbles.
