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Lawsuit Filed Against Mustapha Ouanes and Saudi Prince Adbulaziz Bin Fahd for Rape and Assault

01/25/2013 - 14:58

Morelli Alters Ratner today filed a lawsuit against HRH PRINCE ABDULAZIZ BIN FAHD ALSAUD, SAUDI OGER LTD (d/b/a HARARI INTERESTS, and MUSTAPHA OUANES for the assault and rape of plaintiff Jane Doe.

Mustapha Ouanes, an employee of the Prince, was convicted last summer of the rape of Jane Doe, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The lawsuit alleges that Ouanes roofied Jane Doe and her friend Mary Doe before raping and assaulting both of them. The lawsuit also contends that the Prince negligently hired, retained, and failed to supervise Ouanes, despite Ouanes's well-known history as a sexual harasser and sexual predator.

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Morelli Alters Ratner Files Class Action Complaint Against Red Bull

01/17/2013 - 10:42

Yesterday, Morelli Alters Ratner filed a complaint in federal district court against Red Bull on behalf of named plaintiff Benjamin Careathers and a class of similarly situated others. Thomson Reuters reports:

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Red Bull, the popular energy drink whose slogan is "gives you wings," provides no more energy than a cup of coffee or a caffeine pill, according to a lawsuit made public on Wednesday.

The lawsuit claims that Red Bull uses deceptive marketing to charge a premium...

The Rise of Cosmetic Product Class Actions

12/04/2012 - 14:36

Earlier this week, legal newswire Law360 published an expert commentary article entitled “Cosmetics Under Fire: Tips to Avoid FDA Scrutiny” (subscription required). The article warns attorneys for the cosmetic industry that the FDA and plaintiffs’ attorneys are both targeting the industry for its fraudulent marketing practices.

Lori McGroder, the author of the article, cites as a prime example Morelli Alters Ratner’s class action lawsuit against L’Oreal and Lancôme, which alleges that the...

FDA Warning Letter - Lancôme USA

12/04/2012 - 14:33

WARNING LETTER
SEP 7 2012

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

Mr. Serge Jureidini
President
Lancôme USA
575 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Re: 273596

Dear Mr. Jureidini:

This is to advise you that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed your website at the Internet address http://www.lancome-usa.com in August 2012. Based on this review, your products Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate, Genefique Eye Youth Activating Eye Concentrate, Genefique Cream Serum Youth Activating Cream Serum, Génifique Repair Youth Activating Night Cream, Absolue Precious Cells Advanced Regenerating and...

FDA Warning Letter - Avon Products, Inc.

12/04/2012 - 14:24

October 5, 2012

WARNING LETTER

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

Ms. Andrea Jung

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Avon Products, Inc.

Global Headquarters...

Law360 and Thomson Reuters cover Morelli Alters Ratner merger

11/29/2012 - 09:14

Law360 this morning published an article describing Morelli Ratner's merger with the Alters Law Firm (subscription required):

Morelli Ratner Combines With Miami Firm to Expand South

"Right now, our New York firm does a lot of mass tort pharmaceutical and employment discrimination cases, and the Miami-based Alters firm does a lot of class action cases," Morelli said. "Together we're going to be able to do a lot of different kinds of class action suits around the country."

The article follows coverage of the merger by Thomson Reuters...

Morelli Ratner to Merge with the Alters Law Firm

11/20/2012 - 16:01

The South Florida Business Journal reported today that Morelli Ratner will merge with Miami's Alters Law Firm. The new combined firm, Morelli, Alters, Ratner, will be based in New York and Miami. Read the full article here.

eBossWatch Names Benedict P. Morelli and David S. Ratner on List of Top Employment Lawyers of 2012

11/08/2012 - 13:13

eBossWatch named Morelli Ratner partners Benedict Morelli and David Ratner to its 2012 list of the top employment lawyers for plaintiffs. The whole list is available here.

Morelli Ratner Files Two New Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Against Aaron's Inc.

11/07/2012 - 11:16

Morelli Ratner filed two new sexual harassment lawsuits against Aaron's Inc. this week. The lawsuits follow Morelli Ratner's record $95 million verdict against the company in a separate sexual harassment lawsuit, Alford v. Aaron's Rents, last year.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on one of the cases last night:

A former Aaron’s employee has sued rent-to-own retailer Aaron’s seeking $675 million, and she has hired as her attorney a lawyer who...

FDA Reports Class I Recall for Ethicon Endo-Surgery Circular Staplers

10/26/2012 - 13:59

The FDA announced today that earlier this year, Ethicon Endo-Surgery initiated a recall of several circular surgery staplers used in the treatment of prolapse, hemorrhoids, anorectal wall defects, and obstructed defecation syndrome.

According to the FDA, the recall was initiated after reports of doctors having difficulty firing the staplers, which resulted in “incomplete firing stroke and incomplete staple formation.”

The FDA notes further that

Failure to complete the firing stroke of the stapler can result in severe pain, sphincter dysfunction, rectal wall damage, sepsis, bleeding, and occlusion of the rectal canal. Failure to complete the firing stroke can also...

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