C.D. Cal. · No. 2:26-cv-12340
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
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| AFA Stores, LLCsource ↗ filed by KJC Law Group, A.P.C. · No. 2:26-cv-12340 · 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $200M–$688M ▾No false-advertising-specific comparable exists; analogous consumer-protection rulings split, with Cetorelli affirming CSPA violations while Guthrie denied UCL class certification for individualized representations. AFA Stores is a small regional furniture retailer, limiting both exposure and plausible per-member recovery relative to the mega-settlements cited. Comparable settlements $200M–$688M median $225M · n=10 Merck & Co. Inc. a $688M · Toyota Industries $436M · Toyota Industries $299.50M Per member (realized): ~$2,500 median · $2,500–$2,500 (n=1) Comparable verdict: Papaya $420M · VPX, Inc. $293M Key precedent: Guthrie v. Transamerica Life Ins. Co. — shows UCL-style false advertising claims often fail class certification absent uniform misrepresentations, a likely defense angle here. Main risk: Class certification denial on individualized reliance/communication grounds, as in Guthrie v. Transamerica Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $62K–$7.50M No direct false-advertising comparables; settlement/verdict data drawn from vastly larger corporate defendants, so figures are only loosely transferable to AFA Stores' scale. · grounded in 10 rulings, 10 settlements, 9 verdicts | Filing | False Advertising | C.D. Cal. | 2026-10-22 | $200M–$688M comparable settlements |