N.D. Ill. · No. 3:26-cv-50522
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
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| Bodum USA, Inc.source ↗ filed by Laukaitis Law LLC · Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer · No. 3:26-cv-50522 · 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship) · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $200M–$688M ▾No binding precedent directly on point; comparable false-advertising-adjacent rulings split (Cetorelli affirmed CSPA liability; Guthrie denied certification on individualized-reliance grounds), showing outcome hinges on how class-wide reliance/materiality is pled. Comparable settlements $200M–$688M median $237.50M · 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 — denial of certification for lack of common proof of reliance is the key risk model for a labeling/advertising class. Main risk: Certification denial for individualized reliance/damages issues, as in Guthrie v. Transamerica Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $100K–$15M Small, heterogeneous comparable set; no Bodum-specific litigation history; per-member anchor from unrelated high-value product skews benchmark. · grounded in 10 rulings, 10 settlements, 10 verdicts | Filing | False Advertising | N.D. Ill. | 2026-10-31 | $200M–$688M comparable settlements |