Posts by The Block Firm
Warning: SugarMD Advanced Glucose Support is subject to a recall due to “hidden drug ingredients” that can be harmful to health
Testing by the Food & Drug Administration found hidden glyburide and metformin, the active ingredients in diabetes medications that are only available with a prescription, not in unapproved supplements like SugarMD Advanced Glucose Support. The presence of these hidden ingredients means consumers are not getting what they paid for—they are getting hidden drugs that “may…
Read MoreThe Block Firm Investigates Reports of Lead and Other Toxins in Children’s Snacks
The Block Firm is investigating reports that popular children’s snacks, including apple sauce, are contaminated with lead and other toxins. Lead is extremely dangerous to children and should never be in food. Federal health and safety rules essentially forbid the presence of lead in food, but some companies cut corners when they source ingredients, manufacture…
Read MoreAppleCare: Is Apple still charging you to cover a device they know you no longer use?
The Block Firm is investigating a potential class action against Apple for unfair AppleCare charges. If you recently traded in your old iPhone, Apple may still be charging you for AppleCare coverage for your old phone. That’s right—Apple is charging you to cover a phone Apple knows you no longer own. It’s impossible for you…
Read MoreGeorgia Tenants: You Have a Right to Safe Housing and Here is Why
Everyone knows that downtown Atlanta has a crime problem. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has extensively covered rampant crime in local housing complexes, and Atlanta prosecutors recently published a list of “persistently dangerous and unhealthy” apartment complexes. Everyone also knows that tenants living in these conditions deserve better. But most people don’t know that tenants have…
Read MoreConsumer Protection Victory: The Block Firm Successfully Protects Bank Customers from Financial Scams
The Block Firm has achieved an important consumer protection victory for bank customers who are vulnerable to financial scams. Our case was brought on behalf of an elderly widow who fell victim to an online scam. At the scammers’ instructions, she drained her life savings—withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars a day and wiring it…
Read MoreAppellate Win: Max Marks Secures Unanimous Opinion Upholding $700,000 Jury Verdict in Punitive Damages Case for Georgia Peach Farmer.
Rejecting seven different challenges raised by the defendant, the Georgia Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a $700,000 jury verdict for punitive damages and attorneys’ fees that Block Firm partner Max Marks secured for a Georgia peach farmer, Fitzgerald Fruit Farms, following a five-day trial in Meriwether County, Georgia. In the appellate decision, the court broadly…
Read MoreNP Thyroid Class Action Win: Court Denies Acella’s Motion to Strike
The Block Firm secured two important wins in our case, Faulkner et al v. Acella Pharmaceuticals, on behalf of NP Thyroid patients. On Monday, July 10, the Court denied Acella’s attempts to limit the scope of the putative nationwide class in every respect and provided a firm roadmap for the upcoming class certification motion. Acella…
Read MoreHospital Privacy Violations – Is Your Medical Information Safe?
Medical privacy is your right. What you discuss with your doctor should stay between you and your doctor. But did you know that many Atlanta hospitals betray patient privacy by allowing Google and Facebook/Meta to snoop on patients while they use websites to research medical care and schedule appointments? If you’ve ever visited your…
Read MoreAppellate Win for Civil Rights Client
Alongside our good friends at the Institute for Justice, The Block Firm prevailed against the City of Calhoun’s attempt to dodge a lawsuit challenging the city’s constitutional violations. City of Calhoun v Tiny House Hand Up, Inc., No. A23A0386 (Georgia Ct. App. 2023). The underlying case seeks to vindicate the rights of a non-profit,…
Read MoreCivil Rights Win: The Block Firm Beats Summary Judgment in Every Respect on Behalf of their Clients, The Diaz Family
The Block Firm is honored to represent their clients, The Diaz Family, in their fight to seek justice against The Partnership Inc. on claims of Fair Housing Act violations, premises liability stemming from an armed robbery and home invasion and punitive damages. Filed on September 2, 2021, The Diaz’s cases facts have strongly developed through…
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