Legal Opinion

Miller v. Basic Research, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 6, 2014No. 13-4048PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

“Eat all you want and still lose weight,” said the advertisement for a weight-loss supplement. Consumers who purchased the advertised product and were dissatisfied with the results filed a class action against the manufacturers for false advertising. The parties entered into mediation, where they drafted and signed a document outlining the terms of a settlement. They then informed the district court that the mediation had been successful and, over the following months, exchanged several drafts further documenting the settlement.

But the drafting hit a snag, and the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Forest Guardians v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  5. Tri-State Generation & Transmission Ass'n v. Shoshone River Power, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Lopez v. RoarkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  4. McKinsey v. GMAC Mortgage, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  5. IBEW Local 111 v. Public Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014

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