Sauder Schelkopf is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against the maker of the viral Stanley cup tumblers for failing to disclose that its products contain lead. In a statement, Stanley confirmed that their sealing material contains “some lead.” Lead is a highly toxic and poisonous metal that can affect almost every organ and system in the human body. Lead exposure, even at low levels, can cause cardiovascular problems, decreased kidney function, and reproductive harm. It has been alleged that Stanley failed to disclose the presence of lead in each of its tumblers.
Joseph Sauder served as court appointed co-lead counsel in a $10 million national class action settlement which provided full relief to class members. The lawsuit alleged that Gaiam made certain misstatements and omissions related to its advertising and marketing of some of its aluminum water bottles, specifically that the aluminum bottles were BPA-free when they actually contain trace amounts of the chemical bisphenol A (“BPA”). Smith v. Gaiam (D.CO.) ($10 million consumer class action settlement, which provided full relief to the class).
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Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $500 million on behalf of their clients and class members. Our firm was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer’s 2022 Professional Excellence Awards. The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and attorneys who have significantly impacted the legal profession. Our firm was named in the Litigation Departments of the Year (Specialty Area category; runner-up), an award that honors the best litigation practice in a small or mid-sized firm in Pennsylvania. This recognition was based on the firm’s 2021 litigation work and its important ongoing cases. LawDragon has recognized our attorneys in its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It “recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry.” The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
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