Michigan State University was hit with a proposed class action in federal court Friday by female student-athletes who say the school violated Title IX when it eliminated its women’s swimming and diving teams, leaving players in limbo.

A law firm that successfully appealed the amount of an award granted to retired football player Billy Ray Smith Jr. in the NFL concussion claims process must split its fee evenly with the firm that initially represented him because the appeal built on its work, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled.

Snapple Beverage Corp. told a California federal court a consumer’s would-be class allegations that “Sorta Sweet” Straight-Up Tea tricks people into thinking it’s low in sugar are “fanciful, not plausible.”

Bayer HealthCare LLC and Beiersdorf Inc. have reached a settlement in principle to resolve a proposed class suit alleging certain “mineral-based” Coppertone sunscreens are deceptively marketed, filings in a California federal court show.

Liberty Mutual Group Inc. convinced a federal court in California to retain jurisdiction over a proposed class action alleging that more than 100 sales represenatives were subjected to unpaid overtime, missed breaks, and other state labor violations.

New Millennium Concepts Ltd. falsely and deceptively markets Berkey water purification systems that can’t live up to their advertising promises, according to a proposed class suit in a California federal court.