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Anand Balaji

Anand Balaji is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He is a member of the Class Actions and Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice Groups.

Prior to joining the firm, Anand worked as an investment banking analyst. Anand’s writing on financial law and comparative constitutional law has appeared in the Criminal Law Bulletin and the Connecticut Journal of International Law.

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In Ward v. J.M. Smucker Co, No. 24-3387, 2025 WL 2613489 (6th Cir. Sept. 10, 2025), the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a putative consumer class action regarding allegedly contaminated peanut butter because Plaintiffs did not have standing to bring their claims.  Continue Reading Sixth Circuit Rejects Food Contamination Claims for Lack of Standing

In Pop v. LuliFama.com LLC, _ F.4th _, 2025 WL 2177719 (11th Cir. Aug. 1, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a putative consumer class action alleging that a swimwear company had failed to disclose payments to social media influencers — reasoning that the alleged fraudulent conduct was not pleaded with sufficient particularity. Continue Reading No Splash Without Specifics: Eleventh Circuit Rejects Claims Challenging Influencer Swimwear Endorsements

In Wertymer v. Walmart, Inc., — F.4th —-, 2025 WL 1802402 (7th Cir. July 1, 2025), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a consumer class action which was based on speculative and contradictory assertions that a product marketed as “raw honey” was not actually raw.Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Suit Based on “Raw Honey” Labeling