Earlier this year, we covered a decision from the District of Connecticut finding state law false advertising claims against the bottled water company Poland Spring preempted by the FDCA. Flowing from that decision is the...more
11/7/2018
/ Advertising ,
Amended Complaints ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Lanham Act ,
Lexmark ,
Preemption ,
Private Right of Action ,
State Law Claims ,
Zone of Interests
In December, the California Supreme Court held that a challenge to a farm’s labeling of its herbs as “organic” under state false advertising laws is not preempted by the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (“Organic...more