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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q2 – Ascertainability Lives!

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2023. In this edition, essential oils may need therapy, an ever-growing library goes nowhere, and one...more

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Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - May 2023

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Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space....more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

“Champion” Petfoods: Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of False Advertising Suit Against Pet Food Company

We recently blogged about Champion Petfoods’ success in a Minnesota district court case alleging that it misrepresented the quality of its dog food and ingredients. Well, Champion Petfoods came back to defend its title in...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – June 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, plaintiffs can’t remember the taste...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – May 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, there’s no swimming in the fizzy...more

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Food & Beverage Digest - April 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, someone moved someone’s smoked...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – March 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, the Ninth Circuit gets krabby,...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Top Dog: Champion Petfoods Wins Dismissal of Dog Food Suit

Minnesota federal district court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz recently dismissed with prejudice an alleged class action claiming that Champion Petfoods misrepresented the quality of its dog food and ingredients by failing to...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – February 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, elves are full of fudge, a...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – January 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, plaintiffs bang their heads...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – November 2020 #1

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“The Dog Ate My Plush Toy” Doesn’t Fly in Orca Case - Sea World prevails in bench trial when plaintiff fails to produce stuffed toy - Whale of a… Okay, okay, it’s a class action involving Sea World’s former orca shows—you...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – August 2020

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, we all need more coffee (or at least...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – June 2020

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, the Eleventh Circuit kills a...more

Carlton Fields

CBD Health Claims Spur FDA Warning & Product Seizure Threats

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The 2018 Farm Bill gave cannabis businesses around the country a legal path to market and sell hemp and hemp-derived products. Despite the groundbreaking law, several regulatory uncertainties remain. The FDA has been a source...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

“Natural” Complaint Barks Up the Wrong Tree

A New York federal court recently dismissed a putative class action alleging that a line of dog food products was improperly labeled as “natural” where the plaintiff alleged that the products contained only trace amounts of...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AAFCO Issues Guidelines on Hemp in Animal Food - The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has issued guidelines on the 2018 Farm Bill and its removal of hemp from...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

‘Stay,’ NJ Court Orders Dog Food Manufacturer Facing False Ad Suit

A dog food company served its customers a mixed bag of puffery and actionable claims, a New Jersey federal court determined when dismissing parts of a false advertising class while letting others move forward....more

Perkins Coie

Industry Insights: The Rise of Natural Pet Food Claims

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On August 1, plaintiff and putative class representative Markeith Parks sued celebrity chef Rachael Ray’s dog food brand Nutrish® alleging that the products are falsely labeled and marketed as “natural.” The complaint states...more

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Ninth Circuit Issues Ruling on “Made in the USA” Claims in California

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The U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit issued a favorable decision earlier this year interpreting the California “made in the USA” statute. In a March 2018 unpublished opinion, the court affirmed the dismissal of lawsuits...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Sixth Circuit Says T-bone Steaks and Salmon Filets on Pet Food Packaging Not Misleading

Last month, the Sixth Circuit held that photographs of “premium cuts” of meat on pet food packaging were not enough to mislead a reasonable consumer into believing that the kibble was made from these high-end ingredients....more

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Center for Veterinary Medicine Releases New Guidance

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The center makes no bones about dog and cat food health claims. If you have been down a pet food aisle recently, you may have noticed dog and cat foods that claim to treat various conditions, such as claims to treat...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

True Green for True Blue: Blue Buffalo Promises $32 Million Settlement

Pet-food maker Blue Buffalo will pay $32 million to settle 13 consumer class action suits, the company announced last month. The 13 class actions—which pet owners originally filed in California, Connecticut, Florida,...more

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Corporate Defendants Find a Safe Harbor in California Transparency Litigation

A District Court judge in California has dismissed a complaint against Nestlé USA Inc. and Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. (together “Nestlé”) which argued that the company was obligated to inform consumers that seafood in its...more

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