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Proskauer - Advertising Law

SDNY Judge Not Sweet on Dannon’s Bid for a Preliminary Injunction

In a battle of leading yogurt beverage makers, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently denied Dannon’s application for a preliminary injunction in its false...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Yogurt Drink False Ad Suit

Dannon lost the latest round in the battle between yogurt brands when a federal judge in New York denied the company’s motion for a preliminary injunction against competitor Chobani....more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Do Consumers Know Better? Chobani, Facing False-Advertising Suit, Thinks So

As with cigarettes like American Spirit and other products, consumers have been conscripted into the crux of a legal battle against a food manufacturer and its Greek yogurt. Yes, you, I and millions of other Americans who...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Context Matters in False Advertising Cases – District Court Judge Denies Chobani Motion for Reconsideration of Scope of Injunction

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In a further development in the yogurt false advertising battle between Dannon and Chobani, the federal district court has rejected Chobani’s request that it reconsider and limit the scope of the injunction it issued in late...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Ninth Circuit Revives Chobani Yogurt Action, But Puts Claims on Ice and Leaves Questions Unanswered

There has been much recent discussion of the primary jurisdiction doctrine, as well as stay motions based on the doctrine, related to FDA’s review of its evaporated cane juice (ECJ) draft guidance. Now, in its recent...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Ruling Could Put Deceptive Labeling Cases on Hold

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today placed on hold a consumer class action involving yogurt labels until the FDA issues final guidance on use of the terms at issue in the dispute—a decision that could ripple...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Chobani Suffers Setback in Greek Yogurt Wars

Chobani recently suffered a major setback in its battle with Dannon over the advertising of low-calorie Greek yogurt. Judge David Hurd of the Northern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction on January 29, 2016,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Chobani Yogurt Ad Campaign Enjoined – A Healthy Result for Yoplait and Dannon

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When I opened up a newspaper a few weeks ago and saw an ad by Chobani for its Simply 100 Greek Yogurt, my first thought was, “that’s going to provoke a false advertising dispute.” Here’s what Chobani said about its competitor...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Second Time’s a Charm: “Evaporated Cane Juice” Claims Tossed in Chobani Yogurt Case on Motion for Reconsideration

Judge Koh in the Northern District of California recently issued a strong ruling in favor of Chobani, Inc. on a motion to reconsider her prior ruling on Chobani’s motion to dismiss. Kane v. Chobani, Inc., No....more

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