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King & Spalding

The Viability of the “Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine” Defense and Other Ways to Stem the Tide of Food & Beverage Class Actions

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As our readers are well aware, in the past decade, food and beverage manufacturers have faced an unrelenting onslaught of putative class actions challenging allegedly false or misleading labels. In the January 2016 issue, we...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doctrine, as well as stay motions based on the doctrine, related to FDA’s review of its evaporated cane juice (ECJ) draft guidance.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

Cozen O'Connor

Raising “Cane” in Labeling Claims

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Class action plaintiffs again allege that the labeling on Chobani’s Greek yogurt violates FDA regulations and misleads consumers, even though a federal court in California dismissed a similar labeling class action earlier...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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