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Perkins Coie

Notable Ruling Roundup - May 2024 #2

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

Fox Rothschild LLP

Pasta Company In Hot Water Over Company’s Slogan “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta”

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On June 11, 2022, Plaintiffs Matthew Sinatro and Jessica Prost filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California against the Barilla pasta company over alleged false advertising....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Courts Continue to Let the Air Out of Slack-Fill Litigation: Another Class Action Dismissed

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Over the past several years, federal courts have rarely allowed slack-fill class actions to survive beyond the motion to dismiss phase. Whether the plaintiffs allege that the packaging is misleading or that the slack-fill is...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Northern District of California Sours Plaintiff’s Claims against “Vanilla” Soymilk Maker

The Northern District of California recently dismissed a Plaintiff’s claim that the term “vanilla” was misleading on the label of a soymilk product, but left the proverbial door open for the filing of an amended pleading. ...more

King & Spalding

Ninth Circuit Holds That Use of the Word “Diet” to Describe Soft Drinks Would Not Mislead Reasonable Consumer

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On December 30, 2019, the Ninth Circuit held that Dr. Pepper’s use of the word “diet” to describe one of its soft drinks was not an implicit weight-loss promise that would deceive a reasonable consumer. - In October...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Illinois Adds Sesame to Allergen-Labeling Regulations - Illinois has passed a law requiring businesses to indicate on food labels whether a product contains sesame. The amended law...more

Bilzin Sumberg

New York Court Dismisses False “GMO” Advertising Suit

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Podpeskar v. Dannon Co., Inc., 16-cv-8478 (KBF) (S.D.N.Y., Dec. 3, 2017) - The Southern District of New York joins the list of federal courts that have recently rejected potential class action suits brought against...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

California Plaintiffs Say that Size Matters: Consumer Fraud Class Action Challenges Slack-Fill in Protein Products

According to named plaintiffs in a consumer fraud action filed in December in the Southern District of California, size matters when making it comes to making a purchase. In fact, Plaintiffs claim that the average consumer’s...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Food and beverage industry target of new supply chain composition and disclosure suits. Are you covered?

As if risks relating to product recalls, product labeling, and food contamination were not enough, the food and beverage industry now faces potential liability in connection with the alleged composition of its global supply...more

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