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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Ninth Circuit Revives Nestle “Premier White Morsel” Class Action

On August 15, 2023, a panel of judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revived a class action lawsuit against Nestle regarding its “Premier White Morsels” Toll House product. In the opinion,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESG Guidepost | Issue 5

Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Nestle on verge of winning most of their case

A U.S. District Court federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin mostly sided with Nestlé USA Inc by recommending the dismissal. of a class action lawsuit alleging fiduciary negligence and self-dealing in...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Going Green or Greenwashing?

Going green is popular – and it's good for business. Plus, with the SEC’s recent focus on disclosure about ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), going green is no longer optional for public companies. However, as...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Ninth Circuit Rejects Arrowhead Water Lawsuit

On October 22, 2021, the Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit issued an unpublished opinion affirming dismissal of consumer false advertising claims against Nestlé’s Arrowhead brand water based on the mountain image at the...more

A&O Shearman

Nestle v Doe: U.S. Supreme Court further defines scope of Alien Tort Statute (ATS)

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down its decision on the scope of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), following an appeal by Nestle USA, Inc., the U.S. affiliate of Swiss-based Nestle (Nestle USA), and Cargill, Inc....more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Supreme Court Rejects Human Rights Lawsuit Against U.S. Corporations, But Leaves Door Open For Future Claims

On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court held that U.S. corporations are not liable for alleged abuses against non-U.S. citizens in foreign countries merely because general operational decisions made in the United States...more

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Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe: Supreme Court Clarifies US Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations Overseas

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In a decision issued June 17, the US Supreme Court further limited the ability of plaintiffs to seek redress in US courts for human rights abuses that occur overseas, but did not go as far in restricting those suits as some...more

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Supreme Court Again Reins in Scope of Claims Under the Alien Tort Statute

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In Nestle, six citizens of Mali claimed they were trafficked into and enslaved on cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast. Pursuant to the ATS, these former child slaves sought to impose liability upon Nestle, Cargill, and other U.S....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Is Supply Chain Due Diligence General Corporate Activity And Why Does That Matter? Supreme Court Decision Leaves Open Questions On...

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On June 17, 2021, in Nestle USA Inc. v. Doe, the United States Supreme Court reversed a Ninth Circuit decision that would have allowed foreign cocoa workers to pursue claims against Nestlé USA, Inc. (Nestle), Cargill, Inc....more

Dechert LLP

Supreme Court Holds Alien Tort Statute Inapplicable to Extraterritorial Acts Alleged to Aid & Abet Child Slavery

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Key Takeaways - In its just-issued opinion in Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe, No. 19-416, slip op. (2021), the Supreme Court reaffirmed its holding from Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 569 U. S. 108 (2013), that the Alien Tort...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe

On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court held in Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe I, that a plaintiff seeking domestic application of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (“ATS”), must demonstrate that the facts giving rise to the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court Mulls Scope of Alien Tort Statute in Nestle, Cargill

On December 1, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pair of related cases presenting questions about the scope of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a frequent topic of debate before the Court in recent years. In...more

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Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains—Summer 2020 Update

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Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. Labor trafficking litigation in the United States remains widespread and...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

First Circuit Affirms No Duty to Disclose Upstream Labor Abuses on Chocolate Packaging

We recently blogged about a District of Massachusetts decision holding that it was not deceptive for Nestlé to omit from product labels the (alleged) existence of child labor in its cocoa supply chains. The First Circuit...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ninth Circuit’s Ingredients List Rule Keeps Nestlé In Hot Water With Denial Of Nestlé’s Statute Of Limitations-Based Summary...

The Northern District of California recently applied the Ninth Circuit’s ingredients list rule in a putative class action decision. The Court refused to grant Nestlé USA Inc.’s summary judgment motion based on the statute of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 6.1.2020 | Top Story: Civic Unrest in Wake of Floyd Slaying Complicates Pandemic Reopening Plans

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Civic unrest in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis is complicating reopening plans for cities and businesses around the country trying to restart after months of coronavirus-related closures....more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.27.2020 | Top Story: Ninth Circuit Limits First Amendment Application on Tech Platforms

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The Ninth Circuit has ruled unanimously that privately operated internet platforms are “free to censor content they don’t like”—a “not unexpected” ruling that nonetheless “marks the most emphatic rejection . . . that YouTube,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.12.2019 | Top Story: Fed Holds Rates Steady And Looks to Stay There

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As expected, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday while also signaling that “they would wait to see how the economy fared before making another move”....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Self-Made ‘No GMO’ Label Fails Court Scrutiny

A California judge allowed a false advertising class action against Nestlé to move forward, denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss. The lawsuit challenges the company’s creation and use of a “No GMO Ingredients” seal on...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Mislabeling Claims Against Poland Spring Water Survive Dismissal

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Water: two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen. It seems simple enough, but for companies selling bottled water, liability lurks below the surface. According to a recent lawsuit, consumers care not only about what is in their...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

FOIA Exemption 4 Tightens the Spigot on Public Disclosure of Bottled Water Sourcing Records

The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) grants the public a powerful right of access to records in the possession of federal agencies. However, this right of access is subject to nine distinct exemptions. ...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Nestlé’s Non-Disclosure of Child and Slave Labor Issues on Packaging Not Deceptive or Unfair, Massachusetts Federal Court Holds

Though child and slave labor is “widespread, reprehensible, and tragic,” a federal court in the District of Massachusetts found it was not deceptive for Nestlé to omit from product labels that those practices (allegedly)...more

Hogan Lovells

Water snippets 12 June 2018

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Water updates from South Africa - Nestlé launches “zero water” manufacturing facility in Western Cape - Nestlé South Africa on Tuesday launched its ZAR88 million zero-water dairy manufacturing facility in Mossel Bay,...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2018 #2

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Focus - Nestlé to temporarily stop drawing water from San Bernardino National Forest - COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE - Jun 6 A coalition of environmental groups, including The Center for Biological Diversity, agreed to a...more

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