PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS MIDYEAR FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT.
This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In the first half of...more
8/1/2024
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS Q4 FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT.
This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In Q4 2023, the Consumer...more
1/23/2024
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Menu-Labeling ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on quarterly trends. In Q3 2023, the Consumer consumer Packaged packaged Goods goods (CPG) industry continued to face a meaningful...more
11/8/2023
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government
The appellate courts for the second and ninth circuits recently issued rulings reinforcing the reasonable consumer standard. In doing so, these cases refine prior precedent and strengthen a court’s ability to properly dismiss...more
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of our first midyear Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on...more
After years out of circulation, class-action lawsuits asserting claims under the Video Protection Privacy Act (VPPA) are now back in reruns. But early critical assessment is mixed, so it remains to be seen whether VPPA-driven...more
Last week the Ninth Circuit concluded that a campaign for class certification brought by dog food purchasers was all bark and no bite.
In a memorandum disposition issued on December 9, 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the...more
Perkins Coie is pleased to present its fourth annual Food Litigation Year in Review, summarizing important developments in consumer litigation affecting the food and beverage industry. Filings against the food and beverage...more
2/19/2020
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Cannabis Products ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Settlement ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Advertising ,
First Amendment ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Recalls ,
Grocery Stores ,
Misrepresentation ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Natural Products ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
OEHHA ,
Pets ,
Preemption ,
Proposition 65 ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retailers ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Warning Labels
PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PRESENT ITS THIRD ANNUAL FOOD LITIGATION YEAR IN REVIEW, summarizing important developments in consumer litigation affecting the food and beverage industry. Class action litigation against the food...more
2/21/2019
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Natural Products ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
OEHHA ,
Preemption ,
Proposition 65 ,
Slack-Fill Suits
RECENT SIGNIFICANT FILINGS -
Courts Lift Stays After FDA Stalls in Giving Guidance on ECJ -
Perera v. Pac. Foods of Or., Inc., No. 3:14-cv-2074 (N.D. Cal.): In this putative class action alleging violations of...more
1/28/2016
/ Class Action ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Monster Energy Drinks ,
Natural Products ,
Subway ,
Trader Joes
THIS NEWSLETTER AIMS to keep those in the food industry up to speed on developments in food labeling and nutritional content litigation.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS -
Motion to Dismiss Granted in Part, Denied in Part...more
This Newsletter Aims to keep those in the food industry up to speed on developments in food labeling and nutritional content litigation.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS -
Class Certification Denied In Popcorners “All...more
8/26/2015
/ All Natural ,
Article III ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Burger King ,
Children's Products ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Declaratory Relief ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Gerber ,
GMO ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Kellogg Company ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Products ,
Nestle ,
Preemption ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Standing ,
Trans Fat
THIS NEWSLETTER AIMS to keep those in the food industry up to speed on developments in food labeling and nutritional content litigation.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS -
District Court Dismisses and Stays False...more
8/3/2015
/ All Natural ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
CLRA ,
Colgate ,
ConAgra ,
Dole Food ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Allergies ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
FRCP 23 ,
Gerber ,
Heinz ,
Hersheys ,
Kraft ,
Natural Products ,
Organic ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS
..Summary Judgment For Defendants In Juice False Advertising Suit
..Partial Class Certification Granted in “100% Natural” Cooking Oil Action
...more
3/11/2015
/ Advertising ,
Blue Diamond Growers ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
ConAgra ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Ocean Spray ,
PepsiCo ,
Walgreens
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS
..D.C. Circuit Affirms FTC’s False Advertising Ruling Against POM Wonderful
..Muffin Mix Class Action Survives Dismissal
..Federal Court Denies...more
2/24/2015
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
POM Wonderful v Coca Cola ,
Retailers ,
Target ,
Wal-Mart ,
Walgreens
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS AND RULINGS
..Another Greek Yogurt Case Against Whole Foods is Transferred
..Safeway’s Frozen Waffles Case Dismissed
..Individual Claims...more
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS AND RULINGS
..“Wildly Nutritious” Fruit Lawsuit Ends With Dole’s Victory on Summary Judgment
..Chocolate Case Tapered and Stayed Pending Ninth...more
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS AND RULINGS
..Mott’s Defeats Class Certification in Apple Juice Labeling Fight
..Court Tentatively Approves Classes in ConAgra “Natural” Cooking Oil...more
12/16/2014
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
ConAgra ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
GMO ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mott's ,
Starbucks
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS AND RULINGS
..Court Grants Summary Judgment Based on Reasonable Consumer Standard
..Class Partly Decertified in Dole "All Natural" Case
...more
12/4/2014
/ Advertising ,
Blue Diamond Growers ,
Cargill ,
Class Action ,
Dole Food ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Gerber ,
Mott's ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Skinnygirl Margarita ,
Smuckers ,
Tyson Foods
In This Issue:
- RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS
..Court Narrows “All Natural” Class Action Against Safeway
..Nationwide Class Certified in Olive Oil Labeling Fight
..Whole Foods “All Natural” and...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Rulings
..Court Dismisses Some of Plaintiff’s Claims In Pretzel Class Action
..Courts Increasingly Rely on FDA Notice to Stay or Dismiss ECJ Claims
..Court Dismisses...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..100% Natural Tea Case Survives Dismissal
..Claims in Chocolate Case Survive Dismissal
..Court Denies Class Certification in “All Natural”...more
In This Issue:
- Decisions
..Court Dismisses In Part for Lack of Specificity
..Court Dismisses Evaporated Cane Juice Claims Where Labels Disclosed Sugar Content
..Court Dismisses In Part for Lack of...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Class Certification Denied in Ben & Jerry’s “All Natural” Ice Cream Case
..FDA Responds to Court Referrals Regarding “Natural” and...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Denies Class Certification in Class Action Suit Against Ben & Jerry’s
..FDA Declines to Revise Policy on “Natural” Food Labels
..Court...more