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 DEVELOPMENTS AND RULINGS
..Court rules that ‘Kosher’ suit poses religious question; dismisses with prejudice
..Settlement terms approved in stevia sweetener...more
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 Developments And Rulings
..Voluntary Dismissal in Frito-Lay Pretzel Case
..Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Florida "Natural" Action
..Court Embraces Standing...more
9/25/2014
/ Anheuser-Busch ,
CLRA ,
Dismissals ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Frito-Lay ,
GMO ,
Kashi ,
Kellogg Company ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Preemption ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Red Bull ,
Wine & Alcohol
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 Rulings
..Court Dismisses Most of plaintiff’s Claims Based on Regulatory Violations
..Court Dismisses MSG Claims in Part on Preemption Grounds
..Court Partially...more
In This Issue:
- Decisions
..Ninth Circuit Affirms Lodestar Attorneys’ Fees
..Court Dismisses for Lack of Standing But Applies Pom Wonderful to Avoid Primary Jurisdiction
..Court Finds Pre-Answer...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
..Court Rejects ‘Grossly Excessive’ Attorneys’ Fee Claim in Dismissed Case
..Voluntary Dismissal in Bumble Bee Class Action
- New...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
..Smart Balance Milk Labeling Suit Not Preempted
..Mott’s “No Sugar Added” Labeling Lawsuit Narrowed
..Court Preliminarily Approves Trader...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
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Bumble Bee Foods Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Omega-3 False Ad Class Action
..Final Settlement Approval Granted in Naked Juice False Ad...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Dismisses Food Labeling Complaint Because Plaintiff Can’t Be Misled By Something He Didn’t Read
..Chipotle Defeats Class Certification in...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..California Court of Appeal Clarifies Reach of “Reasonable Consumer” Standard in Food Labeling Cases ..Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Part Food...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Dismisses False Claim Case Against Weight Watchers
..Court Dismisses False Advertising Claims Related to Splenda Essentials Products
- New...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Partially Pops Plaintiffs’ Claims in Wrigley
..Lack of Standing Dooms Plaintiff’s Yogurt Claims
..Court Stands By its Partial Class...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Trims Frito-Lay “All Natural” MDL But Rejects Preemption and Primary Jurisdiction Defenses
..Court Trims Claims in Gerber Baby Food Labeling...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Class Certification Denied in Case About Coffee
..Court Dismisses Case Attacking Gerber’s Overall Marketing Message
..Court Denies Smucker’s...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..VitaRain “Natural” Caffeine Claims Against Costco Rules Preempted
..Court Refuses To Certify Most “All Natural” Claims Against Kashi and Bear...more
8/5/2013
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dismissals ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
Jurisdiction ,
Preemption ,
Soda Bans ,
Vacated
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement in ConAgra’s “All Natural”
Potato Class Action
..“All Natural” Case Involving GMOs Stayed to...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Cites “Catalyst” Theory to Award Attorneys’ Fees for Label Changes
..Class Settlement Preliminarily Approved in Barbara’s Bakery “All Natural”...more