Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.
- Alexis Slaten v. Christian Dior, Inc., No. 23-cv-00409-JSC (N.D. Cal. – May 12, 2023): The...more
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.
- Sarah Vitort v. Kroger Co., et al., No. 22-35185 (9th Cir. – April 28, 2023): The U.S. Court...more
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.
- Felix Bermudez et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, No. 1:21-cv-10988-JLR (S.D.N.Y. – March...more
6/1/2023
/ Breach of Warranty ,
Dismissals ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Fraud ,
Marketing ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Requirements
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.
- Veronica Eshelby v. L’Oréal USA, Inc., No. 22-cv-01396-AT (S.D.N.Y. – March 27, 2023): The...more
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space....more
5/3/2023
/ Animal Food ,
Article III ,
Chemicals ,
Class Action ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
False Advertising ,
Food Safety ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Misleading Statements ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions
Key Takeaway: As consumer demand for “sustainable” products grows, so does the risk of litigation challenging sustainability claims on advertising and packaging. As one recent case shows, failure to plead actual reliance can...more
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and limitations on court operations, food litigation filings continue to exceed numbers seen in prior years. As our Food Litigation colleagues wrote in Law360 (sub. req.), food litigation...more
California courts remain a top forum for food litigation matters. So many matters are heard in the Northern District of California that it has gained a reputation as the “Food Court.” Now, the California Supreme Court has...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
On the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent declarations regarding the safety of products containing cannabidiol (CBD), several companies have been hit with class action lawsuits alleging that that...more
In an Order issued earlier this week, the D.C. Superior Court entered an important ruling on the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (DCCPPA). While the ruling ultimately found that the plaintiffs in the suit had...more
As of August 2019, overall food litigation filings are on pace with those of last year. California and New York remain the two most popular jurisdictions for food litigation matters. While California filings in 2019 are...more
9/12/2019
/ All Natural ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Health Claims ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Slack-Fill Suits
As we reported in July 2019, many states have enacted laws related to the labeling of meat alternative products and limiting their use of meat-like descriptors like burgers or hot dogs. One such law recently took effect in...more