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New York Consumer Protection Laws Gives Rise to Per-Violation Statutory Damages

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Relatively few consumer class action cases reach trial; most are settled or resolved through motion practice. The paucity of cases tried to judgment makes it notable when, as in the case discussed here, one goes all the way...more

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What Is "Natural?"

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When it comes to consumer class action litigation, what type of evidence is required to show that labeling nutrition bars as "all natural" violates false advertising and consumer protection laws? According to the plaintiffs...more

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Prop 65 Roundup - December 2023

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Third Time’s A Charm: California Re-Introduces Proposed Changes to Proposition 65’s Warnings and Safe Harbor Requirements - On October 27, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead...more

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The Intersection of Prop 65 and Free Speech: A Recent Win for Businesses

Under California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”), businesses are required to give “clear and reasonable warnings” to consumers regarding potential chemical exposure if their product contains a chemical “known to the state to...more

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SCOTUS denies cert in skinny label appeal from the Federal Circuit

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On May 15, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States denied Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.’s (“Teva”) petition for certiorari in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, ending a nearly nine-year court...more

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Gruyere Cheese is Gruyere Cheese... Even in the United States

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On March 3rd, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Virginia upheld a ruling that cheese labeled GRUYERE can be used to legally describe cheese made from outside the Gruyere region of Switzerland and...more

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Sweet (But Not Too Sugary) Victory: Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Sprout Foods Baby Food Labeling

Judge Richard Seeborg of the Northern District of California recently dismissed a putative class action alleging that Sprout Foods’s nutritional claims on its baby and toddler food labels misled consumers into believing that...more

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Federal Circuit Divided on Whether Skinny Labeling Compliance Precludes Inducement or Supports Equitable Estoppel

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a generic drug manufacturer’s petition for en banc review of a panel opinion finding induced infringement liability despite the manufacturer’s adherence to skinny...more

Perkins Coie

Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of “Biologically Appropriate” Pet Food Case

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently affirmed dismissal in Renfro v Champion Petfoods USA Inc., where the plaintiffs challenged label claims such as “Biologically Appropriate,” “Trusted Everywhere,” “Fresh...more

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The Reasonable Consumer Defense: Vanilla Cases Show It’s Here to Stay in Food Litigation

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Food litigation filings have risen significantly in the recent past. According to data collected by Perkins Coie, even with the pandemic, filings targeting the food and beverage industry have seen record levels in 2020 and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ninth Circuit Cries “Fowl” on Challenge to Poultry Labels

Earlier this month, this blog analyzed the preemption provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), which together regulate the labeling of meat and poultry products.  We...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Seventh Circuit Weighs In On Reasonable Consumer Standard in 100% Grated Cheese Case

This blog previously reported on the Seventh Circuit oral argument in Bell v. Albertson Companies Inc.—a case turning on whether a reasonable consumer would understand the phrase “100% Grated Parmesan cheese” on a cheese...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

In Hair Supplement Case, Ninth Circuit Rejects Bald Attempt to Escape Preemption

Federal law expressly authorizes manufacturers of dietary supplements to make “structure/function” claims—that is, claims about the effect of particular nutrients on the structure or function of the human body.  (Think:...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

2020 Advertising Law Year in Review

While 2020 was an eventful year in the world of advertising law, it feels wrong to begin any type of “year in review” without acknowledging the global events of this year, and the challenges they have brought to every...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

NARB Recommends S.C. Johnson Discontinue Unqualified ‘Non-Toxic’ Windex Claim

A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) recommended that S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., discontinue the unqualified “non-toxic” claim on package labeling for its Windex Vinegar Glass and Window Cleaner. However,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Injunction Defunction: The Second Circuit Extinguishes Injunctive Relief as a Remedy for Consumer False Advertising Claims

Last week, the Second Circuit issued an important published decision holding that previously injured consumers who seek to challenge product labeling lack constitutional standing to pursue claims for injunctive relief, and...more

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Food & Beverage Digest - December 2019

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Take a spin through 10 key items from 2019, some...more

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Patent Claim Reciting a List “Consisting Essentially of” Is Indefinite Where the Basic and Novel Property of the Invention Is...

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HZNP Medicines LLC, Horizon Pharma USA, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. Before Prost, Newman, and Reyna.  Appeal from the District Court for the District of New Jersey. Summary: Claims using “consisting...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | January 2018 #3

House Panel Questions FDA Officials on Food-Recall Audit - One day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on proposals to expedite product warnings and recalls, FDA and other health officials...more

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Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC V. Watson Labs. Inc., Sandoz, Inc.

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Federal Circuit Summaries - Before PROST, WALLACH, and TARANTO.  Appeal from the District of Delaware Summary: (1) A party may not avoid inducement based on “substantial non-infringing uses,” and (2) prosecution history...more

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Rx IP Update - June 2017

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Supreme Court of Canada News - SCC denies Apotex leave to appeal omeprazole infringement decision. On June 1, 2017, the Supreme Court dismissed Apotex’s application for leave to appeal (docket no. 37478) the Federal Court...more

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CAFC Finds ANDA Infringement Despite Differences Between FDA Labeling And Claim Language

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In a non-precedential decision issued in Braintree Labs., Inc. v. Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Breckenridge, and...more

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Federal Circuit Review | February 2017

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“Common Sense” Alone Is Not a Sufficient Motivation to Combine References - In In Re: Van Os, Appeal No. 2015-1975, the Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s reliance on intuition or common sense...more

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Matching Claim Language with Label Language Ensnares Infringers

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On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming the judgement that Eli Lilly’s U.S. Patent No. 7,772,209 (“the ’209 Patent”) was valid and infringed under the doctrine of...more

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Federal Circuit Finds Infringement Under Akamai Of Two-Step Method Of Treatment

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In Eli Lilly & Co. v. Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court decision finding infringement under Akamai of a two-step method of treatment when the prescribing information for the...more

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