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A Legen-dairy Victory: Ben & Jerry’s Wins “Happy Cows” False Advertising Lawsuit

Earlier this summer, the District Court of Vermont dismissed a false advertising lawsuit alleging that Ben & Jerry’s claims that it sources dairy products from “happy cows” on “Caring Dairy” farms were materially misleading....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Happy Cows” False Labeling Theory is Just “Half Baked”: Court Dismisses False Advertising Claims Against Ben & Jerry’s

The plaintiffs’ bar has continued to challenge sourcing and sustainability claims made by food manufacturers. In Ehlers v. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80773 (D. Vt. May 7, 2020), however, the court...more

Carlton Fields

Food for Thought: 2014 Litigation Annual Review

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Food for Thought reports on significant court decisions affecting the food industry. The focus of this edition is on several food-related cases pertaining to class certification; particularly, on district court decisions...more

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California Court Puts the Deep Freeze on Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Class Action

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A putative class of plaintiffs filed suit against ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, alleging that labeling several of its frozen confections “all natural” when they contained alkalized cocoa made with artificial alkali...more

Perkins Coie

Food Litigation Newsletter - January 23, 2014

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For…Ascertainability?

- How Ben & Jerry’s Defeated an “All Natural” Class Certification Motion On January 7, 2014, the Northern District of California refused to certify a class of Ben & Jerry’s purchasers who allegedly had purchased ice...more

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