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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Suing Monopolies for Setting Unfairly High Prices

In July 2022, in a class action filed against the Central Bottling Company alleging unfair pricing of Coca-Cola, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled for the first time that a monopoly may not set an unfair excessive price. With...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Supreme Court: Monopolies May Be Sued for Charging Unfair Excessive Prices

On July 26, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court handed down a precedent-setting ruling in the Central Bottle Company (Coca-Cola Israel) case (Permission for Civil Appeal Gafniel v. Central Bottle Company Ltd.). The court...more

King & Spalding

Ninth Circuit De-Certifies Class Action Against The Coca-Cola Company on Standing Grounds

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On August 31, 2021, the Ninth Circuit vacated a district court’s certification of a class of consumers who alleged mislabeling claims against The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”), holding that the consumers lacked standing to...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Ninth Circuit Decertifies Class in Coca-Cola False Advertising Case

On August 31, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an unpublished order revoking class certification of a consumer class in a Coca-Cola labeling case. The plaintiffs alleged that Coke’s advertising slogan...more

Foley Hoag LLP

FDA Issues Guidance on Supply Interruptions and Discontinuance Notification Requirements for Emergency and Life Supporting Drugs

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On April 1, 2020, FDA issued a guidance document instructing companies on how to notify the agency of a permanent discontinuance or interruption of manufacturing of certain products pursuant to Section 506C of the FDCA (21...more

Lathrop GPM

The Not So Sweet Side of Sugar-Based Labeling

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In the ever-evolving world of nutritional guidance, sugar is the new enemy. In the '70s, it was salt; in the '80s it was fat; in the '90s it was cholesterol; and now, it’s sugar. What this shift in the zeitgeist means for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Is The Coke Half Full Or Half Empty?

Earlier this month, a California federal judge certified six classes asserting state consumer protection statute claims in a multidistrict litigation alleging that The Coca-Cola Co. misled consumers about artificial flavors...more

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Klaus Kleinfeld is out as CEO of Alcoa-subsidiary Arconic. Kleinfeld’s two-year tenure was marked by problems, and Kleinfeld did himself no favor with an un-Board-authorized letter that he sent to activist-investor Elliott...more

Cozen O'Connor

Coca-Cola Dodges Privacy Class Action

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Coca-Cola won big last month when it secured summary judgment in a privacy class action brought by a former bottling plant employee concerning compromised personal information. Hon. Joseph Leeson of the Eastern District of...more

Carlton Fields

Food for Thought: A Review of 2016 Litigation

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Food for Thought is a review of significant court decisions affecting the food, beverage, dietary supplements and personal care products industry. Although many cases in this edition focus on class certification, others...more

Stinson LLP

Judge Wants Jury to Decide if "Modified Orange Oil" is the New "Orange"

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Last month, Judge Fernando Gaitan, Jr. decided that a false advertising class action against Simply Orange is not "simply" over. On February 8, the court denied the parties' cross motions for summary judgment finding that...more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Federal Court Finds Standing in Data Breach Class Action

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The debate over standing in data breach litigation is gaining more attention lately. While many courts have hesitated to find standing prior to lost personally identifiable information (PII) actually being misused, the U.S....more

Troutman Pepper

Court Grants Standing Against Coca-Cola Employer for Breach of Employee Information

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The decision does not change the law on what is necessary to prove standing, although it does reinforce the notion that a plaintiff will have standing if he or she can allege a concrete injury. In the latest in a slew of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Pennsylvania Data Breach Class Action Survives Motion to Dismiss

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A federal judge in Pennsylvania has allowed a data breach class action against Coca-Cola and several bottling companies to proceed, finding that the plaintiff has Article III standing even though he had left Coca-Cola’s...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

Perkins Coie

Food Litigation Newsletter - February 2015

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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

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POM v. Coca-Cola Further Dilutes Consumer Class Action Claims for Deceptive Labeling

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Company could have redefined the consumer class action landscape with respect to claims for the deceptive labeling of food products. Instead, the decision...more

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