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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.
McDermott Will & Emery

So, You’ve Been Sued in a Labeling Class Action. Now What?

Many alcohol beverage industry clients are faced with lawsuits attacking product labels. These lawsuits can be frustrating for clients, particularly when the labels at issue were previously approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco...more

Alston & Bird

Food & Beverage Digest – July 2023: Sold By Weight, Not Volume

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In the July edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a kombucha goes pear-shaped, a New Yorker joins a coffee...more

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Honey I Shrunk the Whisky? Class Action Alleges Fraud over Mini Bottle Labeling

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An Illinois consumer recently filed a putative class action complaint against the makers of Fireball Whisky, claiming that the alcohol producer’s mini bottles deceived consumers into buying products labeled as “whisky,” even...more

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Sazerac Fireball Cinnamon – Clever Marketing or Deceptive Labeling?

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The industry is all abuzz about Sazerac’s flavored malt beverage “brand-extension” of its popular Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. Here is a single serving – aka shot – of the original 66 proof distilled spirit:...more

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Alcohol Beverage Labeling Risk Avoidance: Them's Fightin' Words!

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Distilled spirits manufacturers recently find themselves in proverbial hot water when it comes to incomplete or misleading representations on labels. Recent state and federal court cases highlight that while mere "puffery" –...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - December 2022 #2

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20 Years Later, TTB Agrees to Revisit Alcohol Labeling - Watchdogs claim a win, but are they being set up for a wait? Again? Anticipation - When last we left the doughty heroes of the Center for Science in the...more

Kilpatrick

Eleventh Circuit distills federal preemption, FDUTPA safe harbor, and damages issues in Bombay Sapphire Gin putative class action

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Takeaway: Antiquated laws can give rise to creative class actions. In the nineteenth century, the Florida Legislature criminalized the use of a food ingredient ultimately declared safe for consumption by the Food and Drug...more

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Alcoholic Beverage Labeling: An Aperitif Toward Compliance and Away from Litigation

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Crafting appealing alcoholic beverage labels that check the regulatory boxes and minimize litigation exposure is not as simple as deciding between shaken or stirred (hint: stirred, hands down). Our Food & Beverage Team...more

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Open Bar? Shot at Dismissal of Cocktail-Themed Drinks Suit Now on the Rocks

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What’s in a name? A rosé made of malt beverage would smell as sweet, wouldn’t it? Our Food & Beverage Team investigates a class action in Missouri that has survived a motion to dismiss and could change how ready-to-drink...more

Alston & Bird

Food & Beverage Digest – January 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, plaintiffs bang their heads...more

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Class-Action Filed Against Anheuser-Busch Alleges ‘Rita’ Malt Beverage Products Mislead Consumers

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A new class-action lawsuit alleges that packaging for Anheuser-Busch’s “Rita” beverage products deceives consumers by implying that the products contain wine or distilled spirits when in fact they are flavored malt beverage...more

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Gin Manufacturer Bacardi Avoids Lawsuit for Its Use of “Grains of Paradise”

A federal judge in the Southern District of Florida recently dismissed an action alleging that Bacardi’s use of a botanical called “grains of paradise” in its gin was “harmful and illegal,” holding that the statute on which...more

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Florida Federal District Court Rules GRAS Regulation Preempts Florida Statute Criminalizing Ingredient

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In an important ruling dismissing a proposed class action, the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) generally recognized as safe (GRAS) regulation...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2020 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Releases Guidance on Intentional Adulteration - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the third and final installment of its draft guidance on intentional...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Class Action Tests Allowed Ingredients In Gin Under Florida Law

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Bacardi U.S., Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit in Florida due the use of grains of paradise in Bombay Sapphire® Gin. In Uri Marrache v. Bacardi USA, Inc., et al., Case No. 2019-023668-CA-01 (Miami-Dade Cir. Ct. Aug. 9,...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues First Warning Letter for FSMA Foreign Supplier Program - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the first warning letter enforcing the Food Safety...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: July 2019

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Wage and Hour - 80/20 Rule Still Followed in Some Parts - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance doing away with the so-called "80/20 rule" in November 2018. District courts have greeted the new guidance...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2019

Silverman Speaks to Congressional Staff About Food Litigation Trends - Shook Partner Cary Silverman was an invited panelist at The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Law and Economics Center’s...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | June 2018 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Releases Guidance on Dietary Fiber Labeling - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released guidance identifying eight non-digestible carbohydrates that the agency intends...more

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District Court Issues Opinion in Old Charter Bourbon False Advertising Class Action

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On February 5, 2018, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an opinion in one of the many false advertising class actions brought against the industry in the past five years....more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2017

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has sent a letter to Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling for an investigation into the use of phthalates in food and fast-food packaging. Citing a...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | July 2017 #2

GE Salmon Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a bill that would require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon and independent scientific review of the U.S. Food and...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

McDermott Will & Emery

Summary Judgment Granted in Tito’s “Handmade” Vodka Case

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On September 27, 2016, the Northern District of Florida issued a decision in Pye v. Fifth Generation, Inc., N.D. Fla. No. 4:14cv493-RH/CAS, one of many false advertising class actions brought against the makers of Tito’s...more

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Location, Location, Location: Fraud Suit Filed Against Anheuser-Busch Over 'Abbey' Beer

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As anyone in real estate will tell you, location matters. Apparently, location also matters when it comes to selecting a beer. Recently, a purchaser of Leffe Beers brought a class action lawsuit in Florida federal court...more

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