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Motion to Dismiss U.S. Department of Agriculture

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Court Tosses Hogwash Claims, OKs Pork Producer’s Use of “Prime” in Advertising

Judge Paul C. Huck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently granted a motion to dismiss brought by Defendants The Fresh Market and Tyson Fresh Meats in a putative consumer class action alleging...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Standardize Food Date Labels - U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) have introduced the Food Date Labeling Act, which aims...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CBCA Rules Contractor Under GWAC Task Orders Properly Submitted Claims to the Agency Ordering Contracting Officer Instead of the...

In a case of first impression, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) ruled that a contractor performing task orders issued against a government-wide acquisition contract (“GWAC”) properly submitted its claims to the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

District Court Holds Consumer May Sue U.S. Governmental Entity for Money Damages under FCRA

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On February 7, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied a motion by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the USDA seeking money damages for alleged...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2018

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Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - August 2016

Court Awake To Plaintiff’s Deceptive Sleep-Tracking Claims Against Fitbit - A challenge to Fitbit’s claims that certain models of its exercise monitoring device tracked users’ sleep patterns will move forward after a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

False Advertising Claims Against Tropicana Survive Motion to Dismiss

We have frequently reported on how courts have addressed preemption arguments in the growing number of mislabeling suits that have been filed against food companies. Last week, a federal court in New Jersey denied Tropicana’s...more

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