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March 2, 2018

Industry Insights: Key Takeaways From The GMA Legal Conference

Earlier this week, attorneys in the Perkins Coie Food Litigation team joined top in-house counsel, defense attorneys and regulatory experts at the GMA Legal Conference which took place in New Orleans, LA.

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March 2, 2018

Notable Ruling: A Swift Win for Coca-Cola in Becerra v. Coca-Cola (N.D. Cal.)

In yet another Rule 12 decision tied to the "reasonable consumer" standard, Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California dismissed a putative class action against Coca-Cola challenging the name "Diet Coke" as misleading.

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February 7, 2018

New Filings – February 7, 2018

Newman v. Dierbergs Markets, Inc., No. 1822-CC00194 (Mo. Cir. Ct. – St. Louis): Putative class action asserting violations of Missouri's Merchandising Practices Act, and raising a claim for unjust enrichment.

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January 30, 2018

Rulings, Orders, Settlements – January 30, 2018

Parties Settle Kombucha False Advertising Action Retta, et al. v. Millennium Products, Inc., No. 2:15-cv-01801 (C.D.

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January 24, 2018

New Filings – January 24, 2018

Quiroz v. The Apple & Eve, LLC, No.

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January 19, 2018

New Filings – January 19, 2018

Kelly v. Cameron's Coffee and Distribution Company, No. 1816-CV00470 (Mo. Cir. Ct. – Jackson Cnty.): Putative class action asserting violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.

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January 10, 2018

New Filings - January 10, 2018

Community Science Institute v. Target Corp, et al., No. RG18-887565 (Cal. Super. Ct.

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January 10, 2018

Rulings, Orders, Settlements - January 10, 2018

Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Class Action Involving Organic Baby Formula Organic Consumers Association v. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., No.

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December 29, 2017

New Filings - December 29, 2017

Organic Consumers Association v. R.C. Bigelow, Inc., No. 17CA8375 (D.C. Super.

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December 15, 2017

New Filings - December 15, 2017

Miao v. Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A. Inc., No. 1:17-cv-09427 (S.D.N.Y.): Putative slack-fill class action asserting violations of New York's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and False Advertising provisions of the GBL, and raising a claim for common law fraud.

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November 30, 2017

New Filings - November 30, 2017

Environmental Research Center, Inc. v. Allysian Sciences Inc., et al., No. RG17-882468 (Cal. Super. Ct.

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November 15, 2017

New Filings - November 15, 2017

Alonso v. Bauducco Foods Inc., No. 502017ca012068 (Fl. Circuit Ct.

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October 31, 2017

New Filings - October 31, 2017

Salem v. Great Circle Family Foods, LLC dba Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, No. BC679634 (Cal. Super. Ct. – Los Angeles Cnty.): Putative class action alleging violations of California's UCL, FAL and CLRA.

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October 15, 2017

New Filings - October 15, 2017

Daniel v. Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC, No.

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October 9, 2017

Rulings, Orders, Settlements – October 9, 2017

Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Class Action Involving Healthfulness of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil Traction v. Viva Labs, Inc., No. 3:16-cv-02772 (S.D.