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Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation

Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation shares timely insights into litigation developments, emerging arguments and challenges facing food and consumer packaged goods manufacturers and related industries. 
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April 18, 2017

New Filings - April 18, 2017

 Shane v. Florida Bottling, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-2197 (C.D. View blog post
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April 12, 2017

Slack Fill Class Action Time-Barred and Dismissed for Failure to Plead with Specificity

 Kline, et al. v. Iovate Health Sciences, U.S.A., Inc., No. 3:15-cv-02387 (S.D. View blog post
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April 10, 2017

Dismissal for Failure to Plead Reliance in “Unlawful” UCL Class Action

 Swearingen v. Pacific Foods of Oregon, Inc., No. 3:13-cv-04157 (N.D. Cal.): The Court issued an order dismissing this ECJ action, which challenged Defendant's use of the term "evaporated cane juice" on the ingredient lists for its products. View blog post
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April 3, 2017

New Filings - April 3, 2017

 Consumer Advocacy Grp., Inc. v. Chulada, Inc., et al., No. BC651577: (Cal. Super. Ct. View blog post
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March 31, 2017

New Filings - March 31, 2017

 Iglesias v. Ferrara Candy Co., et al., No. 3:17-cv-0849 (N.D. Cal.): Putative non-functional slack-fill class action for violation of California's CLRA, FAL, and UCL. View blog post
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March 13, 2017

New Filings - March 13, 2017

 Erika McCartney v. Pacific West Ingredients LLC, et al., No. CGC-17-556912 (Cal. Super. Ct. – San Francisco Cnty.): Proposition 65 action alleging Defendants failed to warn consumers their Organic Merchants Co. View blog post
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March 8, 2017

Recent Significant Rulings

 Preliminary Settlement Approved In Misleading Meat Substitute Suit Birbrower v. Quorn Foods, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-1346 (C.D. View blog post
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February 27, 2017

Food Company Execs Looking to Minimize Criminal Exposure, DOJ Officials Offer Guidance

 With the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ's) increasing focus on prosecuting "responsible corporate officers" under the criminal misdemeanor provision of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), they have offered some guidance for food companies to demonstrate their commitment to safety compliance. View blog post
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January 24, 2017

Recent Significant Rulings for January 24, 2017

 Stay Lifted In Olive Oil False Advertising Suit Koller v. Med Foods, Inc., No. 3:14-cv-2400 (N.D. Cal.): The Court issued an order lifting the stay of this putative class action asserting violations of California's CLRA, FAL, UCL, and raising claims for fraud and deceit. View blog post
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January 23, 2017

New Filings for January 23, 2017

 Manemeit v. Gerber Products Co., et al., No. 2:17-cv-00093 (E.D.N.Y.): Putative class action alleging Defendants deceptively labels their "Good Start" infant formula as "the first and only formula whose consumption reduces the risk of infants developing allergies," when such statement is false. View blog post
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December 29, 2016

Supply Chain Updates: Human Rights Issues

 Food companies are increasingly being challenged to police their worldwide supply chains to eliminate human rights violations.  It is no longer sufficient to focus solely on one's own company as businesses are held responsible for the acts of others—often unknown and hidden in today's complex supply chains.  Food companies have heightened exposure because human trafficking can be prevale View blog post
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December 2, 2016

Palm Oil Supply Chain Abuses Reported by Amnesty International: Steps to Mitigate Legal Risk

 Amnesty International recently released a report alleging that supply chains for production of palm oil—a common ingredient in many consumer products—are tainted by forced and child labor. View blog post
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November 16, 2016

Watkins Incorporated v. McCormick & Company

Watkins Incorporated v. McCormick & Company, No. 1:15-mc-01825 (D.D.C.): In this putative class action alleging that Defendant deceptively "slack-filled" its black pepper containers, which Plaintiff says caused it to lose pepper sales by confusing consumers, the Court granted in part Defendant's motion to dismiss.

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November 14, 2016

Decerbo v. Melitta United States of America Inc.

 Decerbo v. Melitta United States of America Inc., No. 8:16-cv-00850 (M.D. View blog post
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November 11, 2016

New Filings for November 11, 2016

 McCartney v. Whole Foods Market California Inc., et al., No. CGC-16-555096 (Cal. Super. Ct. – San Francisco Cnty.): Proposition 65 action alleging Defendant failed to warn consumers its Himalayan Bulk Goji Berries contain lead. Scholder v. Ebro North America, et al., No. View blog post
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