- On November 16, 2020, R.C. Bigelow Inc. argued before a California federal judge in support of its motion to dismiss a proposed class action that alleges its teas are falsely
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California Federal Judge Dismisses First Amended Complaint in Proposed Class Action Against Kellogg Vanilla Labeling
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Kellogg Gets 2nd Win In Vanilla Flavor False Ad Suit (subscription to Law360 required)
California Governor Signs Law that Establishes New Safety Standards for Third-Party Food Delivery Applications
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- On September 18, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3336 (“AB-3336”) into law. AB-3336 (codified at Section 113930.5 to the Health and Safety Code) sets new safety standards
Miyoko’s Creamery Wins Right to Use the Term “Vegan Butter”
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- On Friday, August 21, 2020, Judge Richard Seeborg at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California filed an order granting Miyoko’s Creamery’s (“Miyoko’s”) motion for a preliminary
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California Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss False Advertising Class Action Involving Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
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- Numerous class action lawsuits have been filed, mostly by a single firm, involving products that are claimed to contain deceptive and misleading information on their labels regarding vanilla. We have
Federal Judge Denies Plant-Based “Butter” Motion to Dismiss
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- On June 25, a California federal judge denied a Motion to Dismiss by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“the Department”) in a case brought by Miyoko’s Kitchen (“Miyoko’s”),
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California Judge Dismisses Proposed Class Action Against Kellogg Vanilla Labeling
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- On June 22, a California federal judge dismissed a proposed class action against Kellogg Sales Company for their Bear Naked Granola V’nilla Almond product. In the complaint, plaintiff Harlan Zaback
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Nestle Denied Summary Judgment In Trans Fat Class Action (subscription to Law360 required)
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- A California federal judge denied Nestle USA Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a suit that alleged they misled consumers on the trans fat content of Coffee-mate brand creamers. In
US District Court Refuses to Dismiss Proposed Class Action Against Godiva Over “Belgium 1926” Claim for Chocolate Made in the U.S.
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Godiva Can’t Slip Suit Over Using ‘Belgium 1926’ on Labels (subscription to Law360 required)
- A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Godiva Chocolatier in January 2019 alleges that consumers in
Consumer Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Folgers Coffee Cannister Does Not yield the Advertised Number of Cups (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of California, the plaintiff alleges unlawful, unfair, and deceptive business practices in violation of California law because the defendant,