- On July 12, 2021, private plaintiffs filed a proposed class action lawsuit (subscription to Law360 required) against Chobani LLC. The plaintiffs allege that Chobani misrepresented its certification from Fair Trade
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Nature’s Path Sued for Overstating Protein
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- On Friday, July 2, three California residents filed a class action lawsuit (subscription to Law360 required) against Nature’s Path Foods Inc., claiming that Nature’s Path deceived customers by overstating the
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7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant Champion Petfoods
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- As we have previously blogged about, Champion Petfoods faced a consumer class action alleging fraud, negligence, and violations of the Wisconsin Deceptive Trade Practices Act for allegedly misleadingly representing its
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Pair of Class Actions Allege Addition of Oil to Products Containing Dairy is Misleading
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- Sheehan & Associates, one of the most active Plaintiff’s firms in the food litigation space, has continued its pattern of filing aggressive lawsuits based on consumer deception claims that are
Lawsuit Alleges that TGI Fridays Onion Rings Made Without Real Onions
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- On June 10, 2021, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Inventure Foods, Inc., which manufactures and sells its “Onion Ring Snacks” under the TGI Fridays brand name, for allegedly deceiving
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Vanilla Lawsuit Against Trader Joe’s Dismissed
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- On June 14, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed without prejudice (subscription to Law360 required) the first amended complaint in a consumer class action
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Beech-Nut Exits Market Following Voluntary Recall
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- On June 8, 2021, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company issued a voluntary recall for one lot of its Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal (“Cereal”). The rice flour used for the
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General Mills Flavor Labeling Settlement Denied
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- On Friday, June 4, U.S. District Judge James Lorenz denied preliminary approval (subscription to Law360 required) of a General Mills class action settlement due to signs of collusion. The California
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Class-Action Alleges Protein Content in Purely Elizabeth Products Overstated
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- A class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of a proposed group of California consumers alleges that Purely Elizabeth, LLC’s products, including granola, oats, and waffle and pancake mixes, are misbranded and
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Class Actions Continue to Target Butter & Vanilla
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Two recently-filed class actions target Pepperidge Farm butter-flavored crackers and Nestlé vanilla-flavored coffee creamer:
- Pepperidge Farm Butter Crackers (Law360 subscription required): A class of consumers filed suit against Pepperidge Farm,
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