CLASS ACTION
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
9th Circuit Judge Asks What Amount of Added Sugar in a Product Makes the Product Unhealthy, a Question About Which Other Courts Have Ruled There is a Material Issue of Fact in Allowing Similar Cases to Proceed
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9th Circ. Judge Doubts General Mills False Label Claims (subscription to Law360 required)
- Proposed class action lawsuits against Kellogg, Post, and General Mills, with a common lead plaintiff in the
Another Federal Judge Dismisses Putative Class Action Over Chocolate-less White Morsels (subscription to Law360 required)
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- On June 4, a California federal judge dismissed a putative class action complaint challenging Nestle USA, Inc.’s labels on its “Nestle Toll House’s Premier White Morsels.” Prescott, et al. v.
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
Appellant Plaintiffs in Multidistrict Litigation Argue a Jury Should Decide if the Claim “100% Grated Parmesan” is Deceptive When Cellulose is a Listed Ingredient
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Cheese Buyers Ask 7th Circ. to Revive Label Suit (Law360 subscription required)
- FDA’s grated cheese regulation allows for the use of cellulose as an anticaking agent in cheese at the
Federal Judge Dismisses Putative Class Action Complaint on Chocolate-less White Chips (subscription to Law360 required)
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- On April 8, 2020, a California federal judge dismissed a putative class action complaint challenging Ghirardelli Chocolate Co.’s labels on its cocoa-free white baking chips. Cheslow, et al. v. Ghirardelli
U.S. District Judge Dismisses Sugar Claim Against Kombucha Drink Maker But Allows Alcohol Content Claim to Proceed (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- On April 3, 2020, U.S. District Judge James Donato dismissed the sugar-related claims in the putative consumer class action lawsuit against O Organics LLC (“O Organics”), a kombucha drink maker
Federal Judge Finds Claims Too Speculative and Dismisses “Natural” Peanut Butter Class Action (subscription to Law360 required)
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- On March 31, an Ohio federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit which alleged that J.M. Smucker Co. misleadingly labeled peanut butter as “natural” even though it may have