- In a September 16 opinion, U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan denied the majority of Starbucks’ motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit related to the allegedly misleading
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Lawsuit Against Starbucks Dismissed; Sanctions Against Plaintiff’s Attorney Considered
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- Last month the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by Spencer Sheehan which alleged that Starbucks coffee labeled as “100% Arabica”
Nurture Seeks Dismissal of Heavy Metals Lawsuit
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Nurture Says Heavy Metal Baby Food Claims Aren’t Realistic (Law360 Subscription Required)
- Multiple consumer-protection lawsuits against Nurture, LLC were consolidated in the Southern District of New York on September 1,
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Another Chocolate False Ad Lawsuit Dismissed
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- On August 30, U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman dismissed a consumer class action lawsuit against Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., the makers of Haagen-Dazs vanilla milk chocolate almond ice cream
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Chocolate False Advertisement Lawsuit Dismissed
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- A class action lawsuit which asserted various false advertisement claims related to the vegetable oil content of Costco’s chocolate almond dipped vanilla ice cream bars (the “product”) has been dismissed
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“Fudge” Pop-Tarts Claims Dismissed
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Kellogg Escapes Class Action Over Fudge Ingredients (Law360 Subscription Required)
- We reported on three substantively identical class action lawsuits filed in district courts in Illinois that allege products containing vegetable
Pop-Tarts False Ad Lawsuit Permanently Dismissed
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- On May 24, an Illinois federal judge permanently dismissed a proposed class action that alleged Kellogg misled consumers to believe its Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts contained more strawberries than actually present
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Baby Food Lawsuit Dismissed as “Simply Speculative”
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- On April 25, a New Jersey federal judge dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against baby food producer Sprout Foods, Inc. finding that the alleged harm was “simply speculative” (subscription
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10th Circuit Confirmed Dismissal of “Product of USA” Beef Lawsuits
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- On March 11, the Tenth Circuit dismissed a pair of lawsuits that alleged Tyson Foods, Inc., Cargill Meat Solutions, Corp., JBS USA Food Company, and National Beef Packing Company, LLC,
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Second Butter Cracker Case Dismissed
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