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Kona Coffee False Advertising Settlements Continue

Posted on March 16, 2021

As we reported in 2019, a group of 600 Hawaiian coffee farmers sued a group of coffee sellers, including Walmart, Costco, Amazon, Safeway, Kroger, Cost Plus/World Market, and Bed Bath

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Putative Class Action Filed Against Walmart, Costco, Amazon and Others Alleging Coffee is Falsely Labeled as “Kona”

Posted on March 4, 2019

Amazon, Walmart, Costco Sued Over Fake ‘Kona’ Coffee (subscription to Law360 required)

Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1125) permits a civil action for, among other reasons, “false

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POM & Coke: Trial by Jury

Posted on March 14, 2016

POM Wonderful pursues false advertising claim against Coca-Cola. (subscription to Law360 required)

As previously covered on this blog, POM Wonderful sued Coca-Cola in 2008 under the Lanham Act for

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Yogurt Fight Gets Messy

Posted on January 12, 2016

Chobani’s latest ad campaign targets ingredients in Dannon and Yoplait products

Yoplait and Dannon have accused competitor Chobani of using false and misleading statements about their products in Chobani’s latest

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Just In on Just Mayo

Posted on February 26, 2015

Just Mayo sued again over allegedly deceptive name.

In November 2014, Unilever (maker of Hellmann’s mayonnaise) sued Hampton Creek, the maker of a mayonnaise substitute called “Just Mayo.” Unilever argued

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The Juice is Loose

Posted on February 23, 2015

Class action lawsuit alleges deceptive labeling of juice products. (subscription to Law360 required)

In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that POM Wonderful could sue Coca-Cola under the Lanham Act

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