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Class Action Litigation

In their ongoing quest to both advance narrow policy agendas and pursue lucrative legal fees, professional activists and class action lawyers have identified food and beverage producers, as well as restaurants, as prime litigation targets. These legal crusaders have a long-term strategy, and have been laying the groundwork through state “consumer protection” lawsuits and other class actions. More opportunities, likely on the heels of new laws and government regulatory actions, await.

From WLF's blog, The Legal Pulse

 

9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Class Action vs. Ice Cream Maker
Last July in a Legal Pulse post, Food Advertising Class Action Feeding Frenzy?, WLF Summer Fellow John Kendrick mentioned a California-based class action suit filed against Dryer's Grand Ice Cream (a Nestle brand). The suit alleged that the use of the terms "0 grams trans fat," "Original Vanilla," and "Classic" were false or misleading in violation of four California consumer protection laws. A federal district court dismissed the action last year.

Last Thursday, a terse per curiam opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court. 

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News, Commentary, and Updates

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Class action vs. fruit roll up maker allowed to proceed

Food Navigator

Thursday, April 26, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Fun poked at Nutella class action settlement

The Consumerist

Monday, April 16, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Settlement amount and lawyer fees in Nutella class action approved

Legal News Line

Friday, April 6, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

CA Court Throws Out CSPI's Class Action Suit vs. McDonalds Regarding Happy Meals

Los Angeles Times

Friday, March 16, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Jamba Juice newest target of "natural" class action lawsuits

FoodNavigator USA

Thursday, March 8, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Vita-Coco drink latest class action lawsuit target

Beverage Daily.com

Monday, March 5, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

General Mills files motion to dismiss in Fruit by the Foot class action

Food Navigator USA

Wednesday, February 1, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Lawsuit claims corn chips not "all-natural" due to genetically enhanced oils

Reuters

Thursday, January 26, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Junk food junk science exposed

Mass Tort Defense blog

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Ginning up more litigation on use of "natural" on food labels

The Atlantic

Friday, December 23, 2011  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Another class action alleging misleading "natural" claim filed

Ad Age

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  |  News, Commentary & Updates

This is your brain on cupcake . . .

Denver Post

Sunday, November 20, 2011  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Federal court certifies class action lawsuit vs. Nutella makers

Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts blog

Thursday, November 3, 2011  |  News, Commentary & Updates

American Bar Association raises specter of food addiction suits

ABA Journal

Monday, October 24, 2011  |  News, Commentary & Updates

Food fight breaks out among plaintiffs' lawyers suing Nutella maker

Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts blog

WLF Resources

Thursday, April 12, 2012  |  WLF Resources

WLF Legally Brief Video Commentary on Food-Oriented Class Actions

WLF's Legally Brief

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  |  WLF Resources

Update: 9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Class Action vs. Ice Cream Maker

WLF's Legal Pulse blog

Friday, March 9, 2012  |  WLF Resources

A Nutrition Label For Each State?: Federal Court Preempts Lawsuit Aimed At Packaged Foods

WLF Legal Opinion Letter

Monday, March 5, 2012  |  WLF Resources

Fruit Roll-Ups Maker Moves to Dismiss CSPI Class Action Suit

WLF Legal Pulse blog

Wednesday, February 8, 2012  |  WLF Resources

Courts Not the "Natural" Branch of Government for Regulating Food Ads and Labels

WLF Legal Pulse blog

Wednesday, February 1, 2012  |  WLF Resources

Nutella Class Action Settlement: Not Part of a Balanced Civil Justice System

WLF Legal Pulse blog

Tuesday, December 6, 2011  |  WLF Resources

Court Empowers “Deceived” California Nutella Purchasers to Sue as a Class

WLF Legal Pulse blog

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  |  WLF Resources

CSPI's Fruit-by-the-Foot Suit: That Which you Didn’t Say is Untruthful

WLF's Legal Pulse blog

Wednesday, September 7, 2011  |  WLF Resources

Putting Cart Before Horse in a Consumer Class Action?

WLF Legal Pulse

Wednesday, February 9, 2011  |  WLF Resources

Suit Against Nutella Maker: Not Part of a Balanced (or Rational) Regulatory Process

WLF Legal Pulse

Thursday, September 16, 2010  |  WLF Resources

Preemption Rejected In Advocacy Group’s VitaminWater® Consumer Class Action

WLF Counsel's Advisory

Friday, March 13, 2009  |  WLF Resources

In Re Pepsico Provides Guidance On Arguing Express Preemption

WLF Legal Backgrounder

Friday, March 10, 2006  |  WLF Resources

Impending Legal Attacks On Food Ads Should Not Be Welcome In Court

WLF Legal Backgrounder

Friday, May 6, 2005  |  WLF Resources

My “Big Fat”Update: Courts Disserve Rule Of Law In Food Lawsuits Decisions

WLF Legal Backgrounder

 
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