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Pelman v. McDonald’s Corp.: no class certification for obese teens
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 29 2010
A judge from the U.S. Court of International Trade, sitting by designation in a New York federal district court, has determined that the obesity-related claims filed in 2002 against McDonald’s Corp. cannot be pursued as a class action
Prop. 65 lawsuit seeks warnings for acrylamide in coffee
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2011
The Metzger Law Group has filed a lawsuit under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65) on behalf of the Council for Education and Research on Toxics (CERT), seeking an order to require coffee makers and retailers to warn consumers that coffee contains acrylamide, a chemical known to the state to cause cancer
EEOC not entitled to medical information from Nestlé in genetic discrimination case
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 25 2012
A federal court in Kentucky has determined that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not entitled to information about the medical examinations of Nestlé Prepared Foods employees in relation to a claim by one former employee that he was fired due to “genetic information” discrimination
Gourmet beverage and neutraceutical company claims trade secrets misappropriated
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 8 2013
A company that makes and sells a proprietary blend of purported "wellness" herbs as part of its line of gourmet coffee, teas and hot chocolates has
Class cert. sought in trans fat lawsuit against Smuckers
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- September 16 2011
A California woman who alleges that certain J.M. Smucker’s products contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (PHVO), or trans fat, while the company falsely promotes them as healthy for consumers, has requested an October 10, 2011, hearing on her motion to certify a nationwide class
Class suit claims 5-hour energy is not a healthy vitamin energy drink
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 15 2013
Pennsylvania residents have filed a putative statewide class action in federal court against the company that makes 5-Hour ENERGY drinks
New York City takes appeal from ruling on soft-drink size limits
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 15 2013
Immediately after a New York court determined that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene lacked the authority and a rational
False advertising claims against Arizona Beverages dismissed in part in California; class cert. denied in New Jersey
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- September 2 2011
A federal court in California has granted in part the motion to dismiss filed by Arizona Beverages USA LLC, in a putative class action alleging the violation of consumer fraud and false advertising laws due to company representations that its products are “Natural,” “All Natural” and “100 Natural.”
Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies marler clark from food-borne illness suit
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- February 15 2013
A divided Colorado Supreme Court has determined that a trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to grant the motion for pro hac vice
Soup maker sued for salt and fat content
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 19 2010
A New York resident has sued Campbell Soup Co. alleging that its “Less Sodium” and “Healthy Request” tomato soups are falsely advertised because they contain the same levels of salt and fat as the company’s “regular” tomato soup
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