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Pelman v. McDonald’s Corp.: no class certification for obese teens

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Proposed legislation would amend federal menu labeling requirements

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has introduced legislation (H.R. 1249) that would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act

Longneck beer bottles not unreasonably dangerous in Texas bars

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 10 2012

A Texas appeals court has dismissed product liability and negligence claims filed by a woman injured when she was struck twice in the face with a longneck beer bottle during a birthday celebration at a bar known for its violence

New York bills address trans fats and HFCs in foods sold statewide

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2010

Assembly members have introduced a bill (A10665) similar to legislation in effect in New York City, that would restrict the use of artificial trans fats in foods sold in restaurants and retail food stores

Florida diner claims restaurant’s negligence led to artichoke-induced injury

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 5 2010

A Florida man has sued a Houston's restaurant and its manager for failing to train servers to explain to patrons how to eat grilled artichokes, contending that their negligence led to his hospitalization and exploratory bowel surgery

California appellate court refuses to certify Chipotle employee class action

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 5 2010

A California court of appeals has denied the request of a former Chipotle employee to certify a class of current and former non-managerial employees alleging that the company violated labor laws by denying them meal and rest breaks

Cases recently decidedexploding snails, state alcohol beverage laws, e.coli- tainted meat outbreak

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2011

According to a news source, a small claims court in California has exonerated two seafood restaurant supervisors for alleged negligence in the case of the exploding escargot

New Jersey appellate court revives meat samosa lawsuit

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 22 2011

A New Jersey appellate court has partially reinstated a lawsuit against an Indian restaurant that mistakenly served meat samosas to a group of Hindu vegetarians, who are now seeking compensation for emotional distress and to recover the cost of travelling to India for a purification rite

Insurers dispute coverage for food-related injury

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2011

Seeking a declaration about respective indemnity obligations, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. has filed a complaint in a California federal court against several other insurance companies in a dispute stemming from a neurological injury allegedly caused by the mahi-mahi fish served in a fish burrito at a Rubio’s Restaurant

Chipotle claims Kroger chicken product infringes and dilutes its trademark

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 13 2012

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., which operates 1,250 “fast-casual” restaurants throughout the United States, has sued The Kroger Co. in Colorado federal court, alleging that the grocery store chain has infringed the CHIPOTLE trademark by using the descriptor on its spicy fried chicken take-out products

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