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Court orders attorney to cease Facebook criticism of halal fraud settlement
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- February 15 2013
A Michigan court has reportedly entered an order specifying what will appear on the Facebook page of the attorney who filed a complaint seeking
Federal court upholds some claims in BOOST Kid Essentials putative class actions
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- USA
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- August 5 2011
A federal court in New Jersey has determined that Pennsylvania and California residents may pursue claims against New Jersey-based Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition, Inc. in consolidated putative class actions alleging that the company’s BOOST Kid Essentials beverage did not provide its advertised health benefits for children
Recent court developments: BPA, Nutella and Alaskan fishing regulations litigation
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- USA
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- July 15 2011
A multidistrict litigation court in Missouri has denied motions for class certification in 24 transferred cases against companies that make baby bottles and sippy cups allegedly containing bisphenol A (BPA
Final approval sought in non-monetary settlement of trans fat claims
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- USA
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- June 17 2011
The parties to putative nationwide class actions alleging that Unilever U.S., Inc. falsely advertised that its margarine spreads, including Country Crock and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, were good for cardiovascular health are seeking final court approval of a non-monetary settlement that will require the company to remove the trans fat from its products
“Happy Meals” lawsuit filed in California
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- USA
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- December 17 2010
Seeking to represent a class of California children younger than age 8 and their parents, the mother of a 6-year-old girl has reportedly filed a putative class action against McDonald’s Corp., alleging that it baits children by advertising its “unhealthy Happy Meals” with toys and thus “has helped create, and continues to exacerbate, a super-sized health crisis in California.”
Ohio AG brings consumer sales practices action against Dannon
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- USA
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- December 17 2010
The same day that the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement over alleged deceptive advertising claims for DanActive beverage and Activia yogurt, Ohio’s attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging that The Dannon Co. has violated the state’s Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) by failing to substantiate the health-related claims it makes for the products
Court approves discovery and motions schedule in Pelman v. McDonald’s
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- USA
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- December 17 2010
A federal court in New York has entered an order approving the pre-trial discovery and motions scheduling order agreed to by the individual plaintiffs remaining in the litigation alleging that fast-food marketing caused adverse health effects related to obesity
Class action challenges health claims for elderberry juice
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- USA
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- December 10 2010
Two Missouri residents with arthritis and allergies have filed a putative class action on behalf of Missouri, Illinois and Kansas consumers who were allegedly deceived by false health-related claims made by a company that sells elderberry juice
Third Circuit adopts substantial compliance test for contempt of diet supplement ad order
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- USA
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- November 11 2010
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a district court determination that a dietary supplement maker did not violate a consent order with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC
First Circuit upholds $48 million award for deceptive infomercials promoting dietary supplements
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- USA
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- October 28 2010
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a multi-million dollar award in the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) lawsuit against the producer and distributor of infomercials for dietary supplements that could purportedly cure everything from cancer, obesity and Parkinson's disease to multiple sclerosis, heart disease and lupus
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