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Brazilian regulator fines Mcdonald’s over Happy Meal promotion

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil
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April 26 2013

The consumer regulatory agency of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has reportedly fined McDonald's US$1.6 million for allegedly marketing to children. Procon SP

Court orders attorney to cease Facebook criticism of halal fraud settlement

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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

Stay in Snapple “natural” beverage lawsuit extinguished

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 22 2010

A federal court in New Jersey has granted the defendant's unopposed motion to extinguish the stay in a lawsuit contending that Snapple beverage products are falsely advertised as "natural" because they contain high-fructose corn syrup, a purportedly non-natural ingredient