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Preliminary approval granted for settlement of Frosted Mini-Wheats false ad claims
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 10 2013
A federal court in California has rendered its reluctant approval of a preliminary settlement in class litigation against Kellogg Co., alleging that
Whole Foods claims lack of control over retail stores in motion to quash Skinny Girls subpoena
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- June 29 2012
According to a news source, Whole Foods Market Inc. is seeking to stop its deposition in consumer fraud litigation filed against Skinny Girl Cocktails LLC, arguing that it does not own or operate Whole Foods retail stores nor does it “decide which suppliers, food brokers or distributors are to be used by Whole Foods Market retail locations.”
ALJ says some implied health claims in POM Wonderful ads not substantiated
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 25 2012
An administrative law judge (ALJ) has upheld some of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) allegations that POM Wonderful violated federal law by making deceptive claims in some advertisements that the company’s pomegranate juice and related products treat, prevent, or reduce the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction
Class claims kefir products are falsely advertised
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 11 2012
New York and New Jersey residents have filed a putative class action in an Illinois federal court against the company that makes a line of kefir dairy products, alleging that they are falsely promoted as providing “clinically proven therapeutic benefits for various health conditions”
Product with stevia targeted in “all natural” false advertising lawsuit
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 23 2012
A California resident has filed a putative class action in federal court against the Jamba Juice Co., alleging that it falsely advertises its fruit smoothie kits as “All Natural,” when they actually contain “unnaturally processed, synthetic andor non-natural ingredients,” such as ascorbic acid, citric acid, xanthan gum, and steviol glycosides
Settlement proposals: Nutella marketing and salad dressing labels
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- January 13 2012
Seeking to certify a nationwide settlement class, excluding California consumers, in litigation against the company that makes the hazelnut spread Nutella, two named plaintiffs alleging deceptive product marketing have filed their brief in support of preliminary approval of a class settlement
Lawsuit claims Kix cereal isn’t “all natural”
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 4 2011
Contending that the genetically modified (GM) corn in General Mills’ Kix Crispy Corn Puffs and Honey Kix Crispy Corn Puffs cereals renders their “All Natural Corn” representations false and misleading, a California resident has filed a putative class action against the company in state court
Court trims claims in sugar vs. HFCS litigation, allows action to proceed
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 28 2011
A federal court in California has issued orders allowing certain claims to proceed in Lanham Act litigation brought by sugar producers against trade associations and companies that make high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS
Lawsuit claims “hyperoxygenated” water fails to deliver promised benefits
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 28 2011
A California resident has filed a putative nationwide class action against Austrian and British companies that sell Oxygizer, a “designer water” product promoted as an athletic performance aid, alleging that increased oxygen content cannot deliver the benefits claimed
Purely economic injury sufficient for trans fat suit against Quaker Oats to continue
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 14 2011
A federal court in Illinois has determined that a plaintiff claiming that he would not have paid a premium for a product advertised as “heart healthy,” “0 grams trans fat” and “wholesome” had he known it actually contained trans fats, has standing to pursue his false advertising claims under state law
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- Workarea - Media & Entertainment
- Workarea - Litigation
- Workarea - Product Liability
- Author - Mark Anstoetter
- Jurisdiction - USA