Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 9 Oct 2017
A report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that the Food and Drug…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 9 Oct 2017
A New York federal court has denied class certification to a plaintiff alleging that Fifth Generation, Inc. falsely advertised Tito's Handmade Vodka…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 24 Jun 2016
The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb Inc. alleging the home-sharing company used…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 7 Nov 2014
Days after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to enjoin Gerber Products Co. from claiming that its Good Start® Gentle infant…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 13 Jun 2014
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has informed the CEO of Campbell Soup Co. that it will seek injunctive and monetary relief if…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 22 Jun 2012
A federal court in New Jersey has, for a second time, requested supplemental briefing before approving a stipulated final order for permanent injunction and other equitable relief in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) action against a company that allegedly marketed acai-berry weight-loss products with “fake” news reports and deceptive claims.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 11 May 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”.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 4 Nov 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.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 28 Oct 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.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 30 Sep 2011
California residents have filed a putative class action in federal court against a company that promotes its granola, cookie and trail mix products as “100% Pure and Natural,” despite making them with some purportedly synthetic ingredients.