Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 18 Mar 2016
The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) and the National Confectioners Association have announced the Children’s Confection Advertising…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 18 Jul 2014
The state attorneys general (AGs) of Oregon, Vermont and Washington have reportedly filed separate lawsuits against Living Essentials and its parent…
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 | United Kingdom, USA | 9 May 2014
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed a complaint alleging that a cereal advertisement shown at the beginning of a "U-rated"…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 7 Feb 2014
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has reportedly nixed a brewery's plan to use an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to deliver six-packs of its winter…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 14 Sep 2012
New York and New Jersey residents have filed a putative nationwide class action with two statewide subclasses against General Mills, Inc. in a Minnesota federal court, alleging that the company has violated federal and state consumer fraud laws by marketing its Nature Valley snack bars as “100% Natural” when they contain high-fructose corn syrup and other non-natural ingredients.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 22 Apr 2011
McDonald’s Corp. has filed a motion to dismiss a putative class action seeking to stop the company from advertising and selling to children its allegedly “unhealthy Happy Meals” with toys.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 29 Oct 2010
A California resident has filed a putative class action against the company that owns the Breyers ice cream brand, alleging violations of consumer protection laws because its 23 chocolate-flavored products are labeled "All Natural" but also contain cocoa processed with alkali.