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Medical Monitoring Class Action Rejected at Pleading Stage

By Sean Wajert on April 3, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Medical Monitoring

A federal court recently rejected a proposed medical monitoring class action brought by alleged Pepsi drinkers. The case reminds readers of the import…
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Snack Bar Class Action Dismissed

By Sean Wajert on March 21, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

An Illinois federal judge recently dismissed a proposed class action alleging the defendant somehow misled consumers about sugar in its snack bars des…
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Tea Class Action Dumped Overboard

By Sean Wajert on February 16, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court rejected a putative class action against tea maker Twinings North America, Inc. over antioxidant labeling. See Craig v. Twinings N. Am…
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Economic Loss Doctrine Dooms Negligence CLaim

By Sean Wajert on January 7, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Food and Beverage

A federal court recently issued an interesting decision discussing the often-confusing economic loss doctrine. See Schwabe North America, Inc. v. Cal-…
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Another Artificial All Natural Class Action Rejected

By Sean Wajert on January 5, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

We have posted before about the plaintiffs’ bar ongoing war on innocuous product labels, especially the popular “natural” claims –seeking t…
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Federal Court Decertifies “Natural” Damages Class Action- Naturally

By Sean Wajert on November 11, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court last week ordered decertification of a damages class action challenging “all natural” fruit labels, due to deficiencies wi…
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FDA Issues Further Nanotechnology Guidance

By Sean Wajert on July 22, 2014
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

Late last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued one draft and three final guidance documents related to the use of nanotechnology in reg…
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Motion to Dismiss Granted in Juice Case

By Sean Wajert on July 9, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Food and Beverage

A California federal court has rejected a proposed class action complaint arising from alleged misleading labeling and advertising of vegetable juice …
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Class Certification Denied on Ascertainability Grounds

By Sean Wajert on July 3, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court in New Jersey last week rejected a class certification effort by plaintiffs complaining about the marketing of Skinnygirl Margaritas. …
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Yet Another Artificial “Natural” Class Action Shot Down in the Food Court

By Sean Wajert on June 26, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court has found numerous issues precluding class certification of three proposed class actions challenging the labels of defendant’s food pr…
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