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Federal Court Rejects Tea Class Action

By Sean Wajert on April 3, 2016
Posted in Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Food and Beverage

A federal court in California has rejected a proposed class action in a case challenging claims on tea labels. See Alex Khasin et al. v. R.C. Bigelow Inc., No. 4:12-cv-02204 (N.D. Calif. 3/29/16),

Plaintiff Khasin sought certification of a class of all persons in California who purchased for household use one or more of…

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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Energy Drink Case Subject to Primary Jurisdiction

By Sean Wajert on November 20, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

We have posted before about the important doctrine of primary jurisdiction. Last week, a defendant obtained dismissal of a proposed class action over …
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Consumer Fraud Class Claim Dismissed in Beverage Case

By Sean Wajert on August 13, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

Readers have seen our warning about the trend in food and beverage claims attacking virtually every aspect of the product’s label as a supposed consum…
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Consumer Fraud Claims Denied; Class Decertified

By Sean Wajert on April 18, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court ruled recently for defendant in a proposed class action about the labeling of an iced tea product. See Ries v. Arizona Beverages USA L…
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Another “Natural” Food Claim Falls to Common Sense

By Sean Wajert on January 18, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal district court recently dismissed a putative class action alleging the defendant food company mislabeled its Florida’s Natural products as 1…
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Court Again Dismisses Claim Against “Non-Conventional” Alcohol Beverage

By Sean Wajert on June 5, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products, Drug and Device, Food and Beverage

We posted last year about the dismissal of a motorcycle passenger’s claim against the maker of a caffeinated alcoholic drink, seeking to hold the comp…
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Consumer Fraud Claim on “All Natural” Beverage Rejected

By Sean Wajert on May 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

One trend we are keeping an eye on here at MassTortDefense is plaintiffs’ aggressive and excessive use of consumer fraud act claims, micro-analyzing e…
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Junk Food Junk Science Exposed

By Sean Wajert on January 27, 2012
Posted in Articles, Food and Beverage

Much of the litigation our clients confront on a daily basis seems predicated on the philosophy that all predicaments, all injuries, must be the fault…
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MDL Status Denied in Beverage Litigation

By Sean Wajert on January 5, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Food and Beverage

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined to consolidate the suits brought by plaintiffs attacking the marketing of beverages as “…
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