Defense of Mass Tort Claims, Class Actions, and Significant Product-Based Litigation
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…
A California recently indicated he would stay a putative class action raising allegations about labeling of “evaporated cane juice” pendin…
Continue Reading Proposed Class Action Stayed Pending FDA Guidance
A California federal court recently rejected a putative consumer class action alleging the defendant somehow misled customers about antioxidants in it…
Continue Reading Chocolate Class Action Dismissed
An Illinois federal judge recently dismissed a proposed class action alleging the defendant somehow misled consumers about sugar in its snack bars des…
Continue Reading Snack Bar Class Action Dismissed
A federal court rejected a putative class action against tea maker Twinings North America, Inc. over antioxidant labeling. See Craig v. Twinings N. Am…
Continue Reading Tea Class Action Dumped Overboard
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…
Continue Reading FDA Issues Further Nanotechnology Guidance
A federal court has found numerous issues precluding class certification of three proposed class actions challenging the labels of defendant’s food pr…
Continue Reading Yet Another Artificial “Natural” Class Action Shot Down in the Food Court
Happy New Year to all our readers. Let’s start 2014 with a delicious class action decision, a Late night snack for our readers. A California court rec…
Continue Reading Ice Cream Class Action Melts
A California court recently rejected the class certification motion by a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. customer alleging the chain falsely advertised i…
Continue Reading Federal Court Rejects Consumer Class Action
We have posted before about the important doctrine of primary jurisdiction. Last week, a defendant obtained dismissal of a proposed class action over …
Continue Reading Energy Drink Case Subject to Primary Jurisdiction
