Key Takeaway: As consumer demand for “sustainable” products grows, so does the risk of litigation challenging sustainability claims on advertising and packaging. As one recent case shows, failure to plead actual reliance can be grounds for dismissal of claims that
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Perkins Attorneys Edit and Author ABA Food Law Treatise
As readers of this blog know, food law is a hot topic in today’s legal practice. For those looking to deepen their understanding of the growing field of food law, Tommy Tobin, an attorney in the firm’s Food Litigation practice,…
Sustainability Advertising: Key Takeaways
Consumers and brands are well aware of the benefits of environmentally friendly products. A recent report found that nearly 89% of brands implementing sustainability initiatives see an improvement in brand reputation. However, brands should take care to comply with applicable…
ESG Claims Amid Increased Regulatory Scrutiny and Litigation Risks
From investors and shareholders to customers and employees, key stakeholders are increasingly demanding both corporate action and broad-based public disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As corporations take action and report on their ESG challenges and achievements, they…
Consumer Brands Protecting Marketing Budgets Amid Turbulent Times
According to the Financial Times*, consumer packaged goods (CPG) had been among the most resilient industries during the pandemic. Even as CPG brands are facing increasing food and input prices among other market disruptions, many companies are maintaining and…
Consumer Brands Protecting Marketing Budgets Amid Turbulent Times
According to the Financial Times*, consumer packaged goods (CPG) had been among the most resilient industries during the pandemic. Even as CPG brands are facing increasing food and input prices among other market disruptions, many companies are maintaining and…
Delta-8: A New Low in Highs
Most Americans are familiar with the term “THC” at this point. What they might not yet appreciate is that common nomenclature is actually referring to Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or “Delta-9” THC. That’s the scientific terminology for the molecule in marijuana that’s well-known…
Current Trends in Cosmetics Litigation: CLE Presentation
Despite a tumultuous year, one thing stayed the same: plaintiffs’ class action attorneys continued to file plenty of lawsuits against manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPGs). Attorneys in Perkins Coie’s Food Litigation practice have defended false labeling cases across a…
Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review 2020
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that its fifth annual Food Litigation Year in Review, in coordination with the expansion of the firm’s practice, has been broadened and renamed the Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review.…
Recent Ruling: Ninth Circuit Rules that Dog Food Purchasers’ Class Certification Campaign Has No Bite
Last week the Ninth Circuit concluded that a campaign for class certification brought by dog food purchasers was all bark and no bite.
In a memorandum disposition issued on December 9, 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial…