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False Labeling
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The Daily Intake
Class Action Alleges Feta Cheese Made in USA Misleadingly Suggests European Origin
Feta Maker's 'Greek' Claim Crumbles On Inspection, Suit Says (Law360 Subscription Required) A plaintiff’s success in one of the proliferating class action lawsuits over geographic origin hinges on whether the…
Mass Tort Defense
Slightly Sweet Tea Putative Class Action Dismissed
By Sean Wajert
Today's case involves a New York federal court dismissing a proposed class action alleging that the labeling on "slightly sweet" chai tea lattes misleads consumers into thinking the drinks are…
The Daily Intake
Lawsuit Filed Over Misleadingly Labeled “Brown Bread”
On February 26, an Illinois resident, Rabia Hamidani, filed a proposed class action complaint against Bimbo Bakehouse LLC alleging the bakery manufacturer of selling misleadingly labeled Cheesecake Factory-branded bread (subscription…
The Daily Intake
Arguments Over Label of Kirkland ‘Black Raspberry’ Sparkling Water
Costco Artificial Flavoring Is A Lie, Court Told (Law360 Subscription Required) A federal class action complaint, filed September 3, 2021, alleges the words “black raspberry flavor” and pictures of black…
Inside Class Actions
“Just Fruit” Does Not Mean Only Unprocessed Fruit
Last week, in Vitort v. The Kroger Co., No. 3:20-cv-01317-AC, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18291 (D. Or. Feb. 1, 2022), the District of Oregon dismissed a putative class action claiming…
The Trademark Blog
Plain Vanilla Bean mislabeling cause dismissed – SDNY
Defendant's vanilla bean ice cream contains specks of vanilla bean. Plainitff alleges that the specks contain no flavor, and that the vanilla flavor is derived from vanillin and synthetic…
The Daily Intake
Another “Hint of Lime” Tostitos Flavoring Lawsuit
Frito-Lay's 'Hint of Lime' Chips Have No Lime, Buyers Say (subscription to Law360 required) A proposed class action filed against Frito-Lay on August 25, 2021 in the U.S. District Court…
The Daily Intake
Lawsuit Targets Dreyer’s “Chocolate” Ice Cream Bars
On July 18, a proposed class action lawsuit (Subscription to Law360 required) was filed against Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., the makers of Haagen-Dazs vanilla milk chocolate almond ice cream…
The Daily Intake
Class Actions Continue to Target Butter & Vanilla
Two recently-filed class actions target Pepperidge Farm butter-flavored crackers and Nestlé vanilla-flavored coffee creamer: Pepperidge Farm Butter Crackers (Law360 subscription required): A class of consumers filed suit against Pepperidge Farm,…
The Daily Intake
Flavoring Lawsuit Targets “Hint of Lime” Tostitos
On May 11, 2021, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Frito-Lay, alleging that its “Hint of Lime” Tostitos were misleadingly labeled because they contain only “Natural Flavors” and…