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False Labeling
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The Daily Intake
Federal Judge Dismisses Putative Class Action Complaint on Chocolate-less White Chips (subscription to Law360 required)
On April 8, 2020, a California federal judge dismissed a putative class action complaint challenging Ghirardelli Chocolate Co.’s labels on its cocoa-free white baking chips. Cheslow, et al. v. Ghirardelli Chocolate…
Cannabis Law Update
Florida Court Permits CBD Mislabeling Case to Proceed
By Kelley Drye
In a somewhat mixed decision for cannabis company defendants, a false advertising class action lawsuit will proceed in the Southern District of Florida – and not be halted while waiting…
Proskauer on Advertising Law
EDNY Passes on Potatoes Lawsuit
By Lawrence Weinstein, Carl Mazurek, Brooke Gottlieb
These are incredibly trying times, filled with concerns about what most of us have largely taken for granted – keeping ourselves and our families safe, being able to go to…
Proskauer on Advertising Law
Hershey Kisses Chocolate Mislabeling Suit Goodbye
By Lawrence Weinstein, Carl Mazurek, Ariella Muller
A California federal judge recently handed a victory to the Hershey Co. in a suit alleging the company falsely represented that its Brookside chocolate products have no artificial flavors. Clark…
Cannabis Law Blog
CBD Industry Beware: The False Labeling Class Action Has Arrived
Last week, in what may be the first of its kind, a putative class of Massachusetts consumers filed a false labeling class action complaint against Global Widget LLC, d/b/a Hemp…
Class Action & Mass Torts
CBD Industry Beware: The False Labeling Class Action Has Arrived
Last week, in what may be the first of its kind, a putative class of Massachusetts consumers filed a false labeling class action complaint against Global Widget LLC, d/b/a Hemp…
Food, Drug & Agriculture
CBD Industry Beware: The False Labeling Class Action Has Arrived
Last week, in what may be the first of its kind, a putative class of Massachusetts consumers filed a false labeling class action complaint against Global Widget LLC, d/b/a Hemp…
The Food Court
Mislabeling Claims Against Poland Spring Water Survive Dismissal
By Luis M. Reyes, Melissa Pallett-Vasquez
Water: two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen. It seems simple enough, but for companies selling bottled water, liability lurks below the surface. According to a recent lawsuit, consumers care not…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Ninth Circuit Confirms Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Undermine Defendant’s Evidence to Withstand Summary Judgment in False Labeling Class Actions
The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Sonner v. Schwabe N. Am., Inc. et al.,[1] resolves a split among district courts evaluating the standard that applies to false labeling claims brought…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Ninth Circuit Confirms Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Undermine Defendant’s Evidence to Withstand Summary Judgment in False Labeling Class Actions
The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Sonner v. Schwabe N. Am., Inc. et al.,[1] resolves a split among district courts evaluating the standard that applies to false labeling claims brought…