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Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation shares timely insights into litigation developments, emerging arguments and challenges facing food and consumer packaged goods manufacturers and related industries. 

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November 24, 2014

Class Partly Decertified in Dole “All Natural” Case

Brazil v. Dole Food Company, Inc. et al, No. 5:12-cv-01831 (N.D.

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November 21, 2014

New Filings for November 21, 2014

McGee v. Diamond Foods, Inc., No. 3:14cv2446 (S.D. Cal.):  This putative class action asserts that Defendant's popcorn products are injurious to consumers because they contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, which contain trans fats. View blog post
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November 20, 2014

Court Grants Summary Judgment Based on Reasonable Consumer Standard

Rahman v. Mott's LLP, No. 13cv3482 (N.D.

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November 20, 2014

Ninth Circuit Urged Not To Return To Era of No Reliance California Law

Kane v. Chobani, No. 14-15670 (9th Cir.): In an amicus brief filed last week, Washington Legal Foundation asked the Ninth Circuit to affirm the district court's dismissal of claims that food labeled as containing "only natural ingredients" was deceptive under California law. View blog post
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November 18, 2014

Tortilla Chips Class Settlement Preliminarily Approved

Klacko v. Diamond Foods, Inc., No. 14cv80005 (S.D. View blog post
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November 17, 2014

Milk Advertising Class Action Dismissed

Ruiz v. Darigold, Inc./Northwest Diary Association, No. 2:14-cv-01283 (W.D. View blog post
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November 13, 2014

Class Partly Decertified in Dole “All Natural” Case

Brazil v. Dole Food Company, Inc. et al, No. 5:12-cv-01831 (N.D. View blog post
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November 7, 2014

GMO Labeling Laws Fail in Oregon, Colorado

Update to this post on December 16, 2014 found here. Ballot initiatives to mandate GMO-labeling decisively failed in Colorado and narrowly failed in Oregon, with supporters saying they'll be back. Voters in California and Washington State rejected similar ballot questions View blog post
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October 30, 2014

New Filings for October 30, 2014

Alduey v. B&G Foods et al., No. View blog post
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October 22, 2014

Kraft Cheese Complaint Too Light on Facts to Escape Dismissal

Morales et al v. Kraft Foods Group, Inc. et al, No. 2:14-CV-04387 (C.D. View blog post
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October 20, 2014

Hain Waffle Suit Dismissed in Part; Key Labeling Claims Live On

Ham v. Hain Celestial Grp. Inc., No. 3:14-CV-02044 (N.D. View blog post
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October 17, 2014

Settlement Terms Approved in Stevia Sweetener Suit

Aguiar v. Merisant, 2:14-CV-00670 (C.D. View blog post
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October 16, 2014

Court Gives Green Light to Settlement Terms in Flax Milk Action

Madenlian v. Flax USA Inc., No. SACV13-1748 (C.D. View blog post
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October 15, 2014

Court rules that ‘Kosher’ suit poses religious question; dismisses with prejudice

Wallace v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 19HA-CV-123237 (Minn. View blog post
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October 7, 2014

Culinary Ambiguity: A Canonical Approach to Deciphering Menus

Perplexed by menus?  Why not apply the canons of statutory interpretation to construe their meaning?  That's what Ninth Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown has done, in an article recently published in the Harvard Journal on Legislation.  Article.  View blog post
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