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Latest News in Food & Beverage
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November 22, 2024
Del Monte's 'Fruit Naturals' Label Not Deceptive, 9th Circ. Says
The Ninth Circuit on Friday refused to revive a California woman's proposed class action accusing Del Monte Foods of falsely advertising fruit cups as being "natural" despite containing synthetic preservatives, saying a reasonable consumer would know to read the products' back label to confirm the ingredients.
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November 22, 2024
Ill. Judge Bucks Colleague In Limiting BIPA Change's Reach
An Illinois federal judge held Friday that a legislative amendment limiting damages under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act doesn't apply to lawsuits filed before the change took effect, refusing to side with a recent ruling from another judge in the same court that reached the opposite conclusion.
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November 22, 2024
Taco Bell's 'Inconsistent' Stance Revives Fla. Fall Suit
A Florida state appellate court on Friday reversed a ruling that tossed a slip-and-fall injury lawsuit against Taco Bell, citing the restaurant's "logically inconsistent" position admitting that a customer ignored a freshly mopped restroom floor but proceeded to dispute that the floor was actually wet.
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November 22, 2024
Kraft, Others Say No Need To Stay Atty Fees After $18M Win
Kraft, Kellogg, Nestle and General Mills have urged an Illinois federal judge not to delay deciding attorney fees following their $17.7 million antitrust trial victory over egg producers and industry groups, saying further stalling would only prolong the already 13-year-old case.
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November 22, 2024
Delta-8 Product Actually Illicit Delta-9, Class Action Claims
The manufacturer of Cake Brand vapes has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of "masquerading" its products as "lawful delta-8" when in reality they contain delta-9, a derivative marijuana which remains a Schedule I drug, according to the suit filed in California federal court.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Farm Service Agency
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- State and international food and beverage regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Food safety regulation
- Labeling requirements
- Food import bans and trade restrictions
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- ENFORCEMENT
- Food and beverage recalls
- Food safety actions
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Mass torts
- Food safety suits
- Labor and employment issues
- International trade disputes
- Agricultural commodities trading suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Breach of contract suits
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Environmental issues
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Franchise agreements and real estate deals
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of food and beverage practices
Readership
- Food, beverage, retail, and hospitality lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the food and beverage industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals