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Food & Beverage Digest – November 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries. This month, vanilla is the finest of the...more

11/24/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – October 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, not all Ritas are lovely, someone...more

10/29/2020 / Advertising , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , False Advertising , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – September 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, not all gummies are natural, one class...more

9/30/2020 / Advertising , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Summer 2020

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our summer edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2020. In this edition, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) weighed in on several...more

9/25/2020 / Arbitration , Class Action , Class Certification , Class Members , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Facebook , Fee Awards , Insurance Industry , Judicial Panels , Personal Jurisdiction , Pharmaceutical Industry , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Food & Beverage Digest – August 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, we all need more coffee (or at least...more

8/31/2020 / Animal Food , Burger King , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions , Starbucks

Food & Beverage Digest – July 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, pork is primed for dismissal, potato...more

8/3/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Product Labels , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest – June 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, the Eleventh Circuit kills a...more

6/30/2020 / Animal Food , Beverage Manufacturers , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Misbranding , Restaurant Industry

Food & Beverage Digest – May 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, class actions go to the dogs,...more

6/1/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers

Food & Beverage Digest – April 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, almonds try to bum a smoke, one is the...more

4/30/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Winter 2020

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our winter edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2019. This edition, we’ve added a section covering many of the COVID-19-related class actions popping...more

4/22/2020 / Class Action , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Putative Class Actions , Settlement

Production and R&D Joint Ventures in a Pandemic: Reducing Antitrust Risk

Our Antitrust Team reviews the origins of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act (NCRPA), how to submit an NCRPA filing, and the risk mitigation an NCRPA filing may provide to various types of joint ventures....more

4/7/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Joint Venture , Risk Management

Food & Beverage Digest – March 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, caffeine is a little short of venti,...more

3/30/2020 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , False Advertising , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing

Food & Beverage Digest – February 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, new class actions are going to the...more

2/21/2020 / Animal Food , Beverage Manufacturers , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Country of Origin , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Supply , Motion to Dismiss , Motion To Intervene

Food & Beverage Digest – January 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, cannabidiol (CBD) suits continue to...more

1/22/2020 / Appeals , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Class Certification , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Food Labeling , Hemp , Motion to Dismiss

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2019

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our fall edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2019. The circuit courts were busy with class actions in the third quarter. Appellate judges were able...more

1/21/2020 / Apple , Class Action , Class Certification , Corporate Counsel , Decertification , Decertify , FRCP 23(b)(3) , Multidistrict Litigation , Nissan , Popular , Product Defects , Putative Class Actions

Food & Beverage Digest - December 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Take a spin through 10 key items from 2019, some...more

12/20/2019 / Appeals , Beverage Manufacturers , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Hemp , Labeling , Motion for Summary Judgment , Motion to Dismiss , Product Labels , Retailers

Food & Beverage Digest – November 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Here you’ll find information about cannabidiol...more

11/19/2019 / All Natural , Cannabidiol (CBD) oil , Class Certification , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Labeling , Motion to Dismiss

Food & Beverage Digest – October 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Here you’ll find information about a podful of...more

10/21/2019 / Advertising , Class Action , False Advertising , Labeling , Manufacturers , Product Labels

Class Action & MDL Roundup: Summer 2019

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our summer edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2019. The Supreme Court granted cert on a pair of ERISA cases that revived one ruling thought...more

10/1/2019 / ATDS , Auto Insurance , Car Accident , Class Action , Class Certification , Data Breach , Employee Benefits , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , Insurance Industry , Insurance Litigation , Product Defects , TCPA

Food & Beverage Digest – September 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Here you’ll find information about cases buzzing...more

9/19/2019 / All Natural , Class Action , Dietary Supplements , False Advertising , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Motion to Dismiss , Summary Judgment

Food & Beverage Digest – August 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Here you’ll find information about cases...more

8/24/2019 / Appeals , Class Action , Class Certification , Cosmetics , Decertify , False Advertising , Food Manufacturers , Motion to Dismiss , Product Packaging , Settlement Agreements , Slack-Fill Suits

Food & Beverage Digest – July 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Here you’ll find information about cases ranging...more

7/18/2019 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Class Certification , Food Manufacturers , Labeling , Liquor Licences , Residency Requirements , Slack-Fill Suits , Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v Thomas

Class Action & MDL Roundup: Spring 2019

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our spring edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2019. There was a veritable traffic jam in the courts for the automotive industry. Manufacturers saw...more

6/28/2019 / Antitrust Litigation , Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Auto-Dialed Calls , Automotive Industry , Biometric Information , Biometric Information Privacy Act , Call-In Pay , Class Action , Class Certification , Department of Labor (DOL) , FACTA , Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , Federal Arbitration Act , FRCP 23 , Groundwater , Off-Label Promotion , TCPA , Water Pollution

Food & Beverage Update – June 2019