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Dark Chocolate and Heavy Metals

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In December 2022, Consumer Reports published a study on lead and cadmium in dark chocolate. Dark chocolate came into vogue when studies showed antioxidants in it may have health benefits. Consumer Reports discovered something...more

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Big Win For General Mills as Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Contaminated Cheerios Class Action

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On May 20, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action against General Mills for its alleged failure to disclose the presence of a harmful chemical in its Cheerios cereal....more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Senate Confirms FDA Commissioner - The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Stephen Hahn as the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Hahn, an expert in...more

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Speculative Claims Sink Cheerios Glyphosate Suit

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The active ingredient in popular weed killers, glyphosate, has gotten bad press lately.  Thousands of plaintiffs have alleged that exposure to it caused their cancers.  Jurors have responded by invoking punitive damages and...more

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Court Declines To Reconsider Summary Judgment Decision In Latest Development In Ongoing Asbestos Liability Reinsurance Litigation

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The Northern District of New York declined to reconsider a September 2018 decision on competing motions for partial summary judgment we previously reported on in a long-running reinsurance dispute related to asbestos...more

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Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Product Liability Insights - Issue 2, 2018

Welcome to the second issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we have rounded up several important and timely legal issues. As you...more

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