Cozen O’Connor has been at the forefront of defending consumer class action lawsuits involving food and beverage labeling for years. On April 9th and 10th we will be taking the fight from the courtroom to Capitol Hill at the Snack Food…
Cozen O’Connor has been at the forefront of defending consumer class action lawsuits involving food and beverage labeling for years. On April 9th and 10th we will be taking the fight from the courtroom to Capitol Hill at the Snack Food…
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that FDA regulations preempted a consumer class action complaint alleging that trans-fat content and cholesterol-reduction claims on light spread butter and margarine substitutes misled customers. This decision adds to the growing list…
Regulators, food distributors, and, of course, lawyers are scrambling to determine the legal and reputational consequences of the still-growing horse meat scandal that recently hit Europe. Amid the recalls, finger-pointing, and consumer outrage at the thought of eating horse meatballs…
New Year’s resolutions may already be waning but consumers continue to purchase foods and beverages bearing the “All Natural” labels in an effort to eat healthier. The only food trend hotter than buying “Natural” foods and beverages is suing the…
As a new year begins, the Shape Up! coverage litigation draws to an end. On January 2, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern…
State by state, small farmers and individual consumers are squaring off against large food and agriculture corporations over genetically modified food. So far, it appears the food and agriculture industry has the upper-hand on the little guy. Connecticut state legislation…
On May 30th, the Food and Drug Administration issued a ruling denying the Corn Refiners Association’s (CRA) September 14, 2010 petition to authorize the use of “corn sugar” as an alternate optional name for high fructose corn syrup (HCFS). The…
It seems the latest health craze always involves “free” food; fat-free, sugar-free, preservative-free, and now gluten-free. PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America recently launched an initiative to label some of their products as “gluten-free.” The proposal includes labeling products with a “GF”…
THE SCOOP American food producers never seem to sour when it comes to pursuing consumer market share. The United States is the world’s largest consumer and manufacturer in the market for high-fructose corn syrup. Recently, consumers, and therefore U.S. food…
THE SCOOP On January 30, 2012, a Texas federal judge ordered that Chubb Custom Insurance Company (“Chubb”) had no duty to defend its insured because the claimants in the underlying class action did not allege any “bodily injury” as defined by the…