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Slack Fill Plaintiffs May Win Battles But Lose the War
Lawyers who file “slack-fill” cases against food manufacturers found a friendly venue in Missouri. Missouri has a broad consumer fraud law and multiple courts have denied motions to dismiss slack-fill claims pleaded…
Some Sanity on “Slack Fill”
The “Show Me” state of Missouri has not been kind to candy makers in cases where consumers allege that packages contain non-functional “slack fill.” Cases against the makers of Mike and Ike® candies, Raisinets®, and…
Second Circuit Bounces Multistate “Natural” Class. Now, Keep An Eye On the Ninth Circuit
Early this year, a Ninth Circuit panel upended a major nationwide class action settlement because it found that the District Court had not sufficiently considered material differences among the 50 states’ relevant…
Jury Awards $16M in Damages to Dyson in Lanham Act Case Against SharkNinja
A federal jury in Illinois recently awarded Dyson, Inc. over $16 million in damages after finding that SharkNinja falsely advertised that its Rotator Powered Lift-Away vacuum was better than Dyson’s best-performing…
Court Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kanye’s Tweet
Although we normally try to stay away from celebrity gossip, we can’t ignore the latest controversy over Kanye West’s tweet. No, not that one – the other one. In 2016, Kanye announced that he would release his album,…