Recalls don’t usually attract consumer class action lawsuits, and people who suffer unique injuries from food-borne illnesses are best advised to seek experienced legal counsel.
But the Boar’s Head Provisions expanded recall has mixed things up as a proposed consumer class action lawsuit has popped up in New York federal
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Owners of Tiger Brands plan to fight a class action lawsuit relating to the company’s part in the 2017-2018 Listeria outbreak in South Africa.
The lawsuit is being brought against the company by Richard Spoor Attorneys and LHL Attorneys. The Seattle firm of Marler Clark LLP is serving as a
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There is a preliminary settlement of up to $4.5 million in the class action lawsuit brought on behalf of people exposed to hepatitis A, but who did not become ill, from eating at Genki Sushi restaurants in Hawaii in 2016.
Seattle-based Marler Clark, the nation’s food safety law firm, and
Continue Reading Up to $4.5 million settlement for Hawaii restaurant patrons exposed to Hepatitis A
Described by critics as being made from “vat-grown fungus,” Quorn Foods Inc. products are getting new labels prominently declaring they contain mold.
The new label language is part
Continue Reading Quorn agrees to change labels to reveal main ingredient is mold
A class-action lawsuit filed Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claims that certain ingredients in Beneful dry kibble dog food from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company have sickened or killed thousands of dogs.
Frank Lucido of Discovery Bay, CA, states in the complaint that after
Continue Reading Lawsuit Claims Beneful Dog Food is Poisoning Pets
Aside from many comments disagreeing with the topic being worthy of Food Safety News publishing, Michele Simon’s Nov. 21 opinion piece, “Dairy Industry Making a Killing, by Killing Cows?,” is even further from the truth than it is relevancy. Simon addresses a class action filed September 26, 2011
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If you think you’re paying too much for a gallon of milk these days, it could be the result of an elaborate price-fixing scheme, according to a recent class action that charges the dairy industry with federal antitrust violations, among other claims.
The case was instigated by the animal advocacy
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If you use Wesson brand cooking oils, you may be able to join a class action against food giant ConAgra for deceptively marketing the products as natural.
These days it’s hard to walk down a supermarket aisle without bumping into a food product that claims to be “all-natural.” If you’ve
Continue Reading ConAgra Sued Over GMO '100% Natural' Cooking Oils
A class action lawsuit has been filed against an Olive Garden restaurant in Fayetteville, NC where a food server infected with hepatitis A potentially exposed thousands of diners to the virus.
The suit was filed in Cumberland County Superior Court by Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark, in conjunction
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Bacteria, viruses and parasites–the unholy trinity of foodborne illnesses–hurt people in such unique and different ways so-called “class action” lawsuits brought on behalf of victims of foodborne illness are rare.
Instead, the injured bring individual lawsuits and claims against the responsible parties. That is because food poisoning injuries vary greatly
