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“Champion” Petfoods: Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of False Advertising Suit Against Pet Food Company

By Lawrence Weinstein, Jennifer Yang and Omobolaji Oluwasola on Posted in Class Actions, Deceptive Trade Practices, Labeling Claims
We recently blogged about Champion Petfoods’ success in a Minnesota district court case alleging that it misrepresented the quality of its dog food and ingredients. Well, Champion Petfoods came back to defend its title in another case involving nearly identical allegations, this time in the Seventh Circuit. The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a Wisconsin district … Continue Reading

Seventh Circuit Cans District Court Injunction in Beer Brands Corn Syrup Suit

By Lawrence Weinstein, Jeff Warshafsky and Carl Mazurek on Posted in Deceptive Trade Practices, Labeling Claims
Last month, the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s decision preliminarily enjoining Anheuser-Busch from making various advertising claims related to the absence of corn syrup in Bud Light, including that Bud Light has “no corn syrup,” that Molson Coors’s competing Miller Lite and Coors Lite beers are “made with” or “brewed with” corn syrup, and … Continue Reading

Seventh Circuit Finds No Evidence of Deception in Aloe Vera Gel Labeling Lawsuit

By Lawrence Weinstein, Carl Mazurek and Monique Curry on Posted in Class Actions, Deceptive Trade Practices, Labeling Claims
Last month, a Seventh Circuit panel unanimously affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing a consumer class action alleging that Fruit of the Earth and its retailer clients deceptively labeled aloe vera gel products. Beardsall v. CVS, 19-1850 (7th Cir. Mar. 24, 2020). Defendants’ aloe vera products are labeled as “Aloe Vera 100% … Continue Reading

Seventh Circuit Remands after District Judge Makes Injunction Stickier in Light Beer Corn Syrup Dispute

By Lawrence Weinstein, Carl Mazurek and Ariella Muller on Posted in Deceptive Trade Practices, Injunctions, Labeling Claims
The Seventh Circuit has remanded a lawsuit concerning beer advertising to the district court for failure to follow required procedures in issuing a preliminary injunction – the latest development in the case’s torturous procedural history. On May 24, 2019, Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin issued a preliminary injunction banning Anheuser-Busch from … Continue Reading

Jury Tests the Limits in AndroGel False Ad Verdict

By Lawrence Weinstein, Daniel Werb and Russell Kostelak on Posted in Deceptive Trade Practices
In late July, an Illinois jury came to a bizarre verdict in a case over an alleged link between heart attacks and AndroGel, a gel product used for treating low testosterone (or “low T”). The jury found that AbbVie, Inc., the drug company behind AndroGel, although not strictly liable or negligent in allegedly causing a … Continue Reading
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