Category: 11th Circuit
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Consumer Alleges Nonni’s ‘Limone’ Biscotti Misleads Consumers on Lemon Content
A Florida consumer has filed a proposed class action against biscotti maker Nonni’s Foods LLC, alleging the company misleads consumers as to how much lemon the company’s limone-flavored biscotti contains. Goldstein v. Nonni’s Foods LLC, No. 22-81462 (S.D. Fla., filed September 21, 2022). The plaintiff’s suit specifically targets representations on the product’s label including “Limone…
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Consumers Allege Kombucha Contains High Alcohol Levels
Three consumers have filed a putative class action alleging Kombucha 221 B.C. sells kombucha that contains “more than twice the allowed alcohol” for a nonalcohol beverage. Brothers v. Mad at S.A.D. LLC, No. 21-60542 (S.D. Fla., filed March 9, 2021). The plaintiffs, who allege they purchased the kombucha for consumption at work, argue that the…
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Nut Blend Contains Too Many Peanuts, Plaintiff Argues
A consumer has filed a lawsuit alleging that Star Snacks Co.’s Imperial Nuts Energy Blend “is deceptively marketed as containing mostly almonds, pecans and walnuts when in actuality is composed of more peanuts than all the other contents combined.” Andrews v. Star Snacks Co., No. 20-1357 (N.D. Ala., filed September 11, 2020). The plaintiff alleges…
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Burger King Impossible Whopper Lawsuit Dismissed
A Florida federal court has dismissed a putative class action alleging that Burger King Corp. misled consumers with the release of its Impossible Whopper. Williams v. Burger King Corp., No. 19-24755 (S.D. Fla., entered July 20, 2020). The plaintiff, a vegan, argued that Burger King’s marketing misled him into believing the Impossible Whopper, made with the…
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“Grains of Paradise” Lawsuit Dismissed
A Florida federal court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Bacardi U.S.A.’s Bombay Sapphire contains a botanical classified as an adulterant in the state. Marrache v. Bacardi U.S.A., No. 19-23856 (S.D. Fla., entered January 28, 2020). “Numerous class actions have greatly benefited society, such as Brown v. Board of Education, In re Exxon Valdez, and…
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Vegan Alleges Burger King Deceptively Marketed Impossible Whopper
A plaintiff has filed a putative class action alleging that Burger King Corp. represented its Impossible Whopper in association with the Impossible Burger, which is “well known as a meat-free and vegan meat alternative,” but cooked the Impossible Whoppers “on the same grills as its traditional meat products, thus covering the outside of the Impossible…
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Company Alleges Anti-Competitive Actions for Norwegian Farm-Raised Salmon
Cape Florida Seafood has filed a lawsuit alleging that several companies have “conspired since at least 2015” to fix prices on farm-raised Norwegian salmon. Cape Fla. Seafood v. Mowi ASA, No. 19-22002 (S.D. Fla., Miami Div., filed May 17, 2019). The complaint asserts that salmon prices before 2015 were correlated with the cost of feed…
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Wendy’s Settles Data Breach Lawsuits
Wendy’s International Inc. has settled two class actions alleging injuries stemming from a 2016 payment-system breach. Jackson v. Wendy’s Int’l Inc., No. 16-0210 (M.D. Fla., entered February 26, 2019); First Choice Fed. Credit Union v. Wendy’s Co., No. 16-0506 (W.D. Penn., entered February 26, 2019). A Florida federal court approved a $3.4 million settlement between…