Tag: Kansas
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Monsanto Reaches Agreement in Principle over GM Wheat Contamination
In light of representations that the parties are close to settlement, a multidistrict litigation (MDL) court has continued to stay proceedings in litigation alleging that the isolated appearance of genetically modified (GM) wheat in Oregon, which purportedly led Japan and South Korea to suspend imports of soft-white wheat from the United States, caused wheat farmers…
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GM Wheat Litigation to Enter Mediation
Wheat farmers who sued Monsanto Co. over losses they allegedly sustained after genetically modified (GM) wheat was discovered in an Oregon farmer’s field have reportedly decided to attempt to mediate the dispute. In re Monsanto Co. GE Wheat Litig., MDL No. 2473 (D. Kan.). Details about the consolidation of a number of related cases before…
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Monsanto GE Wheat Cases Consolidated Before Kansas MDL Court
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has ordered the transfer of five cases brought by wheat farmers who allege economic injuries due to lower wheat prices, import restrictions and increased production costs after genetically engineered (GE) wheat was discovered in an Oregon farmer’s field; pretrial matters will be heard by a multidistrict litigation (MDL)…
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JPML Considers Request to Transfer Monsanto GM Wheat Suits
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) recently heard argument on the Center for Food Safety’s motion to transfer to a multidistrict litigation (MDL) court pending lawsuits against Monsanto Co. involving the genetically modified (GM) wheat that appeared in an Oregon farmer’s conventional wheat field and briefly disrupted exports to some of the nation’s…
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Waffle House Worker Claims Owner Falsely Reported That Minimum Wage Was Paid
A former employee of an Olathe, Kansas, waffle venue has brought a collective action against his employer alleging that it reported inaccurate tip earnings so that it would appear that his total earnings were compliant with the federal minimum wage. Spears v. Mid America Waffle House, Inc., No. 11-2273 (D. Kan., filed May 2010). Jared…
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Retail Food Interests Allege Price Fixing in Egg Market
A coalition of food wholesalers and retailers has filed an antitrust lawsuit in a Kansas state court against egg producers and industry trade groups alleging that, by reducing the number of hens, increasing egg exports and decreasing hen lifecycles, the defendants conspired to manipulate egg prices, which have more than doubled in recent years. Associated…
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Class Action Filed Against POM Wonderful for Consumer Fraud
A Kansas resident has filed a putative class action in state court against POM Wonderful, LLC, alleging that the company’s claims that its pomegranate products have special health benefits are false, deceptive and misleading. Haynes v. POM Wonderful, LLC, No. CV08720 (Kan. Dist. Ct., Johnson Cty., filed September 29, 2010). Seeking to certify a statewide class…