Litigation
Sep. 18, 2012
Food companies targeted for misleading consumers in class actions
The number of class actions filed against food companies for allegedly misleading consumers has increased dramatically during the past two years, with California courts handling a lot of those cases, attorneys say.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two years ago, when San Diego-based plaintiffs' attorney Timothy G. Blood scored a $45 million settlement in a false advertising class action against Dannon Food Co., it sent a message to other plaintiffs' lawyers: file more cases against food companies.
Since then, several food litigation attorneys say the number of class filings in their field has increased significantly across the country,...
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