Agribusiness

The new year brought good news to the food industry as different courts issued opinions rejecting consumer claims that would likely have had significant impact on the food industry.

In one case, a consumer filed a class action based on an allegation that a product is dangerous and an assertion by the plaintiff that he, and other consumers like him, would not have purchased the product if the manufacturer and sellers of the product had disclosed its dangers.

Another class action was based upon allegations that a product's labels and marketing misrepresented the product's quality or characteristics.

Read the entire article about food companies defending class actions.