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Western Sugar Cooperative et al v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company et al

  1. September 28, 2015

    Corn Cos. Slam 'Billion-Dollar' Claim Over Coke Sweeteners

    Corn syrup manufacturers including Archer-Daniels Midland Inc. and Cargill Inc. argued on Friday that sugar growers suing them for false advertising are seeking "well over a billion dollars" in damages on an allegedly spurious claim that a corn industry campaign caused beverage giant Coca-Cola to decide to stick to high fructose corn syrup.

  2. September 16, 2015

    Corn Syrup Cos. Say Earlier Sugar Suit Sours False Ad Case

    Corn syrup manufacturers including Archer-Daniels Midland Inc. argued Tuesday that their sugar grower adversaries' earlier advertising suit over the artificial sweetener Splenda is relevant to their ongoing false advertising suit over high fructose corn syrup, claiming it indicates the sugar growers are misplacing blame for lost revenues.

  3. September 09, 2015

    Corn Syrup Makers Blast Sugar Co. Experts In False Ad Suit

    Archer-Daniels Midland Inc. and other corn syrup producers accused of deceiving consumers by calling their products "corn sugar" urged a California federal judge Tuesday to strike expert declarations that support the sugar producer plaintiffs' claims, alleging they were untimely filed and inappropriately contain new opinions.

  4. September 02, 2015

    Sugar Producers Defend Experts In Corn Syrup Suit

    Sugar companies accusing Archer-Daniels Midland Inc. and other corn syrup producers of deceiving consumers by calling their products "corn sugar" asked a California federal court on Tuesday to deny the defendants' motion to strike certain declarations as part of their bid to disqualify the plaintiffs' experts.

  5. August 31, 2015

    Corn Cos. Say Pom Ruling Doesn't Save Ex-FDA Chief's Views

    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and other corn syrup producers fought back Friday against sugar grower plaintiffs' support for a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner to testify in their false advertising dispute, arguing the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Pom ruling doesn't justify his testimony on labeling. 

  6. August 26, 2015

    Corn Syrup Cos. Say Sugar Growers Are 'Sandbagging' Court

    Corn syrup producers including Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. on Wednesday told a California federal judge that sugar growers accusing them of deceptively referring to their corn syrup as "corn sugar" are "sandbagging" the court with hundreds of pages of new expert materials on the eve of trial.

  7. August 21, 2015

    Ex-Squire Atty Still On Corn Syrup Case After DQ, Judge Told

    Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc. and Ingredion Inc. told a California federal judge Thursday that sugar growers accusing them of deceptively referring to their corn syrup as "corn sugar" have violated an order disqualifying Squire Patton Boggs LLP from the suit by taking advice from a lawyer who quit the firm.

  8. July 29, 2015

    Corn Groups Fight Ex-FDA Chief's Testimony In False Ad Row

    Corn syrup producers including Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. told a California federal judge Tuesday to exclude certain testimony by former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler, who had offered opinions in support of sugar growers accusing corn groups of misleadingly equating high fructose corn syrup with sugar. 

  9. July 07, 2015

    Cargill, C&H Lose Dueling Bids To Nix Sugar False Ad Claims

    A California federal judge Tuesday kept alive dueling false advertising claims that pit C&H Sugar Co. and sugar producers against Cargill Inc. and other corn syrup makers in a fierce contest over the science of sweeteners.

  10. May 05, 2015

    Cargill Can't Stick C&H, Sugar Cos. With False Ad Claims

    A California judge  ruled Tuesday that Cargill Inc. and other corn syrup producers accused of tricking consumers by selling high-fructose corn syrup as "corn sugar" can't attack C&H Sugar Co. Inc. and other cane sugar rivals with false advertising counterclaims.