October 04, 2022
A proposed class of Wesson Oil buyers are asking a California federal court to approve a new $3 million settlement with ConAgra Foods Inc., saying their attorneys will seek no fees for their work in the litigation after the prior deal was rejected for awarding the bulk of its $8 million total to the attorneys.
February 23, 2022
Wesson Oil consumers can't revive a previously approved $8 million false ad settlement with ConAgra Foods Inc., a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the class counsel's offer to reduce their nearly $7 million attorney fee request is not enough to cure concerns that self-interest infected the negotiations.
January 06, 2022
A class of Wesson Oil consumers urged a California federal judge Wednesday to reduce its counsel's fee request after both the Ninth Circuit and the district court rejected a previously approved false-ad settlement over concerns that the nearly $7 million in fees are too excessive.
February 24, 2015
A California federal judge on Monday largely signed off on a class certification motion in a suit over ConAgra Foods Inc.'s alleged mislabeling of its Wesson oil products as "100% natural" even though they contain genetically modified ingredients, certifying 11 statewide classes but nixing an injunctive relief class.
December 10, 2014
ConAgra Foods Inc. and a consumer class suing it over the "all-natural" labeling of its genetically modified organism-containing Wesson-brand oils butted heads over discovery in a joint brief filed Tuesday in California federal court in which the plaintiffs said they may pursue a sanctions bid against McGuireWoods LLP.
November 24, 2014
A California federal judge on Monday tentatively ruled to certify classes in 10 states alleging ConAgra Foods Inc. falsely advertises its Wesson-brand vegetable oils as 100 percent natural even though they contain oils extracted from genetically modified organisms, relying on new expert evidence months after denying an earlier bid.
November 12, 2014
A proposed class asked a California federal judge to look into ConAgra Foods Inc.'s late production of documents in discovery in a consolidated false advertising suit, arguing Wednesday that the delay indicates ConAgra failed to produce other documents related to the class certification bid.
July 14, 2014
A California federal judge denied certification Monday to a putative class of consumers in 11 states in a consolidated false advertising action against ConAgra Foods Inc. over its claims that Wesson-brand vegetable oils are 100 percent natural even though they allegedly contain oils extracted from genetically modified organisms.
November 15, 2012
A federal judge on Thursday tossed several state claims in a proposed class action against ConAgra Foods Inc. that alleges it labeled Wesson cooking oils made from genetically modified plants as 100 percent natural, allowing the class to amend remaining claims under federal and New Jersey consumer protection statutes.
November 28, 2011
A California federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class action accusing ConAgra Foods Inc. of misleadingly labeling cooking oils as 100 percent natural when they were made from genetically modified plants, ruling the lawsuit's allegations lacked specificity.