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Figy v. Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Case Number:
3:13-cv-04828
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero
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August 17, 2016
Lifeway Can't Squeeze Cane Juice Class Action
A California federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action against Lifeway Foods Inc. over the phrase "evaporated cane juice" on its labels, holding Tuesday that a consumer doesn't need to provide exact purchase dates and that it's too early to consider striking nationwide class claims.
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June 10, 2016
FDA's Cane Juice Rule Doesn't Impact Label Suit, Lifeway Says
A proposed class action against Lifeway Foods over the phrase "evaporated cane juice" on its labels still suffers from "fatal defects" and should be tossed, despite recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance that the description is misleading, the company told a California federal judge Thursday.
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March 02, 2016
Any Kefir Fan Would Know Cane Juice Is Sugar, Lifeway Says
Lifeway Foods urged a California federal judge Tuesday to toss a consumer class action against it over the ingredient labeling on its kefir smoothies, saying the argument that a health-conscious consumer saw an "evaporated cane juice" label but didn't understand that the product contained added sugar is implausible.
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February 24, 2016
Kefir Drinkers Fight To Preserve Sugar Labeling Suit
A class of consumers suing Lifeway Foods Inc. over the ingredient labeling on kefir smoothies is fighting to convince a California federal judge not to dismiss the suit, saying the group has met the pleading standards for this stage of the case.
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October 18, 2013
Lifeway Accused Of Masking Smoothies' Sugar Content
Lifeway Foods Inc. was hit with a putative class action Wednesday in California federal court alleging consumers were duped into purchasing its products, including its line of kefir smoothies, because they were labeled as containing evaporated cane juice instead of sugar.