November 03, 2016
The long-running false advertising fight between rival pet food makers Nestle Purina and Blue Buffalo over adulterated ingredients allegedly in each other's products has concluded with a confidential settlement, according to statement issued by Purina on Wednesday.
September 28, 2016
A pet food ingredient broker must face some of a supplier's claims seeking repayment for any liability stemming from poultry byproduct sold to Blue Buffalo, which itself was targeted by Purina for false advertising, though a Missouri judge on Tuesday did trim claims against the broker company's executives.
September 16, 2016
A Missouri federal judge on Thursday released two companies accused of supplying poultry byproducts to Blue Buffalo without the pet food maker's knowledge from third-party contract and indemnification claims stemming from a false advertising suit launched by Purina.
August 22, 2016
Purina's ad agency asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss false-advertising claims brought by a rival pet food company in a war over the ingredients in the rival's food.
July 29, 2016
A company that allegedly sold poultry byproduct to pet food maker The Blue Buffalo Co. rather than actual meat urged a Missouri federal judge Friday to dismiss its own ingredient supplier's attempt to shift the blame for a fraudulent misrepresentation suit Blue Buffalo launched against both companies.
June 27, 2016
Blue Buffalo, accused by rival pet food maker Purina of selling chow containing poultry byproducts, struck back at Purina's call for Blue Buffalo's third-party claims to be separated from the impending trial, telling a Missouri federal judge Friday it would unnecessarily duplicate the proceedings and was unworkable.
June 23, 2016
Diversified Ingredients is presenting meritless and irrelevant arguments to avoid third-party breach of contract and repayment claims, and its dismissal bid should be partially denied, Blue Buffalo told a Missouri judge hearing Purina's contentious false advertising case against it.
June 20, 2016
Blue Buffalo urged a Missouri federal judge Friday to uphold its affirmative defenses of unclean hands and laches in a false advertising suit from rival pet-food maker Purina over adulterated chicken meal in its products, saying Purina used the same ingredient and "is guilty of precisely the same misconduct."
May 13, 2016
Pet food maker Blue Buffalo, bristling at a false advertising suit from rival Purina over adulterated chicken meal in its products, now says Purina was a victim of the same bad supplier and had the same issue with its own merchandise.
December 14, 2015
Blue Buffalo asked a Missouri federal court to order its supplier, Wilbur-Ellis, to produce documents the kibble company said would show it duped other major pet food clients with the same allegedly adulterated ingredients that led rival Purina to sue Blue Buffalo for false advertising.