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Friends of the Earth et al v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.

  1. August 01, 2019

    Accusers' Testimony Sinks False Ad Suit Over Chicken

    A California federal judge has tossed a suit brought by two nonprofits alleging that Sanderson Farms Inc. chicken is falsely labeled as "100 percent natural," finding that the groups’ own testimony dooms their claims.

  2. December 04, 2018

    Chicken Farm Can't Avoid Groups' Suit Over '100% Natural' Ad

    A California federal judge has denied an attempt by Sanderson Farms Inc. to dismiss a suit by a pair of nonprofits alleging its chicken is falsely labeled "100 percent natural," saying a revised complaint sufficiently backs the groups' claims that the company's marketing is deceptive.

  3. August 30, 2018

    Enviros Pluck USDA Data From Poultry Labeling Row

    Amended allegations over a poultry company's "all-natural" labeling removed questionable U.S. Department of Agriculture findings that were in prior pleadings, leaving a California federal judge facing the "rare occurrence" Thursday of revisiting a streamlined version of a lawsuit he'd already blessed and wondering if he could still find the allegations were adequately pled.

  4. April 02, 2018

    No Sanctions For Enviro Groups In Poultry Farm Labeling Row

    A California federal judge refused Monday to sanction three nonprofits who saw the basis for their product-labeling suit against a chicken company called into question after the USDA said information it provided was mistaken or misrepresented, saying the groups explained their communications with the USDA and that the case does not "live or die" on those data anyhow.

  5. February 28, 2018

    Nonprofits Fight Sanctions Bid In Sanderson Labeling Suit

    Three nonprofits who accuse poultry producer Sanderson Farms of falsely advertising its chicken products as "100 percent natural" and misleading consumers told a California federal court Tuesday that the company's bid to sanction them for filing an allegedly frivolous suit is intimidatory and must be denied.

  6. February 14, 2018

    Poultry Farm Seeks Sanctions For 'Knowingly False' Claims

    One of the largest poultry producers in the United States asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a suit from three nonprofits, along with other sanctions, due to "salacious" and "outlandish" allegations made based on U.S. Department of Agriculture test data the company claims was knowingly misrepresented.

  7. February 09, 2018

    Sanderson Farms Must Face '100% Natural' Suit

    A California federal judge ruled Friday that Sanderson Farms must face claims from three nonprofits that it falsely advertises its chicken products as "100% natural" and misleads consumers about how the animals are raised, finding their claims aren't preempted by federal law.

  8. June 23, 2017

    Sanderson Poultry Hit With Suit On '100% Natural' Claim

    Chicken producer Sanderson Farms falsely advertises its chicken products as "100% natural" and misleads consumers about how the animals are raised by concealing the presence of antibiotics and other drugs in its chickens, three nonprofits alleged Thursday in California federal court.