March 24, 2021
McDonald's melted a proposed class action on Wednesday that accuses the fast food giant of selling vanilla ice cream products falsely advertised as having a natural vanilla flavor, though a California federal judge allowed the woman behind the suit an opportunity to amend her complaint.
February 18, 2021
McDonald's Corp. urged a California federal judge Thursday to throw out claims that reasonable consumers expect its vanilla ice cream cones to be flavored exclusively with vanilla beans, but the judge expressed discomfort with making assumptions at the motion to dismiss stage about what reasonable consumers might expect.
January 20, 2021
An ice cream cone enthusiast accusing McDonald's of misleading consumers about the artificial flavoring in its vanilla ice cream on Monday said the fast-food giant is wrong to say consumers don't expect real vanilla in their ice cream.
January 05, 2021
McDonald's Corp. is pushing a California federal court to throw out claims that it misleads customers about the flavoring of its vanilla ice cream cones, saying it's "utterly implausible" that those buying the ice cream expect it to be flavored exclusively with vanilla beans.