Harris v. McDonald's Corporation

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:20-cv-06533

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Prop. Damage Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Richard Seeborg

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  1. March 24, 2021

    McDonald's Beats Vanilla Ice Cream Suit, For Now

    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. 

  2. February 18, 2021

    McDonald's Tries To Melt Ice Cream Buyer's Vanilla Fraud Suit

    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.

  3. January 20, 2021

    McDonald's Ice Cream Buyers Expect Real Vanilla, Court Told

    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.

  4. January 05, 2021

    McDonald's Says No One Expects Pure Flavor In Its Ice Cream

    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.