August 25, 2022
Buyers of dog food made by Mars Petcare US Inc. agreed to permanently drop their proposed class action in Illinois federal court that accused the company of fraud for using ingredients it claimed to avoid.
July 12, 2021
An Illinois federal judge tossed most of a proposed class action against pet food manufacturer Mars Petcare US Inc., but the company couldn't escape claims brought by dog owners that it violated the state's fraud statute when it sold dog food with the very ingredients it claimed to avoid.
March 23, 2021
Pet owners say that Mars Inc. misrepresented pet food it marketed as beneficial for animals with allergies despite those products containing ingredients the company said were explicitly left out, and can't end their suit seeking compensation for that deception.