January 02, 2026
There are several issues food and beverage attorneys will want to keep an eye on in 2026, from litigation challenging the marketing of ultra-processed foods, to false advertising claims over the presence of "forever chemicals" and microplastics, to the federal government's efforts to regulate additives. Here, Law360 has rounded up a number of matters that attorneys should be watching.
September 30, 2025
A New York federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action against Coca-Cola's Simply Orange Juice Co. subsidiary alleging its juices were falsely marketed as all-natural when they actually contain PFAS, saying that the plaintiff didn't show that the juices tested were the same as the ones he bought.
January 01, 2025
Food and beverage attorneys have no shortage of interesting issues to follow in 2025, from Albertsons turning on Kroger after their proposed $25 billion merger was blocked, to new state laws covering the life cycle of single-use packaging, and claims over heavy metals and "forever chemicals" contaminating food.
July 11, 2024
A New York man has hit Coca-Cola and its Simply Orange Juice Co. subsidiary with a revised proposed class action alleging they deceptively market juices as pure, healthy and all-natural when they actually contain harmful, man-made forever chemicals.
June 10, 2024
Coca-Cola defeated, for now, a proposed false advertising class action alleging its line of Simply Tropical fruit juice contains "forever chemicals," when a New York federal judge said Monday the customer lacks standing because his complaint relies on a single allegation of testing without linking the test result to his purchase.
January 01, 2024
Game-changing environmental law decisions are on tap for 2024, from two U.S. Supreme Court cases that could make important changes to the practice of administrative law to more rulings on the extent of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
October 19, 2023
Coca-Cola urged a New York federal judge Thursday to toss a proposed class action alleging it mislabels its tropical fruit juice as made with all-natural ingredients since they contain toxic "forever chemicals," saying the plaintiff failed to show that the trace amounts of the chemicals are harmful or reduce the juice's value.
July 17, 2023
A proposed group of consumers has alleged that Coca-Cola Co. promoted a line of tropical fruit juice as made with all-natural ingredients even though it contains toxic "forever chemicals," according to a class action filed in New York federal court.