April 07, 2026
A nutritional supplement maker forfeited an argument that its whey supplier was required to engage in ongoing sale negotiations by failing to raise it in the lower court, the Second Circuit ruled in upholding a summary judgment win for the world's largest producer of mozzarella cheese.
March 27, 2026
A Second Circuit judge said Friday that a nutritional supplement company raised a new contractual theory for the first time on appeal as it tries to restore a lawsuit stemming from the acrimonious end to its relationship with cheese giant Leprino Foods Inc., but the company implored the appellate panel to consider it anyway.
April 16, 2025
A Connecticut federal district court granted cheese giant Leprino Foods a summary judgment win Wednesday over a nutritional supplement company in a suit over a whey protein deal, holding that an alleged "implied in fact" supply agreement is unenforceable.
December 03, 2024
A nutritional supplement company has asked a Connecticut federal judge to reject giving Colorado-based cheese giant Leprino Foods a summary win in a fight over a whey protein deal, arguing that the motivation behind Leprino's decision to abruptly cut off supply is a key factual dispute.
June 06, 2023
Cheesemaker Leprino told a Connecticut federal court on Monday that a suit alleging it breached a whey protein delivery contract belongs in Colorado, saying the company's agreement with nutritional supplement producer Ultimate Nutrition specifies that any dispute should be decided in the Centennial State.