Move Over Caveat Emptor, Meet Caveat Venditor

Law360, New York (January 2, 2015, 12:11 PM EST) -- Decades ago, consumer advocates worried about the perils of caveat emptor and under incentivized consumers unable to bring claims. The modern consumer protection landscape, however, now resembles caveat venditor: "Let the seller beware." Nowhere is this more true than in the fertile field of purported class actions filed against food manufacturers. Companies are paying millions of dollars in legal fees to defend against an onslaught of lawsuits for even the most minimal and theoretical infractions.[1]...

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