TC HEARTLAND LLC v. SCHIFFMAN

  1. September 10, 2025

    Splenda Maker Says Scientist's Counterclaims Are Too Late

    The company behind artificial sweetener Splenda is urging a North Carolina federal court to deny a scientist's bid to amend her counterclaims in a suit over whether Splenda contains cancer-causing chemicals, saying her claims are either outside the statute of limitations or retreads of claims she already dropped.

  2. August 27, 2025

    Splenda Maker Knows It Contains Toxic Chemical, Scientist Says

    A scientist accused of falsely stating that Splenda contains cancer-causing chemicals asked a North Carolina federal court to amend her counterclaims, alleging that Splenda-maker TC Heartland LLC has performed tests showing the sweetener contains the very chemical she warned of.

  3. July 28, 2025

    Splenda-Maker Says Emails Show NC Scientist Ignored Data

    The makers of Splenda said new emails and documents unearthed in discovery for its defamation lawsuit against a scientist show that she ignored and manipulated experiment data to suggest that the artificial sweetener is dangerous for humans.

  4. May 07, 2025

    Splenda Maker Can't Claim Scientist's Research Is 'Defamation'

    A North Carolina federal judge has partially dismissed claims from the maker of sweetener Splenda alleging that a scientist defamed the company by saying in a television interview that Splenda contains a harmful chemical, saying accurately stating the results of her research is protected by the First Amendment.

  5. November 03, 2023

    Scientist Says Splenda Statements Not For Courts To Review

    A North Carolina scientist on Friday urged a Tar Heel State federal court to throw out defamation claims brought by the maker of Splenda, arguing that the company is merely looking to "subvert legitimate scientific discourse" as to the potential for cancer-causing compounds in the artificial sweetener.

  6. August 11, 2023

    Splenda Pans Scientist's Cancer Claims As 'Fearmongering'

    The company behind Splenda has slapped a North Carolina scientist with a defamation suit, saying her false claims about the artificial sweetener's alleged cancer-causing compounds caused a media frenzy and needlessly scared customers.