April 06, 2026
The maker of Splenda lost its bid for a pretrial win on a scientist's counterclaims for libel after a North Carolina federal judge on Monday ruled they weren't filed too late because the counterclaims are directly linked to the company's defamation suit challenging her statements linking Splenda to cancer-causing chemicals.
February 19, 2026
A scientist battling a lawsuit by the maker of Splenda over her research linking the artificial sweetener to cancer-causing chemicals must turn over emails with her employer's in-house counsel, a North Carolina magistrate judge ruled, finding they are not protected by privilege.
September 10, 2025
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.
August 27, 2025
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.
July 28, 2025
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.
May 07, 2025
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.
November 03, 2023
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.
August 11, 2023
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.