Anheuser-Busch
Allegations: Preventing consumers from leaving negative reviews on its website and app
Anheuser-Busch Beers
March 2016: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss this lawsuit. (In Re: Anheuser-Busch Beer Labeling Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Case No. 14-3653, 6th Cir.)
June 2014: A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch. Plaintiffs claimed that the company represents the alcohol content of several Anheuser-Busch beers – including Budweiser, Bud Ice, Michelob, Hurricane High Gravity Lager, and Black Crown – on the product labels when, in reality, the beverage’s alcohol content is lower than the one displayed on the label. The judge dismissed the lawsuit finding that plaintiffs did not allege that the misrepresentations ever exceeded 0.3%, as required by federal regulations. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning that plaintiffs cannot refile. (In Re: Anheuser-Busch Beer Labeling, Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, Case No. 13-md-02448, N. D. OH.).
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