
Anheuser-Busch
Allegations: Preventing consumers from leaving negative reviews on its website and app
October 2016: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to the class members. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed.
April 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Anheuser-Busch for allegedly deceptively marketing Leffe Beer as being brewed in an abbey in small quantities under the supervision of monks when the beer is actually mass-produced in an “automated factory.” (Vazquez et al v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, Case No. 16-cv-21181, S. D. FL.)
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Allegations: Preventing consumers from leaving negative reviews on its website and app
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