Twining Tea
September 2016: A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Twinings of North America finding that the named plaintiff did not have standing to pursue injunctive relief. Later in…
Mangels et al v. Twinings North America, Inc.
21-cv-4138, W.D. Mo.
(July 2021)
Twinings bagged teas
Misleadingly marketing tea as being from England when Twinings products sold outside of England come from China and Poland
Pending
September 2016: A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Twinings of North America finding that the named plaintiff did not have standing to pursue injunctive relief. Later in…
April 2015: A federal judge denied the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration. March 2015: Plaintiffs asked the Court to reconsider its decision to dismiss this lawsuit. February 2015: A federal judge…
January 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. October 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Twinings of North America, Inc. for allegedly…
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