Mars Flavored Ice Cream Products Class Action Mars Flavored Ice Cream Products November 2015: The named plaintiff’s claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. September 2015:…
Mars Chocolate Products Class Action Mars Chocolate Products June 2018: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of this case. (Case No. 16-15444, 9th Cir.) March 2016: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of…
Mars Chocolate Candy Products Class Action Mars Chocolate Candy Products December 2014: A federal judge granted Mars, Inc.’s motion to stay the proceedings (and administratively closed the case) pending the resolution of an appeal of a district court’s decision to…
Chocolate in Starbucks, Mars, and The Quaker Oats Company Products Class Action Chocolate in Starbucks, Mars, and The Quaker Oats Company Products Allegations: Misleadingly representing that cocoa has been harvested following ethical and environmentally responsible standards
Chocolate Products from Mars Class Action Chocolate Products from Mars In February 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Mars, Inc. for allegedly failing to disclose that the cocoa beans used in chocolate products are the result of child and…
Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others Class Action Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice Class Action Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice January 2018: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. October 2017: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the decision to grant…
M&M’s Candies, Dove Candy Bars, Snickers Bars, and More Class Action M&M’s Candies, Dove Candy Bars, Snickers Bars, and More November 2014: This case was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. The named plaintiff’s individual claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it…
Calories in Starburst Gummies Sours Class Action Calories in Starburst Gummies Sours Allegations: Deceptively representing the number of calories in candies
Skittles Class Action Skittles Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose candies contain a toxin that increases the risk of adverse health effects
M&M’s® Mini Products Class Action M&M’s® Mini Products October 2016: After the parties informed the court that they reached a settlement, this action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The…
Nutro Dog Food Products Class Action Nutro Dog Food Products August 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. August 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a $500,000 settlement of this lawsuit. According to the settlement terms, class…
Dove Promises Deeper Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao Class Action Dove Promises Deeper Dark Chocolate 70% Cacao Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain dangerous levels of heavy metals
Snickers Protein Bars Class Action Snickers Protein Bars In April 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Mars Wrigley Confectioner for allegedly misleadingly advertising Snickers Protein Bars by misrepresenting the quantity, quality, and nature of the protein in…
M&M’s Reduced Fat Vanilla Ice Cream Products Class Action M&M’s Reduced Fat Vanilla Ice Cream Products In November 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Mars, Inc. for allegedly falsely advertising that its M&M’s brand reduced fat vanilla ice cream products contain vanilla when, according to…
Dove Ice Cream Bars Class Action Dove Ice Cream Bars November 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint adding the miniature versions of the ice cream bars to the products at issue. May 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Mars…
Nutro Limited Ingredient Dog Foods Class Action Nutro Limited Ingredient Dog Foods Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that dog foods do not contain wheat, soy, or chicken when they contain significant amounts of the ingredients
Iams Cat Food Class Action Iams Cat Food February 2016: A federal judge dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. finding that the company did not have a duty to disclose…
IAMS Dog Foods Class Action IAMS Dog Foods In September 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Mars Petcare for allegedly falsely advertising that IAMS Proactive Health Sensitive Skin & Stomach Grain-Free Recipe with Chicken & Peas dog…