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Hold the relish: ConAgra under fire for allegedly misrepresenting kosher status of Hebrew National hot dogs

Posted in Products Liability

Hebrew National Hot Dogs may answer to a Higher Authority, but for the time being they’ll also be answering to the United States District Court of Minnesota.  Hebrew National Hot Dogs which are owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc. has been sued in a class action Complaint (pdf download) which alleges that it utilized deceptive and… Continue Reading

Massachusetts Court Extends Mensing to Bar Failure To Warn Claims Against Generic Drug Distributors

Posted in Litigation Trends, Massachusetts Courts, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Products Liability

Co-authored by Brian Gross  In June of 2011, the United States Supreme Court ruled that makers of generic drugs cannot be sued for failing to warn consumers of the possible side effects of their products if they copy the exact warnings used by their brand-name equivalents.  See Pliva, Inc., et al. v. Mensing, 131 S.Ct. 2567… Continue Reading