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Food and Consumer Product Litigation and Regulatory Update

Halloween Edition

October 30, 2024

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12-1:30 p.m. | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (CT) | 9-10:30 a.m. (PT)

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Class actions targeting food and consumer products and related business practices continue to be filed at a spine-chilling pace. And the regulatory environment is just as blood-curdling.

Please join McGuireWoods for our next Food and Consumer Product Litigation and Regulatory Update, covering recent regulatory and litigation developments facing the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries. Our quarterly webinar will help you navigate these spooky labyrinths by shedding some light on recent developments. The presentation will include a brief U.S. Supreme Court preview, highlighting cases on the docket that may impact the food and beverage and consumer product space, plus emerging trends for 2024.

Come trick or treat with us — one lucky attendee will win a gourmet treat from an acclaimed artisan chocolatier.

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CLE credit applications will be made on behalf of those who attend the live presentation.

For more information, please contact Ashley Barlow at [email protected].

Our programs are intended for the benefit of our clients and contacts and we reserve the right to refuse any registration at our sole discretion.

The food and beverage industry faces an ever-evolving landscape of new regulations, new regulatory actions and new lawsuits focused on food labeling. To access past webinars in the series, please see links below.

Webinar Replays  

Food and Product Labeling and Sales Practices Litigation and Regulatory Update: March Radness Edition
March 21, 2024

Food and Product Labeling and Sales Practices Litigation and Regulatory Update: Halloween Edition
October 31, 2023

Food and Product Labeling and Sales Practices Litigation and Regulatory Update: March Radness Edition
March 23, 2023

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Trick or Treat Edition
October 20, 2022

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: The Purple Raspberry Bourbon Edition
June 8, 2022

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: March Edition
March 29, 2022

A Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update for the Rest of Us! FESTIVUS Edition
December 2, 2021

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Pumpkin Spice Edition
September 23, 2021

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Celebrating Miles Davis’ Birthday and National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
May 26, 2021

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Valentine’s Day Edition
February 18, 2021

The Times They Are A-Changing: What the New Biden Administration, the New Congress and the New U.S. Supreme Court Mean for the Food and Beverage Industry
January 27, 2021

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Halloween Edition
October 15, 2020

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Summer Edition
June 24, 2020

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Valentine’s Day Edition
February 19, 2020

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Halloween Edition
October 22, 2019

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update
May 15, 2019

Food and Product Labeling and Sales Practices Litigation and Regulatory Update: March Radness Edition

March 21, 2024

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It’s March — one of our favorite months. We get St. Patrick’s Day, the spring equinox, Pi Day, Casimir Pulaski Day, spring break, the return of daylight saving time, lots of basketball, and the Ides of March (ok, maybe we’d skip this last one).

Join McGuireWoods’ lawyers to celebrate March with our next quarterly webinar focusing on regulatory and litigation developments facing the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries. We also will preview college basketball’s end-of-season tournaments (men’s and women’s) and provide expert advice on who will win.*

Lucky attendees will win gourmet popcorn to enjoy while watching the final games.

*Actual results may vary. We don’t really warrant that we are experts on college basketball or know who will win. Also, “expert advice” may consist of analyzing which school’s mascots would win in a fight, or which ones we just like better.

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Login details will be sent to registrants upon registration.

CLE credit applications will be made on behalf of attendees who participated during the live presentation.

Food and Product Labeling and Sales Practices Litigation and Regulatory Update: Halloween Edition

October 31, 2023

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Class actions targeting food and consumer products and related business practices continue to be filed at a spine-chilling pace, and the regulatory environment is just as blood-curdling. Our quarterly webinar will help you navigate these spooky labyrinths by shedding some light on recent developments. The presentation will include a brief section on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term, highlighting cases on the docket that may impact the food and beverage and consumer product space, plus emerging trends for 2023.

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Food and Product Labeling and Sales Practices Litigation and Regulatory Update: March Radness Edition

March 23, 2023

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It’s March — one of our favorite months. We get St. Patrick’s Day, the spring equinox, Pi Day, Casimir Pulaski Day, spring break, the return of daylight saving time, lots of basketball, and the Ides of March (ok, maybe we’d skip this last one).

Join McGuireWoods’ consumer products and retail and food and beverage teams to celebrate March with our next quarterly webinar focusing on regulatory and litigation developments facing the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries. We also will preview the second weekend of college basketball’s end-of-season tournaments (men’s and women’s) and provide expert advice on who will win.*

Lucky attendees will win gourmet popcorn to enjoy while watching the final games.

*Actual results may vary. We don’t really warrant that we are experts on college basketball or know who will win. Also, “expert advice” may consist of analyzing which school’s mascots would win in a fight, or which ones we just like better.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Trick or Treat Edition  

October 20, 2022

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Class actions targeting food and product labeling and related business practices continue to be filed at a spine-chilling pace. And the regulatory environment is just as blood-curdling. Our quarterly webinar will help you navigate these spooky labyrinths by shedding some light on recent developments. The presentation will include a brief section on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term, highlighting cases on the docket that may impact the food and beverage and consumer product space, plus emerging trends for 2023.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: The Purple Raspberry Bourbon Edition  

June 8, 2022

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June is full of important days: the birthday of a famous late musician (formerly known by an iconic name), National Bourbon Day — and McGuireWoods food and beverage and product labeling teams’ next Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update.

Join us for our quarterly webinar, where we will celebrate some music and our collective love for bourbon, while discussing the signs of the times: recent regulatory and litigation developments facing the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries. 

We will detail the latest on which labeling trends could be described as little red corvettes, which regulatory activities might make doves cry, and which new case results might make us go crazy. Our presentation will not be the type you find in a second hand store; it will be Cask Strength — a full 90-minutes. We will focus exclusively on food and beverage labeling and regulatory issues in the first half and product labeling and regulatory issues in the second half.

McGuireWoods Speakers

  • R. Trent Taylor, Partner, Richmond
  • S. Virginia Bondurant Price, Partner, Richmond
  • Benjamin P. Abel, Associate, Charlottesville
  • Royce B. DuBiner, Associate, Chicago
  • Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, Associate, Raleigh
  • Margaret A. Bowman, Associate, Richmond
  • Alicia O’Brien, Associate, Los Angeles

Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Updates: March Edition  

March 29, 2022

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  • Brown v. Kerry Inc.
  • Clark v. McDonald’s Complaint
  • Cohen v. ConAgra
  • Fishon v. Peleton Interactive Inc.
  • Hawes v. Macy’s
  • Mogull v. Pete and Gerry’s Organics LLC
  • Nacarino v. Kashi Company
  • Pierre v. Healthy Beverage LLC
  • Renfro v. Champion Peftoods USA Inc.
  • Seegert v. Rexall Sundown Inc.
  • Thomas v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
  • Thornton v. Tyson
  • TTB 176

It’s that time of year for the college basketball playoffs! And, just like the 136 men’s and women’s college basketball teams in the tournament, McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams have been busy in the film room breaking down their opponents and crafting a game plan with innovative offenses and defenses. But rather than basketball, their focus has been on regulatory and litigation developments facing the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries (okay, maybe a little basketball as well).

To hear the latest on how to be a “lockdown defender” against labeling class actions and how to “Eurostep” your way to an “and one” dunk,* please join us for our latest quarterly webinar. We will unveil a new format, taking our webinar into overtime with a 90-minute presentation. We will focus exclusively on food and beverage labeling and regulatory issues in the first half and product labeling and regulatory issues in the second half.

Lucky attendees may win some gourmet popcorn to enjoy while watching the final game.

*Actual results may vary. McGuireWoods does not actually warrant that you will be able to dunk, be a lockdown defender, or even know what a Eurostep is after this webinar.

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A Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update for the Rest of Us! FESTIVUS Edition

December 2, 2021

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McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams for the final webinar of 2021. Our theme this quarter is Festivus, and we will observe all aspects of this Seinfeld-inspired holiday, including the Airing of Grievances (regulatory and litigation developments we did not like this year), Festivus Miracles (developments we did like), Feats of Strength (tips for navigating recent developments), and the Raising of the Aluminum Pole.

In the spirit of Festivus, some lucky attendees will win an assortment of Festivus-inspired cookies from a gourmet bakery (rather than the traditional Festivus meal of meatloaf).

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Pumpkin Spice Edition
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As fall approaches, it seems that everything – and we do mean everything (seriously, there is even pumpkin spice-flavored SPAM now) – is offered in pumpkin spice flavor these days. Our quarterly webinar is no exception: We are jumping on the bandwagon with the world’s first-ever pumpkin spice-flavored webinar.

Join McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams for a discussion of recent regulatory and litigation developments (particularly labeling) facing the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries and what these developments mean for the future. The presentation will include a brief section on Proposition 65 developments and emerging trends for 2022. We will also devote a special section to discuss the uptick in litigation related to flavorings and the potential for pumpkin spice as a future target.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Celebrating Miles Davis’ Birthday and National Blueberry Cheesecake Day

May 26, 2021

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May 26 is both Miles Davis’ birthday and National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. What better way to celebrate than to join our blue-ribbon panel of McGuireWoods food and beverage and product labeling teams for a discussion of recent regulatory and litigation developments and their potential future impacts?

To set the mood, we will listen to portions of Miles Davis’ iconic album “Kind of Blue” throughout the webinar. And, to entice participation, one lucky attendee will win an entire blueberry cheesecake.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Valentine’s Day Edition

February 18, 2021

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McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams provide a heartfelt discussion of regulatory and litigation developments. Find out what these developments might mean for the future, including whether you can give the gift of Valentine’s CBD.

The presentation also covers what regulatory and litigation changes we foresee with a new president in office and one-party control of the legislative branch.

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The Times They Are A-Changing: What the New Biden Administration, the New Congress and the New U.S. Supreme Court Mean for the Food and Beverage Industry

January 27, 2021

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With the coming inauguration of President Biden, our government — and, with it, the regulatory environment — is poised for big changes. So, too, is the legislative agenda, with a new Congress and narrow Democratic control of both the Senate and the House. And the replacement of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Justice Amy Coney Barrett in late 2020 made the U.S. Supreme Court even more conservative, meaning our judicial branch may also see big changes.

These changes will have important implications for businesses, but the food and beverage industry may be particularly affected, given that the industry already faces an ever-evolving landscape of new regulations, regulatory actions and litigation.

Join members of McGuireWoods’ food and beverage team for a comprehensive webinar discussing these big changes and their implications for the food and beverage industry. The webinar will focus on questions such as:

  • What will the regulatory environment under the Biden administration look like?
  • How will the new composition of Congress affect the industry?
  • How will the new regulatory environment impact litigation against the industry?
  • What will happen to corporate deals in the industry?
  • How will Congress and the Biden administration address cannabis/CBD?
  • How will the new composition of the U.S. Supreme Court affect the industry?

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Halloween Edition

October 15, 2020

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As Halloween approaches, the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries continue to face an ever-evolving landscape of new regulations, regulatory actions and lawsuits focused on labeling.

This spine-tinglingly frightful discussion with members of McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams reviews recent regulatory and litigation developments now “haunting” these industries and what these developments mean for the future. The presentation also includes a brief section on recent litigation affecting popular Halloween candies.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Summer Edition

June 24, 2020

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In these uncertain times, one of the few certainties is that even a pandemic will not stop the plaintiff’s bar from filing lawsuits. Indeed, the plaintiff’s bar seems to be more active now than ever, not just for COVID-19-related litigation, but also labeling-related lawsuits against those in the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries.

Join McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams to celebrate the official start of summer with a virtual, socially distanced discussion of litigation developments over the past few months. We will also cover recent regulatory actions affecting these industries, where we see labeling regulation and litigation heading over the coming months, Proposition 65 developments, and how we believe COVID-19 will affect them.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Valentine’s Day Edition

February 19, 2020

The product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries continue to face an ever-evolving landscape of new regulations, regulatory actions and lawsuits focused on labeling.

Join McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams for a passionate discussion about recent regulatory and litigation developments that may leave some in these industries “heartbroken” and what these developments mean for the future. The presentation also will include a brief section on recent trends that have captured our hearts as positive developments for defendants.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update: Halloween Edition

October 22, 2019

As Halloween approaches, the product manufacturing, food and beverage, and retail industries continue to face an ever-evolving landscape of new regulations, regulatory actions and lawsuits focused on labeling.

Join us for a spine-tinglingly frightful discussion with members of McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams about recent regulatory and litigation developments now “haunting” these industries and what these developments mean for the future. The presentation will include a brief section on recent litigation affecting popular Halloween candies.

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Food and Product Labeling Litigation and Regulatory Update

May 15, 2019

The product manufacturing and retail industry faces an ever-evolving landscape of new regulations, regulatory actions and lawsuits focused on labeling. The food and beverage industry in particular has been a favorite target of plaintiffs and regulators.

Join us for a frank discussion with members of McGuireWoods’ food and beverage and product labeling teams about the most significant regulatory and litigation developments that have occurred in the first few months of 2019 and what these developments mean for the future. 

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Our programs are intended for the benefit of our clients and contacts and we reserve the right to refuse any registration at our sole discretion.

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*All lawyers featured in this video worked at McGuireWoods LLP at the time of filming.