Supreme Court Of The United States

Will the ConAgra 100% natural case end up in the Supreme Court?

27-Feb-2017 By Elaine Watson

POM v Coke got there, but will another high-profile food litigation case – this time over GMOs and 100% natural labels on cooking oil (Briseno v ConAgra) - also end up in the Supreme Court?

OR AG seeks to have GNC case heard in state court, countering company's motion for federal court

04-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has moved to have the lawsuit she filed against GNC heard in state court, countering a motion filed by the company to have the case moved into federal court.

Attorney: This case could end up in the Supreme Court

What does the ruling in Vermont mean for GMO labeling?

30-Apr-2015 By Elaine Watson

While opponents of Vermont’s GMO labeling Act 120 suffered a major setback this week after a federal judge rejected many of their arguments, some attorneys predict the case could ultimately end up in the Supreme Court to settle a long-running debate over...

Court reins in FTC on two trials standard but otherwise supports agency in decision on POM’s claims

16-Feb-2015 By Hank Schultz

The Federal Trade Commission has received confirmation of its basic positions in its struggle with POM Wonderful over the substantiation on the claims the company has made for its juice and supplement products. But the appeals court ruling offers a shred...

POM vs Coke and what it means for dietary supplements

Borrowed science, NDIs, and fairy dusting: UNPA advises members to check their labels

30-Jun-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Fairy dusting with high value ingredients and borrowing someone else’s science to support your own claims are just two of the ways that the POM vs Coke case could impact dietary supplements, and the implications could extend to advertising as well as...

Experts advise supplement companies to carefully review labels in wake of POM ruling

17-Jun-2014 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplement manufacturers need to take a hard look at their labels and marketing messages in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in the POM vs Coca-Cola case, experts say.  Whether the ruling will unleash a flood of lawsuits over those practices...

POM Wonderful scores ‘resounding victory’ at Supreme Court: But what does it mean for your label?

12-Jun-2014 By Elaine Watson

You can have an FDA-compliant label, but still face a false advertising lawsuit brought by a competitor, concluded Supreme Court justices today in an 8:0 opinion described by legal experts as a “resounding victory” for POM Wonderful in its spat with Coca-Cola...

POM v Coke at the Supreme Court: Who came out on top?

21-Apr-2014 By Elaine WATSON

POM Wonderful and Coca-Cola both got a grilling at the Supreme Court on Monday as they traded blows in a false advertising case, but while the justices seemed to give Coke a tougher time, this doesn’t necessarily mean POM is going to emerge victorious,...

GMO labeling: How vulnerable is Proposition 37 to a legal challenge?

24-Oct-2012 By Elaine WATSON

If Californians approve controversial GMO labeling initiative Proposition 37 next month, could food industry opponents challenge it on First Amendment grounds?

Sabinsa receives payment for ForsLean TM infringement

10-Jul-2012 By Stephen DANIELLS

The three year intellectual property battle between Sabinsa Corporation and Creative Compounds has finally ended, with Sabinsa receiving nearly $150,000 in disgorged profits from Creative Compounds.

NJ District Court awards Sabinsa damages over ForsLean TM infringement

08-Aug-2011 By Stephen Daniells

The US District Court of New Jersey has awarded damages to Sabinsa Corporation following a trademark infringement by Creative Compounds involving Coleus forskohlii extracts.

Supreme Court supports Sabinsa in ForsLean trademark case

11-Feb-2011 By Stephen Daniells

The US Supreme Court has denied Creative Compounds’ Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the protracted battle with Sabinsa Corporation’s over trademark infringement of Sabinsa’s ForsLean.

Industry hopes Supreme Court will save the AER day

30-Aug-2010 By Shane Starling

Industry groups say mandatory reporting of non-serious Adverse Event Reports (AERs) will lead to, “an avalanche of trivial information” that may jeopardise public safety and confuse and overwhelm financial markets.

Executive could face 25 years for fraudulent supplement marketing

07-Jul-2009 By staff reporter

A Michigan business owner has pleaded guilty to fraudulently marketing dietary supplements that claimed to prevent or treat a number of diseases.

Metabolife International wins appeal over ephedra

08-Mar-2005

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has
thrown out a $4.1 million jury award against Metabolife, the
embattled former producer of ephedra-based Metabolife 356, ruling
that insufficient scientific evidence was...

Partial victory in price-fixing case for vitamin makers

15-Jun-2004

Number two vitamin maker BASF and the former number one Roche have
been told by the US Supreme Court that a case brought by former
customers outside the US against the companies for price-fixing
cannot proceed.

Wyeth appeals $58m patent award on vitamin

16-Feb-2004

CT-based Competitive Technologies said last week that drugmaker
Wyeth has filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court to overturn a
$58 million patent infringement award granted by a federal court to
the University of Colorado.

Vitamin makers challenge price-fixing decision

16-Dec-2003

The US Supreme Court said yesterday it would hear an appeal by
Roche, BASF and other vitamin makers, challenging a previous ruling
that allowed foreign buyers to sue them in the US for their
activities abroad.