Navigation “[The] plaintiffs have described several respects in which artificial citric acid differs from natural citric acid. Dismissal on this basis is thus inappropriate,” U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland said, clearing the way for a products liability suit to proceed against Kraft Heinz for marketing its macaroni and cheese product as having no preservatives. […]
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Senate Democrats Advance 4th Circuit Pick Ryan Park’s Nomination
Park, North Carolina’s solicitor general, was moved out of the committee in a 11-10 vote along party lines. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Judge Rejects Meta’s Plea to Send FTC Antitrust Suit to Trash Heap
Though Judge James Boasberg sided with the FTC, he said the “commission faces hard questions about whether its claims can hold up in the crucible of trial. Indeed, its positions at times strain this country’s creaking antitrust precedents to their limits.” Click Here To Read The Full Article
Court Rules Mere Conduit Defense Not Suitable for a Motion to Dismiss
At the motion to dismiss stage, courts usually won’t consider affirmative defenses. This issue arose recently in a preferential transfer case, where a defendant sought to dismiss a complaint by arguing it was a mere conduit, not an initial transferee. Click Here To Read The Full Article
County Reps: Appeal Likely Following State Court’s Sales Tax Ruling for Retail Marijuana
In Robust Missouri Dispensary 3 v. St. Louis County, the court sided with the plaintiff, concluding that only one local government is permitted under state law to impose an additional 3% sales tax on the retail sale of marijuana. Click Here To Read The Full Article