Campbell Soup Co. faces a putative class action alleging that it deceptively markets its soups as having "No Preservatives Added" or being "Made With Patience, Not Preservatives" despite containing citric acid, ascorbic acid or other preservatives. Cabrega v. Campbell Soup Co., No. 18-3827 (E.D.N.Y., filed July 2, 2018). The complaint alleges that such statements violate consumer-protection statutes nationwide and are common law fraud. The plaintiffs seek class certification, damages, corrective advertising, injunctive relief and attorney's fees.
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Organizations representing the interests of Asian Americans have filed suit in a federal court in California against the governor and agency officials seeking a declaration that legislation enacted in October 2011 banning the “possession, sale, offer for sale, distribution, or trade of shark fins” violates their members’ equal protection rights, unlawfully interferes with interstate commerce and preempts federal law, and deprives them of rights, privileges and immunities under the U.S. Constitution. Chinatown Neighborhood Assn. v. Brown, No. 12-3759 (N.D. Cal., filed July 18, 2012). According to the complaint, “Shark fins are used within the Chinese American community to make the traditional dish, shark fin soup. Shark fin soup is a cultural delicacy with origins dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.). It is a ceremonial centerpiece of traditional Chinese banquets as well as celebrations of weddings and birthdays of one’s elders. Shark fin soup serves as a traditional symbol…
The Campbell Soup Co. will change its low-sodium tomato soup labels under a settlement with a class of consumers who sued the company in a New Jersey federal court in 2010, alleging that these products cost more while actually containing about the same level of sodium as the company’s regular tomato soup. Smajlaj v. Campbell Soup Co., No. 10-01332 (D.N.J., preliminary approval granted August 9, 2011). The company will also provide a cash fund of $1.05 million for consumers throughout the United States who purchased the products over a two-year period ending in August 2011. Maximum recovery, depending on which soup was purchased and whether receipts are available, is $10 or $.50 for each can that a class member can show she purchased. The agreement would permit class counsel fees of $350,000; the court has scheduled a final settlement approval hearing for November 29. According to court documents, Campbell will…
