Emily Ashcraft

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9th Circuit Vacates Class Certification in Tuna Antitrust Lawsuit

On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion vacating class certification of three classes in a multi-district tuna antitrust lawsuit alleging that packaged tuna companies participated in a price-fixing...

FDA Says Grazing Cattle Contributes to Foodborne Illness in...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked growers to consider what adjacent land is being used for in order to mitigate the risks of foodborne illness, citing that foodborne...

Kraft Mac & Cheese Accused of Ignoring Dangerous Chemicals...

Aaron Clarke and Michelle Devera filed a class action lawsuit against The Kraft Heinz Company on Monday “for making, marketing, and distributing its Kraft Macaroni & Cheese products,” purporting...

United States Seeks Stay in Civil Chicken Antitrust Lawsuit...

On Monday, the United States, an intervenor in the consolidated antitrust lawsuit regarding the broiler chicken industry, asked the Northern District of Illinois for a limited deposition stay, claiming...

Plaintiffs in Roundup Lawsuit Respond to Attempts to Exclude...

Last Friday, multiple plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against Bayer and Monsanto, alleging Roundup caused them harm, filed oppositions to motions from the defendants to exclude certain expert witnesses. Over...

Pesticide Producer Asks to Intervene in Lawsuit Contesting Registration...

On Friday, AgLogic Chemical LLC, which produces the pesticide aldicarb, asked to intervene in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of...