Sarah Brew Comments on Class Action Food Lawsuits in Minnesota Lawyer

In the "Present Sense Impressions" section of Minnesota Lawyer, Sarah Brew of  Faegre Baker Daniels commented on reports that "Big Food" is the new "Big Tobacco."

Brew told Minnesota Lawyer:

"Ever since ATT v. Concepcion, which made it harder for consumers to bring class action lawsuits in certain cases, experienced class action lawyers have been looking for work. Suing food companies became their new business plan. But some of these suits are absurd and clearly just vehicles for lawyers to make a buck. A federal judge dismissed a fraud claim over Cap'n Crunch cereal, saying no reasonable consumer would believe that there was such a thing as "crunch berries" in the cereal. Similarly, a judge dismissed claims that Froot Loops deceptively suggested that the cereal contained fruit. On the other hand, Nutella's company recently paid $3 million to settle claims arising from its marketing of Nutella as part of a healthy, balanced breakfast for children. Multimillion dollar settlements like that ensure these cases will keep coming."