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Class Action Lawsuit Claims Swedish Fish Packaging Uses 63 Percent Slack-Fill

An unhappy customer has filed a class action lawsuit against an international snack company over allegations that it shortchanged her with the amount of product in its candy packaging. Tamika Daniel of Brooklyn, New York, has accused Mondelez International of fraud and negligent misrepresentation. Daniel alleges the company has been selling products with too …


Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Changes Opinion on Lip Balm Slack-Fill Case, Putting Pressure on Similar Suits

Courts may now approach slack-fill suits with greater skepticism when a manufacturer accurately labels its net weight following an amended opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, according to a lip balm lawsuit. Sugar lip balm by Fresh, Inc. | Fresh, Inc. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ended a class-action lawsuit in March against Fresh Inc. over the lip balm …