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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 …


Go Paks Suit Latest in Consumer Pushback Over Packaging

A class action lawsuit against food and beverage company Mondelez International claiming some of its packaging contains non-functional slack fill is just the latest example of customers suing over what they see as deceptive marketing, a consumer advocate says. “We have seen great number of cases being brought in regard to non-functional slack fill,” Bonnie Patten, …