Misrepresentation of Production or Capacity
Country Time Lemonade Number of Quarts Alabama Class Action
Kraft Heinz Food Company makes a product called Country Time lemonade, which is a powdered drink mix that comes in lemonade and pink lemonade varieties, in 19-ounce cannisters. The labels on the cannisters claim that the product makes eight quarts of lemonade, but the complaint for this class action alleges that this is false and Read more
Bounty Larger Paper Towel Rolls Fewer Sheets Than Promised Class Action
When a company makes a promise about larger paper towel rolls—for example, “12 Singles Plus = 18 Regular Rolls”—does anyone ever count the sheets to make sure this is true? Apparently, some people do. The complaint for this class action alleges that the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) does not keep its promises about the Read more
Kroger Ground Coffee Number of Cups Promises California Class Action
The Kroger Company sells ground coffee in containers. The containers bear instructions for making the coffee and a representation of the approximate number of cups that can be made from the amount in the container. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that the containers “grossly overstate the number of cups of coffee that Read more
Folgers Ground Coffee Number of Cups Advertised Class Action
The Folger Coffee Company, a subsidiary of the J. M. Smucker Company, may be the best-known coffee company and the largest provider of ground coffee in the US. Folger sells cannisters of ground coffee of different roasts in different sizes, with an indication of how many cups the cannister should make. But the complaint for Read more
Food Lion Instant Coffee Number of Cups Maryland Class Action
Many companies that make instant coffees include on their label an estimate as to how many cups can be made from the coffee in the container. Food Lion, LLC offers a Food Lion brand of instant coffee, in 7-ounce containers, that are labeled with the claim, “Makes Up to 120 Cups.” But the complaint for Read more
Coffee Mate Original Creamer Number of Servings Florida Class Action
This class action sues both Walmart, Inc. and Nestlé USA, Inc. over claims on a product made by Nestle and sold by Walmart, that is Coffee Mate Original Powdered Coffee Creamer. The product label claims that the 35.3-ounce container “Makes Over 500 Servings” but the complaint alleges that the yield is actually far less than Read more
Kroger Ground Coffee Number of Cups Illinois Class Action
The Kroger Company sells different types of Kroger-brand ground coffee in cannisters. Each of the cannisters shows a tag on its front label claiming that the contents of the cannister will make a certain number of servings. The complaint for this class action alleges that the number is false and significantly overstates the number of Read more
McDaniel’s Classic Roast Ground Coffee Number of Cups Illinois Class Action
Moran Foods, LLC owns the Save-A-Lot chain of grocery stores, which offer deep discounts on national brands and many “private label” or store-brand products. At issue in this class action is its McDaniel’s Coffee Co. ground coffee, which comes in 30.5-ounce cans, because of what the complaint calls the “false, deceptive and misleading promise that Read more
Clover Valley Coffee Number of Cups Settlement
Dollar General Corporation and Dolgencorp, LLC are spending more than $3 million to settle a class action alleging that their Clover Valley coffee packages were deceptively labeled, packaged, and marketed. The complaint alleged that the contents of the coffee containers would not make the number of cups of coffee that the containers claimed, if they Read more
Essential Everyday Ground Coffee Number of Cups Illinois Class Action
This class action brings suit against SuperValu, Inc. and United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) for their Essential Everyday ground coffee products. The containers are labeled to indicate that the contents will make a certain number of cups of coffee, but complaint alleges that they deceive customers because they actually make far less than that number. Read more
