Case Law Index Food Safety
January 1, 1995 –September 20, 2023
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Food Safety that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
SUPREME COURT
Nat’l Meat Ass’n v. Harris, 132 S. Ct. 965, 181 L. Ed. 2d 950 (2012) (whether the Federal Meat Inspection Act expressly preempts a California law dictating what slaughterhouses must do with pigs that cannot walk, known in the trade as nonambulatory pigs) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Violette v. Pepsi-Cola, 1:22-cv-00053-JAW, 2022 WL 1657471 (D. Maine 2022) (sugar toxicity case) Text
González-Cabán v. JR Seafood Inc., 48 F.4th 10 (1st Cir. 2022) (negligence action due to paralytic shellfish poisoning) Text
Starr Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Mountaire Farms Inc., 920 F.3d 111 (1st Cir. 2019) (salmonella outbreak in raw chicken) Text
Catalan Lozada v. Tienda Big KMart De Fajardo, No. KLAN201400496, 2014 WL 5600707 (P.R. Cir. Sept. 30, 2014) (worms in chocolate)
Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., No. 2:13-CV-436-GZS, 2014 WL 4723083 (D. Me. Sept. 23, 2014) (E. coli found in ground beef) Text
Jones v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., No. 2:11-CV-437-GZS, 2013 WL 6019294 (D. Me. Nov. 13, 2013) (E. Coli outbreak in ground beef) Text
Long v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., 701 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2012) (E. coli-tainted beef) Text
Velazquez v. Abbott Labs., 901 F. Supp. 2d 279 (D.P.R. 2012) (warehouse beetles in powdered milk) Text
Jones v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., No. 2:11-CV-437-GZS, 2012 WL 3990089 (D. Me. Sept. 11, 2012) (E. coli found in ground beef) Text
Precourt v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., 856 F. Supp. 2d 327 (D.N.H. 2012) (E. coli found in beef) Text
Nat’l Pasteurized Eggs, LLC v. Davidson, No. 07-103-JL, 2011 WL 6257307 (D.N.H. Dec. 15, 2011) (process of pasteurizing eggs in shells) Text
Long v. Fairbank Farms Reconstruction Corp., 824 F. Supp. 2d 197 (D. Me. 2011) (E. coli found in beef) Text
Long v. Fairbank Farms, Inc., No. 1:09-CV-592-GZS, 2011 WL 2516378 (D. Me. May 31, 2011) amended, No. 1:09-CV-592-GZS, 2011 WL 2490950 (D. Me. June 22, 2011) and aff’d, No. 1:09-CV-592-GZS, 2011 WL 2669199 (D. Me. July 7, 2011) and aff’d sub nom. Smith v. Fairbank Farms, Inc., No. 2:10-CV-60-GZS, 2011 WL 2669205 (D. Me. July 7, 2011) (E. coli beef)
Nat’l Starch & Chem. Trading Co. v. M/V Star Inventana, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88722 (D. Me. 2006) (E. coli case)
Roney v. Wendy’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers of NY, Inc., 2006 WL 696251 (D. Me. 2006) (tort claim regarding undercooked hamburger at a fast-food restaurant) Text
U.S. v. Greenburg, 410 F.3d 63 (1st Cir. 2005) (illegal meat-packaging scheme) Text
Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co., 514 U.S. 476 (1995) (challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act) Text
Goya de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Munoz-Munoz, 136 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D. P.R. 2001) (regulation of canning and importation of pigeon peas) Text
Nw. Selecta, Inc. v. Munoz, 106 F. Supp. 2d 223 (D.P.R. 2000) (constitutionality of requirements of federal inspection certificate) Text
U.S. v. Varela-Cruz, 66 F. Supp. 2d 274 (D. P.R. 1999) (adulteration of milk with water and salt) Text
U.S. v. Randazzo, 80 F.3d 623 (1st Cir. 1996) (adulteration and mislabeling of shrimp) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
Center for Food Safety v. Becerra, 565 F.Supp.3d 519 (S.D.N.Y 2021) (action against final GRAS rule) Text
La Vigne v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 772 F. App’x 4 (2d Cir. 2019) (canned chicken labeling)
U.S. v. Foo Yuan Food Prod. Co., Inc., No. 18CV4689ENVCLP, 2019 WL 6219957 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 30, 2019), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. U.S. v. Foo Yuan Food Prod., Inc., No. 18CV4689ENVCLP, 2019 WL 6211385 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 21, 2019) (Government’s motion for default judgment granted where food company introduced products adulterated with C. botulinum into commerce) Text
Blevio v. Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc., No. 3:14-CV-00171-WWE, 2015 WL 3869107 (D. Conn. June 23, 2015) (E. coli found in beef) Text
Grocery Mfrs. Ass’n v. Sorrell, No. 5:14-CV-117, 2015 WL 1931142 (D. Vt. Apr. 27, 2015) (requirement that certain manufacturers and retailers identify whether raw and processed food sold in Vermont was produced in whole or in part through genetic engineering) Text
U.S. v. N.Y. Fish, Inc., 10 F. Supp. 3d 355 (E.D.N.Y. 2014) (adulterated food, Listeria) Text
Milnot Holding Corp v. Thruway Produce, Inc., No. 08-CV-6140 CJS, 2014 WL 895220 (W.D.N.Y. Mar. 5, 2014) (apples that were contaminated with rat poison) Text
Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. FDA, 872 F. Supp. 2d 318 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) rev’d, 760 F.3d 151 (2d Cir. 2014) (FDA requesting that the agency rescind approvals for subtherapeutic uses in livestock of any antibiotic used) Text
Calabro v. Aniqa Halal Live Poultry Corp., 650 F.3d 163 (2d Cir. 2011) (Poultry Products Inspection Act) Text
Mest v. Naguib, No. 08-CV-00416A(F), 2010 WL 1644189 (W.D.N.Y. March 30, 2010) (suit against USDA for failure to follow proper inspection procedures) Text
Allen v. Robert’s Am. Gourmet Food, Inc., No. 07-CV-2661 (NGG) (ETB), 2009 WL 2951980 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2009) (settlement for claims of salmonella in infants’ food)
N.Y. State Rest. Ass’n v. N.Y.C. Bd. of Health, 545 F.Supp.2d 363 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (denying the enforcement of caloric posting rule pending appeal) Text
Bennett v. Hannelore Enters., 296 F.Supp.2d 406 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) (listeria bacteria) Text
Baur v. Veneman, 352 F.3d 625 (2d Cir. 2003) (use of downed livestock for human consumption) Text
Legal Sea Foods, Inc. v. Calise. 2003 WL 21991588 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (HAACP programs as proprietary information)
Kraft Foods N. Am., Inc. v. Rockland County Dep’t of Weights & Measures, 2003 WL 554796 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (net weight inspection practices)
U.S. v. Blue Ribbon Smoked Fish, Inc., 179 F. Supp. 2d 30 (E.D. N.Y. 2001) aff’d, 56 F. App’x. 542 (2d Cir. 2003) (adulterated fish products) Text
Nasik Breeding & Research Farm Ltd. v. Merck & Co., Inc., 165 F. Supp. 2d 514 (S.D. N.Y. 2001) (sale of allegedly diseased breeding chickens) Text
Ruggiero v. Perdue Poultry Co., 96 CIV. 4929 (BSJ), 1997 WL 811530 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 29, 1997) (consumer’s action against turkey manufacturer)
U.S. v. 910 Cases, More or Less, of an Article of Food, 96 CV 3575 (SJ), 1997 WL 375746 (E.D. N.Y. July 1, 1997) (food adulterated by operator of warehouse)
Int’l Dairy Foods Ass’n v. Amestoy, 92 F.3d 67 (2d Cir. 1996) (milk labeling) Text
U.S. v. Eight Unlabeled Cases, More or Less, of an Article of Food, 909 F. Supp. 129 (E.D. N.Y. 1995) (import of contaminated and mislabeled mushrooms and fish) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
In re Plum Baby Food Litigation, 1:21-cv-02417-NLH-SAK, 2022 WL 16552786 (D.N.J. 2022) (motion to intervene in action against Campbell Soup Company and Plump alleging their baby food products contain heavy metals) Text
Watkins v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd., No. 3:16-CV-2049, 2019 WL 5815398 (M.D. Pa. Nov. 6, 2019) (Plaintiff’s summary judgment motion denied regarding metal in hot dog) Text
Frompovicz v. Hissner, 434 F. Supp. 3d 269 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 22, 2020) (Defendant’s motion for summary judgment granted where plaintiff provided adulterated water under bottling contract) Text
McLane Foodservice, Inc. v. Ready Pac Produce, Inc., No. 10-CV-6076 RMB/JS, 2012 WL 2462291 (D.N.J. June 27, 2012) (E. coli lettuce) Text
U.S. v. Allgyer, No. CIV.A. 11-02651, 2012 WL 355261 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 3, 2012) (milking, packaging, labeling, selling, and distributing of unpasteurized cow milk in interstate commerce for human consumption in violation of the PHSA and FDCA) Text
Adams Extract & Spice, LLC v. Van de Vries Spice Corp., No. CIV.A. 11-720 JAP, 2011 WL 6756973 (D.N.J. Dec. 23, 2011) (cost incurred recalling pepper spices for salmonella)
Corbi v. Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, No. 08-5875 (RBK/JS), 2010 WL 4226523 (D. N.J. Oct 21, 2010) (salmonella poisoning from casino) Text
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Dammann & Co., Inc., 592 F.Supp.2d 752 (D.N.J. 2008) (breach of contract; selling contaminated vanilla beans) Text
In re Pet Food Products Liab. Litig., No. 07-2867 (NLH), 2008 WL 4937632 (D.N.J. Nov. 18, 2008) (approval of class action settlement agreement) Text
Fellner v. Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC, 539 F.3d 237 (3rd Cir. 2008) (failure to warn) Text
Moyer Packing Co. v. U.S., 567 F.Supp.2d 737 (E.D. Pa. 2008) (negligent inspection of meat packer by USDA) Text
Solae, Inc. v. Hershey Can., Inc., 557 F.Supp.2d 452 (D. Del. 2008) (liability for damages caused by product recall) Text
Langan v. BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64673 (D.N.J. 2006) (E. coli case)
Winnicki v. Bennigan’s, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5568 (D.N.J. 2006) (E. coli case)
Drayton v. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 2004 WL 765123, (E.D. Pa. 2004) (listeria moncytogenes contamination) Text
Tittensor v. County of Montgomery, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18159 (D. Pa. 2003) (E. coli case)
Etienne v. United Corp., CIV. 205/1999, 2001 WL 1568598 (Terr. V.I. Oct. 15, 2001) (food-borne illness claim)
Hillcrest Sales, Inc. v. Chilean Line, Inc., CIV.A. 96-7177, 1998 WL 961894 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 18, 1998) (“improper delivery” of lemons)
Fisher Bros. Sales, Inc. v. U.S., 46 F.3d 279 (3d Cir. 1995) (cyanide in Chilean fruit) Text
FOURTH CIRCUIT
Nemphos v. Nestle Waters N. Am., Inc., 775 F.3d 616 (4th Cir. 2015) (developing dental fluorosis after consuming bottled water, infant formula, and baby food) Text
LLoyd v. Frontera Produce, Ltd., No. CIV. WDQ-13-2232, 2014 WL 4825641 (D. Md. Sept. 24, 2014) (cantaloupe listeria) Text
Jiali Tang v. Synutra Int’l, Inc., 656 F.3d 242 (4th Cir. 2011) (infant formula contaminated with melamine) Text
T.W. v. Conagra Foods, Inc., No. CIV.A. WMN-09-2932, 2011 WL 1790635 (D. Md. May 10, 2011) (frozen pot pie allegedly tainted with salmonella) Text
Griffin v. Wilcohess, No. 0:10-489-JFA, 2010 WL 3803695 (D. S.C. Sept. 23, 2010) (plaintiff did not provide food poisoning was contracted from defendant’s preparation practices) Text
In re Peanut Corp. of Am., No. 6:10-cv-00027, 2010 WL 3463214 (W.D. Va. Sept. 1, 2010) (disbursement of claims following wide-spread salmonella poisoning) Text
Rhone-Poulenc Agro S.A. v. Monsanto Co., 445 F. Supp. 2d 531, 535 (D.N.C. 2006) (seed patent case regarding E. coli contamination) Text
S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, Inc. v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., 353 F.3d 367 (4th Cir. 2003) (damaged meat from an ammonia leak at a storage facility) Text
Dawkins v. U.S., 226 F. Supp. 2d 750 (D.N.C. 2002) (FSIS responsibilities) Text
So. States Coop. v. I.S.P. Co., 198 F. Supp. 2d 807 (D. W.Va. 2002) (animal feed) Text
Kelly v. Fullwood Foods, Inc., 111 F. Supp. 2d 712 (D. Md. 2000) (injuries sustained from contaminated food) Text
Gross v. King David Bistro, Inc., 83 F. Supp. 2d 597 (D. Md. 2000) (injuries sustained from contaminated fish salad) Text
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Wilson v. Pinnacle Foods Inc., 3:19-cv-299-BJB, 2022 WL 419595 (W.D. Ky. 2022) (products liability case after alleged Listeriosis contamination) Text
Gulf Fishermens Ass’n v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., 968 F.3d 454 (5th Cir. 2020), as revised (Aug. 4, 2020) (aquaculture regulations) Text
McKinney v. Mac Acquisition, LLC, No. CIV.A. 13-4991, 2014 WL 1572883 (E.D. La. Apr. 17, 2014) (salmonella at restaurant) Text
Hayes v. Frontera Produce, Ltd., No. 3:12-CV-00588-BAJ, 2014 WL 1246845 (M.D. La. Mar. 24, 2014), appeal dismissed (Sept. 25, 2014), appeal dismissed (Feb. 27, 2015), reconsideration denied, No. 3:12-CV-00588-BAJ, 2014 WL 3615174 (M.D. La. July 18, 2014) (cantaloupe contaminated with Listeria) Text
Gilbert v. Frontera Produce, Ltd., No. CIV.A. 12-2754, 2014 WL 801451 (W.D. La. Feb. 28, 2014) (cantaloupe contaminated with Listeria) Text
U.S. v. Chung’s Products LP, 941 F. Supp. 2d 770 (S.D. Tex. 2013) (violations of food safety egg rolls) Text
Crosby v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 10-1015 (La. App. 5 Cir. 6/14/11), 67 So. 3d 695 (La. Ct. App. 2011) (developed gastritis and was hospitalized after eating egg rolls from store) Text
Empacadora de Carnes de Fresnillo, S.A. de C.V. v. Curry, 476 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2007) (state ban on horse slaughter for human consumption upheld) Text
In re Supreme Beef Processors, Inc., 468 F.3d 248 (5th Cir. 2006) (sovereign immunity claims) Text
Invitrogen Corp. v. Biocrest Mfg., L.P., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28975 (D. Tex. 2004) (patent infringement case regarding E. coli cell replication)
Zayler v. U.S., 279 F. Supp. 2d 805 (D. Tex. 2003) (FSIS declaration of unsafe beef) Text
Supreme Beef Processors, Inc. v. USDA, 275 F.3d 432 (5th Cir. 2001) (salmonella tests in determining plant’s insanitation) Text
Verzwyvelt v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 175 F. Supp. 2d 881 (W.D. La. 2001) (listeria bacteria case) Text
Texas Beef Group v. Winfrey, 201 F.3d 680 (5th Cir. 2000) (a dispute over “mad cow disease”) Text
Fuggins v. Burger King, 760 So. 2d 605 (action to recover for food poisoning caused by a hamburger) Text
Supreme Beef Processors, Inc. v. USDA, 113 F.Supp.2d 1048 (2000) 3-99-CV-2713-G, (N.D. Tex. May 25, 2000) (dispute over the USDA’s authority to withdraw inspection services) Text
U.S. v. Approximately 700 Pounds of Lamb Meat Products, CIV. A. 97-1459, 1997 WL 564010 (E.D. La. Sept. 8, 1997) (adulterated meat products)
U.S. v. Food, 2,998 Cases, 64 F.3d 984 (5th Cir. 1995) (import of adulterated mushrooms) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Toasted Oat, Inc. v. Snackwerks of Michigan, LLC, 1:21-cv-374, 2022 WL 1552215 (W.D. Mich. 2022) (recovery from supplier of moldy flaxseed used in granola) Text
Pope v. Kroger Co., No. 1:19-CV-817, 2020 WL 3403223 (S.D. Ohio June 19, 2020) (raw honey labeling) Text
Cline v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., No. 3:15-0275, 2015 WL 3650389 (M.D. Tenn. June 11, 2015) (allergic reaction to cookie) Text
U.S. v. Am. Mercantile Corp., No. 11-2371-STA-CGC, 2012 WL 5457355 (W.D. Tenn. Nov. 8, 2012) (sanitation, good manufacturing practices and pest control, and to ensure compliance with the FDCA as well as FDA Regulations) Text
Moore v. Charter Foods, Inc., No. 5:11-CV-150-JMH, 2012 WL 1313342 (E.D. Ky. Apr. 17, 2012) (salmonella restaurant) Text
U.S. v. Scenic View Dairy, L.L.C., No. 1:10-CV-865, 2011 WL 3879490 (W.D. Mich. Sept. 1, 2011) (delivering adulterated food for introduction into interstate commerce) Text
Honeybaked Foods, Inc. v. Affiliated FM Ins. C., No. 3:08CV01686, 2011 WL 834067 (N.D. Ohio March 4, 2011) (insurance coverage dispute for losses due to tainted food products)
Int’l Dairy Foods Ass’n v. Boggs, 622 F.3d 628 (6th Cir. 2010) (USDA regulation requiring labeling of dairy products with regard to artificial hormones, pesticides, or antibiotics) Text
Furline v. Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op, No. 1:10-cv-522, 2010 WL 3273126 (W.D. Mich. Aug. 19, 2010) (boy injured by ingesting needle lodged in hotdog)
N. Am. Deer Farmers Ass’n v. Gassett, No. 3:08-04-DCR, 2008 WL 4148907 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 2, 2008) (statute to prevent chronic wasting disease)
Crestview Parke Care Ctr. v. Thompson, 373 F.3d 743 (6th Cir. 2004) (nursing home claim regarding sanitary food service) Text
Dailey v. Veneman, 2002 WL 31780191 (6th Cir. 2002) (constitutional challenge to Federal Meat Inspection Act and Poultry Products Inspection Act)
U.S. v. Turner, 50 F. Supp. 2d 687 (E.D. Mich. 1999) (violation of labeling and sanitation requirements) Text
Casteel v. Sara Lee Corp., 51 F. Supp. 2d 816 (E.D. Mich. 1999) (class action products liability suit) Text
U.S. v. Crouse, 145 F.3d 786 (6th Cir. 1998) (adulterated orange juice) Text
U.S. v. Mays, 77 F.3d 906 (6th Cir. 1996) (adulterated food sales) Text
U.S. v. Union Cheese Co., 902 F. Supp. 778 (N.D. Ohio 1995) (adulteration of cheese) Text
U.S. v. Tuente Livestock, 888 F. Supp. 1416 (S.D. Ohio 1995) (adulterated food in interstate commerce) Text
U.S. v. Mays, 69 F.3d 116 (6th Cir. 1995) (orange juice adulterated with sugar) Text
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. v. SunOpta Grains & Foods Inc., No. 18-CV-1412, 2020 WL 2836797 (N.D. Ill. May 31, 2020) (Partial grant of summary judgment for SunOpta regarding breach of contract resulting from adulterated sunflower seed) Text
U.S. v. LaGrou Distribution Systems, Inc., 466 F.3d 585 (C.A.7 (Ill.), 2006) (imposition of $1 million fine for knowing improper storage of food products violated Sixth Amendment) Text
U.S. v. E. Seafood, Inc., No. 02 C 5129, 2015 WL 4607624 (N.D. Ill. July 31, 2015) (causing adulterated articles of food to be introduced into interstate commerce)
Smith v. Frontera Produce, Ltd., No. 3:13-CV-832, 2014 WL 4536566 (N.D. Ind. Sept. 11, 2014) (cantaloupe listeria) Text
Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. RSUI Indem. Co., 844 F. Supp. 2d 933 (N.D. Ill. 2012) (insurance coverage ground beef e coli) Text
Elanco Animal Health v. Archers Daniel Midland, Co., No. 1:08-cv-386-RLY-TAB, 2008 WL 4099881 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 4, 2008) (liability for failure to properly clean truck)
Campbell v. Supervalu, Inc., 565 F.Supp.2d 969 (N.D. Ind. 2008) (statute of limitations barred claims against seller of tainted meat) Text
Cavel Int’l, Inc. v. Madigan, 500 F.3d 551 (7th Cir. 2007) (state ban on horse slaughter for human consumption upheld) Text
Campbell v. Supervalu, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25023 (N.D. Ind. 2007) (E. coli case) Text
U.S. v. LaGrou Distrib. Sys., 466 F.3d 585 (7th Cir. 2006) (knowing improper storage of poultry, meat, and food products) Text
McRoy v. Sheahan, 2006 WL 2714836 (N.D. Ill. 2006) (food handling procedures at correctional facility) Text
Pena v. Am. Meat Packing Corp., 258 F.Supp.2d 864 (N.D. Ill. 2003) (USDA violations and employment claim) Text
U.S. v. Mantas, 274 F.3d 1127 (7th Cir. 2001) (improperly storing of poultry and meat products) Text
Hayden v. Bryan, 99 C 785, 1999 WL 104156 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 24, 1999) (jurisdiction in food borne illness case)
Stauber v. Shalala, 895 F. Supp. 1178 (W.D. Wis. 1995) (application of bovine growth hormone drug) Text
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Adewol v. Frickenschmidt Foods LLC, 4:22-cv-254-CDP, 2022 WL 4130789 (E.D. Mo. 2022) (injury after recall of product labeled as “gluten free”) Text
Redlich v. City of St. Louis, 51 F.4th 283 (8th Cir. 2022) (first amendment challenge to local food safety ordinance requiring permit to distribute “potentially dangerous food”) Text
Steak N Shake, Inc. v. White, 4:18-cv-00072-SRC, 2021 WL 4819592 (E.D. Mo. 2021) (defamation case after foodservice worker posted claim of contaminated food on social media) Text
United Food & Com. Workers Union, Loc. No. 663 v. USDA, No. 19-CV-2660 (JNE/TNL), 2021 WL 2010779 (D. Minn. May 20, 2021) (challenge to FSIS’s rule eliminating line speed limits during swine slaughter inspection) Text
U.S. v. Aossey, No. 14-CR-116-LRR, 2015 WL 4064312 (N.D. Iowa July 2, 2015) (selling misbranded meat) Text
Cont’l Cas. Co. v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., No. 8:14-CV-194, 2015 WL 3852772 (D. Neb. June 22, 2015) (insurance coverage E. coli ground beef) Text
U.S. v. Quality Egg, L.L.C., 2015 WL 1769042 (N.D.Iowa) (eggs salmonella) Text
Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., No. 8:11CV270, 2014 WL 6815628 (D. Neb. Dec. 2, 2014) (E. coli ground beef) Text
West v. Frontera Produce Ltd., No. 13-CV-0943-FJG, 2014 WL 5810213 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 7, 2014) (listeria cantaloupe) Text
Riffle v. Frontera Produce Ltd., No. 13-CV-0791-FJG, 2014 WL 5810201 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 7, 2014) (listeria cantaloupe) Text
Hot Stuff Foods, LLC v. Houston Cas. Co., 771 F.3d 1071 (8th Cir. 2014) (insurance coverage of sausage recall) Text
Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., No. 8:11CV270, 2014 WL 3661485 (D. Neb. July 22, 2014) (E. coli ground beef) Text
Nemphos v. Nestle Waters N. Am., Inc., 775 F.3d 616 (4th Cir. 2015) (minor consumed items and later developed dental fluorosis) Text
Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., No. 8:11CV270, 2014 WL 700013 (D. Neb. Feb. 24, 2014) (E. coli ground beef) Text
Adams v. USDA, No. 3:10-CV-03120, 2013 WL 5218313 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 16, 2013) Text
Netherlands Ins. Co. v. Main St. Ingredients, LLC, No. CIV. 11-533 DSD/FLN, 2013 WL 101876 (D. Minn. Jan. 8, 2013) aff’d, 745 F.3d 909 (8th Cir. 2014) (insurance coverage recall of instant milk) Text
Adams v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. CIV. 10-3120, 2012 WL 4468473 (W.D. Ark. Aug. 10, 2012) report and recommendation adopted, No. 3:10-CV-03120, 2012 WL 4472099 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 26, 2012) (FOIA Food Safety Inspection Service) Text
Sims v. Dixie Restaurants, Inc., No. 4:11CV00583 JLH, 2012 WL 3107943 (E.D. Ark. July 31, 2012) (restaurant staphylococcus bacteria) Text
Hot Stuff Foods, LLC v. Houston Cas. Co., No. CIV. 11-4055-KES, 2012 WL 2675225 (D.S.D. July 5, 2012) rev’d in part, 771 F.3d 1071 (8th Cir. 2014) (insurance sausage recall) Text
Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., No. 8:11CV270, 2012 WL 2061941 (D. Neb. June 7, 2012) (E. coli ground beef) Text
Holt v. Quality Egg, L.L.C., 777 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (N.D. Iowa 2011) (salmonella eggs) Text
Tousignant ex rel. Tousignant v. Kanan Enterprises, Inc., No. CIV. 09-919 MJD/JSM, 2011 WL 1868842 (D. Minn. May 16, 2011) (peanut butter salmonella) Text
Daughetee v. CHR Hansen, Inc., No. C09-4100-MWB, 2011 WL 1043504 (N.D. Iowa Mar. 17, 2011) (microwave popcorn butter flavorings containing diacetyl) Text
Spence v. Supervalu, Inc., No. 4:10 CV 1847 RWS, 2011 WL 806412 (E.D. Mo. Mar. 2, 2011) (fried chicken salmonella) Text
Nebraska Beef, Ltd. v. Meyer Foods Holdings, LLC, No. 8:09-CV-00043-LSC, 2011 WL 740199 (D. Neb. Feb. 24, 2011) (E. coli ground beef) Text
True v. Conagra Foods, Inc., No. 07-00770-CV-W-DW, 2011 WL 176037 (W.D. Mo. Jan 4, 2011) (class certification in pot pie salmonella case)
Farm-To-Consumer Legal Defense Fund v. Sebelius, 734 F.Supp.2d 668 (N.D. Iowa 2010) (challenge to FDA regulations of milk sold in interstate commerce) Text
In re Bisphenol-A Polycarbonate Plastic Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 1967, No. 08-1967-MD-W-ODS, 2009 WL 3762965 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 9, 2009) (federal preemption; regulation of food additive)
U.S. v. Captain’s Select Seafood, Inc., No. 0:08-CV-1658 (PJS/RLE), 2009 WL 398081 (D. Minn. Feb. 17, 2009) (moving enjoin processor from operating until proper HACCP approved)
U.S. v. 8,800 Pounds of Powdered Egg White Prod., 551 F.3d 759 (8th Cir. 2008) (destruction of powdered egg whites illegally imported into U.S.) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA, 566 F.Supp.2d 995 (D.S.D. 2008) (granting injunction to stop USDA from removing import restrictions on Canadian beef) Text
Neb. Beef, Ltd. v. USDA, No. 803CV174, 2007 WL 2344819 (D. Neb. Aug. 15, 2007) (claim of biased and arbitrary meat inspection)
Saul v. Dominiack, 2007 WL 2682526 (N.D. Iowa 2007) (E. coli food poisoning)
Barnes v. U.S., 448 F.3d 1065 (8th Cir. 2006) (FSIS’s tort immunity) Text
Neb. Beef, Ltd. v. Greening, 398 F.3d 1080 (8th Cir. 2005) (Bivens remedy availability) Text
U.S. v. Jorgensen, 144 F.3d 550 (8th Cir. 1998) (misbranding convictions) Text
Truth in Labeling Campaign v. Shalala, 999 F. Supp. 1289 (E.D. Mo. 1998) (identification of MSG on food labels) Text
Nat’l Bank of Commerce v. Ass’d Milk Producers, Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 942 (E.D. Ark. 1998) aff’d sub nom. Nat’l Bank of Commerce of El Dorado v. Associated Milk Producers, Inc., 191 F.3d 858 (8th Cir. 1999) (failure to show that contaminated milk caused laryngal cancer) Text
Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 968 F. Supp. 444 (E.D. Ark. 1997) (insured’s sales of contaminated food) Text
Kenney v. Glickman, 96 F.3d 1118 (8th Cir. 1996) (challenging regulation governing meat and poultry processing) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Center for Food Safety v. Perdue, 20-cv-00256-JSW, 2022 WL 4793438 (N.D. Cal. 2022) (challenging Trump administration’s Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection Rule) Text
Smith v. Progressive Produce LLC, 21-cv-01597-PHX-SMM, 2022 WL 1210647 (D. Az. 2022) (salmonella contaminated onions sold through Trader Joe’s)
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Env’t Prot. Agency, No. 20-73146, 2022 WL 2805090 (9th Cir. 2022) (challenge to EPA order registering fungicide inpyrfluxam) Text
Moore v. Trader Joe’s Co., 4 F.4th 874 (9th Cir. 2021) (labeling on store-brand honey held not misleading and therefore not in violation of the law) Text
Nat’l Pork Producers Council v. Ross, 6 F.4th 1021, 1026 (9th Cir. 2021) (pork producers sought injunction against initiative barring sale of pork from animals confined in a manner inconsistent with California standards) Text
League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Regan, 996 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 2021) (EPA’s order denying petition to revoke tolerances for use of chlorpyrifos on food products was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Perdue, 517 F. Supp. 3d 1034 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2021) (swine slaughter inspection)
Hardeman v. Monsanto Co., 997 F.3d 941 (9th Cir. 2021) (state law failure to warn about cancer causing pesticide claims were not expressly preempted by Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. U.S. FDA, 854 F. App’x 865 (9th Cir. 2021) (soy leghemoglobin as a color additive)
Webb v. Trader Joe’s Co., 999 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 2021) (allegation that store’s poultry products included unlawfully large amounts of retained water) Text
Miyoko’s Kitchen v. Ross, No. 20-CV-00893-RS, 2020 WL 8361994 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 21, 2020) (vegan butter labeling)
Inst. for Fisheries Res. v. Hahn, 424 F. Supp. 3d 740 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2019) (Partial grant of motion for judgment on the pleadings regarding genetically engineered Salmon) Text
In re Big Heart Pet Brands Litig., No. 18-CV-00861-JSW, 2019 WL 8266869 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 4, 2019) (Partial grant of motion to dismiss class action regarding adulterated dog food products)
Beasley v. Lucky Stores, Inc., 400 F. Supp. 3d 942 (N.D. Cal. 2019) (mislabeling of coffee-creamer product) Text
Musgrave v. Taylor Farms Pac., Inc., No. 18-CV-02841-JSW, 2019 WL 8230850 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2019) (E. coli lettuce) Text
Backus v. Gen. Mills, Inc., No. 15-CV-01964-WHO, 2018 WL 6460441 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2018) (use of partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) in food product) Text
Craten v. Foster Poultry Farms Inc., 305 F.Supp.3d 1051 (D.Ariz., 2018) (infant injuries linked to raw chicken products linked to Salmonella)
Ass’n des Éleveurs de Canards et d’Oies du Québec v. Becerra, 870 F.3d 1140 (C.A.9 (Cal.), 2017) (producers of foie gras and restaurant bring action challenging statute that banned the sale of product made from force-fed birds)
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA, 223 F.Supp.3d 1008 (C.D.Cal., 2016) (animal rights organizations concern for animal welfare falls within the zone-of-interest that the Poultry Products Inspection Act protects)
Schwarz v. Frontera Produce Ltd., No. 11-CV-4280-FJG, 2014 WL 5810113 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 7, 2014) (cantaloupe listeria) Text
Riva v. Pepsico, Inc., No. C-14-0478 EMC, 2015 WL 993350 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 4, 2015) (alleged that certain products contain a carcinogen) Text
Kowalski v. Anova Food, LLC, No. CIV. 11-00795HG-RLP, 2015 WL 1117677 (D. Haw. Feb. 12, 2015) (needle injection of ozone into fish)
Ass’n des Eleveurs de Canards et D’Oies du Quebec v. Harris, No. 2:12-CV-5735-SVW-RZ, 2015 WL 191375 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2015) (foie gras adulterated)
Compassion Over Killing v. Food & Drug Admin., No. 13-CV-01385-VC, 2014 WL 7336231 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2014) (egg production safety)
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. v. Catlin Syndicate Ltd., 588 F. App’x 704 (9th Cir. 2014) (insurance salmonella) Text
Missouri v. Harris, 58 F. Supp. 3d 1059 (E.D. Cal. 2014) (egg production standards) Text
Onsager v. Frontera Produce Ltd., No. CV 13-66-BU-DWM-JCL, 2014 WL 3828374 (D. Mont. Aug. 4, 2014) (cantaloupe listeria)
Bernacki v. Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc., No. 5:13-CV-02140-EJD, 2014 WL 3090815 (N.D. Cal. July 3, 2014) Text
Ass’n des Eleveurs de Canards et d’Oies du Quebec v. Harris, 729 F.3d 937 (9th Cir. 2013) cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 398 (2014) (foie gras production)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Hamburg, No. C 12-4529 PJH, 2013 WL 5718339 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 21, 2013) (seeking declaratory and injunctive relief regarding the failure of FDA to promulgate final regulations by mandatory deadlines contained in FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. U.S. FDA, No. C -12-04376 EDL, 2013 WL 4511936 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 23, 2013) (food safety rules regarding egg producers)
Del Real, LLC v. Harris, 966 F. Supp. 2d 1047 (E.D. Cal. 2013) (alleging that Del Real’s products are packaged in violation of the nonfunctional slack fill) Text
Am. Licorice Co. v. Total Sweeteners, Inc., No. C-13-1929 EMC, 2013 WL 4396778 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2013) (contaminated molasses) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Hamburg, No. C 12-4529 PJH, 2013 WL 4396563 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2013), appeal dismissed (Feb. 20, 2014) (seeking declaratory and injunctive relief regarding failure of FDA to promulgate final regulations by mandatory deadlines contained in FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. HVFG LLC, 939 F. Supp. 2d 992 (N.D. Cal. 2013) (foie gras as adulterated food) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Hamburg, 954 F. Supp. 2d 965 (N.D. Cal. 2013) (seeking declaratory and injunctive relief regarding failure of FDA to promulgate final regulations by mandatory deadlines contained in FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. USDA, No. 2:12-CV-4028-ODW, 2013 WL 1191736 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 22, 2013) (promulgate regulations condemning force-fed foie gras as an adulterated food product under the Poultry Products Inspection Act)
Golden Eagle Ins. Corp. v. Moon Marine (U.S.A.) Corp., No. C 12-05438 WHA, 2013 WL 594283 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2013) (insurance over salmonella outbreak) Text
Del Real, LLC v. Harris, No. 1:12-CV-01669-LJO, 2013 WL 522805 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2013) (does not apply to meat and poultry products by its own term) Text
Gen. Mills Operations, LLC v. Five Star Custom Foods, Ltd., 703 F.3d 1104 (8th Cir. 2013) (selling recalled meat balls to soup maker) Text
NuCal Foods, Inc. v. Quality Egg LLC, 918 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (E.D. Cal. 2013) (Salmonella Enteritidis contamination) Text
Patrick v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. CV12-2633 PHX DGC, 2013 WL 685892 (D. Ariz. Feb. 25, 2013) (food poisoning) Text
Nucal Foods, Inc. v. Quality Egg LLC, No. CIV S-10-3105 KJM, 2013 WL 178143 (E.D. Cal., 2013) (Salmonella Enteritidis contamination) Text
U.S. v. Undetermined Quantities of an Article of Food, Cheese, Labeled in Part Estrella Family Creamery, No. C10-5772 BHS, 2012 WL 5269324 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 24, 2012) (adulterated food forfeiture) Text
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. v. Catlin Underwriting U.S., Inc., No. 1: 11-CV-00889-BAM, 2012 WL 4050001 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 13, 2012) aff’d sub nom. Ruiz Food Products, Inc. v. Catlin Syndicate Ltd., 588 F. App’x 704 (9th Cir. 2014) (insurance recall salmonella) Text
Nucal Foods, Inc. v. Quality Egg LLC, No. CIV S-10-3105 KJM, 2012 WL 3205046 (E.D. Cal. July 31, 2012) (Salmonella Enteritidis contamination) Text
Khurana v. N. Cent. Dist. Health Defendants’ Dep’t, No. 3:10-CV-00579-BLW, 2012 WL 1288746 (D. Idaho Apr. 16, 2012) aff’d sub nom. Khurana v. N. Cent. Dist. Health Dep’t, 605 F. App’x 677 (9th Cir. 2015) (suspended food license three times for repeated Food Code violations.) Text
U.S. v. Salyer, No. CR S-10-061 LKK, 2011 WL 6153204 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2011) (mislabeled products that it sold to its customers, resulting in adulterated and falsely labeled tomato paste and other food products entering the stream of commerce) Text
U.S. v. Undetermined quantities of an article of food, cheese, labeled in part, Estrella Family Creamery (Red Darla), No. C10-5772BHS, 2011 WL 6012501 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 1, 2011) (forfeiture of adulterated food)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. 11-1310-SC, 2011 WL 5038500 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 24, 2011) (genetically engineered alfalfa)
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. v. Catlin Underwriting U.S., Inc., No. 1:11-CV-00889 OWW, 2011 WL 3323046 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2011) (insurance recall salmonella) Text
U.S. v. Rhody Dairy, L.L.C., 812 F. Supp. 2d 1239 (W.D. Wash. 2011) (FDA violations of milk cow) Text
Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Ready Pac Foods, Inc., No. CV 09-3220 RSWL MANX, 2011 WL 1790033 (C.D. Cal. May 9, 2011) (insurance E. coli)
Gen. Mills Operations, LLC v. Five Star Custom Foods, Ltd., 789 F. Supp. 2d 1148 (D. Minn. 2011) aff’d, 703 F.3d 1104 (8th Cir. 2013) (selling recalled meat balls to soup maker) Text
Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Ready Pac Foods, Inc., 782 F. Supp. 2d 1047 (C.D. Cal. 2011) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. C 11-00831 JSW, 2011 WL 996343 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 17, 2011) (genetically engineered variety of sugar beet)
Haake v. Safeway, 819 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (D. Haw. 2011) (contaminated tofu) Text
Paramount Farms, Inc. v. Ventilex B.V., 735 F.Supp.2d 1189 (E.D. Cal. 2010) (pasteurization of almonds) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. C 08-00484, 2010 WL 3222482 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2010) (decision to deregulate genetically engineered sugar beets) Text
Campbell v. Cal. Dep’t of Corrections and Rehabilitation, No. CIV S-07-1419 WBS GGH P, 2010 WL 3238911 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 12, 2010) (unsanitary food preparation and handling at state prison) Text
Yumul v. Smart Balance, No. CV 10-00927 MMM (AJWx), 2010 WL 3359663 (C.D. Cal. May 24, 2010) (misleading claims regarding cholesterol by margarine manufacturer) Text
Meaunrit v. ConAgra Foods Inc., C 09-02220 CRB, 2010 WL 2867393 (N.D. Cal. July 20, 2010) (bacterial contamination of microwavable dinner)
Newkirk v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 727 F.Supp.2d 1006 (E.D. Wash. 2010) (alleged health problems from popcorn butter flavoring) Text
Meaunrit v. The Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC, No. C 09-04555 CW, 2010 WL 1838715 (N.D. Cal. May 05, 2010) (misrepresentation and adulteration of frozen dinners)
U.S. v. Organic Pastures Dairy Co., 708 F.Supp.2d 1005 (E.D. Cal. 2010) (sale of raw milk in interstate commerce) Text
Nat’l Meat Ass’n v. Brown, 599 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 2010) (no federal preemption of state slaughter law) Text
Nat’l Meat Ass’n v. Brown, No. CV-F-08-1963 LJO DLB, 2009 WL 426213 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 19, 2009) (preemption of state meat packing law; granting preliminary injunction)
Levine v. Conner, 540 F.Supp.2d 1113 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (exclusion of poultry and turkeys from Humane Slaughter Act) Text
Ortiz v. Menu Foods, Inc., 525 F.Supp.2d 1220 (D. Haw. 2008) (contaminated pet food class action suit) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA, 499 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2007) (upholding final BSE rule) Text
Levine v. Johanns, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63667 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (humane slaughter)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Johanns, 451 F.Supp.2d 1165 (D. Haw. 2006) (genetically modified corn and sugar cane) Text
Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 439 F. Supp. 2d 1012 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (challenge to genetically-engineered alfalfa deregulation) Text
Thacker v. Kroger Co., 155 Fed. Appx. 946 (8th Cir. 2005) (E. coli case)
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. USDA, 415 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2005) (BSE final rule) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA, 2004 WL 1151970 (D. Mont. 2004) (challenge to mad cow regulation)
In re Wash. State Apple Adver. Comm’n, 257 F.Supp.2d 1290 (D. Wash. 2003) (constitutionality of assessments collection) Text
Vons Cos. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 58 F.App’x 689 (9th Cir. 2003) (E. coli outbreak)
U.S. v. Narte, 197 F.3d 959 (9th Cir. 1999) (violation of state sanitary shellfish laws) Text
Shamrock Farms Co. v. Veneman, 146 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 1998) (dispute over milk composition standards) Text
Wilson v. USDA, 104 F.3d 366 (9th Cir. 1996) (withdrawing meat inspection services)
Chidsey v. Buffets, Inc., CIV. 95-383-FR, 1996 WL 172734 (D. Or. Apr. 9, 1996) (food borne illness claim)
TENTH CIRCUIT
Kincaid v. CBOCS, Inc., 22-cv-02144-EFM-KGG, 2022 WL 3081416 (D. Kan. 2022) (foodborne illness allegedly contracted after eating at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store) Text
Johnson v. SSA Group, LLC, 21-cv-02188-LTB-GPG, 2021 WL 5104331 (D. Co. 2021) (pro se plaintiff alleges FMIA violations after consuming meat he claims made him sick)
Wingate v. Barkman Honey, LLC, No. 519CV04074HLTJPO, 2021 WL 50987 (D. Kan. Jan. 6, 2021) (raw honey labeling)
LYSTN, LLC v. FDA, No. 19-CV-01943-PAB-KLM, 2020 WL 5513409 (D. Colo. Sept. 14, 2020) (Granting Federal defendant’s motion to dismiss regarding Salmonella as an adulterant in raw pet food manufacturing) Text
New Mexico ex rel. Balderas v. Valley Meat Co., LLC, No. CIV 14-1100 JB/KBM, 2015 WL 3544288 (D.N.M. May 20, 2015)(horse slaughter) Text
Front Range Equine Rescue v. Vilsack, 782 F.3d 565 (10th Cir. 2015) (action alleging that Food Safety Inspection Service’s decisions to grant inspection services for slaughter and processing of horses) Text
In re Sunland, Inc., No. 13-13301-TR7, 2014 WL 7011747 (Bankr. D.N.M. Dec. 11, 2014) (insurance salmonella peanut butter) Text
Faber v. Townsend Farms, Inc., 54 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (D. Colo. 2014) (alleged exposure to Hepatitis A) Text
In re Sunland, Inc., 508 B.R. 739 (Bankr. D.N.M. 2014) (insurance salmonella peanut butter) Text
Underwood v. Jensen Farms, No. 6:11-CV-348-JHP, 2013 WL 6903751 (US Dist. Crt. E.D. Okla., Dec. 31, 2013) on reconsideration in part Text, No. 6:11-CV-348-JHP, 2014 WL 934807 (US Dist. Crt., E.D. Okla., Mar. 10, 2014) (Listeria outbreak allegedly linked to contaminated cantaloupe) Text
Republic Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Moore, 493 F. App’x 907 (10th Cir. 2012) (insurance coverage from e coli outbreak) Text
Leprino Foods Co. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co., 653 F.3d 1121 (10th Cir. 2011) (flavoring compounds derived from nearby-stored fruit products contaminated a large quantity of cheese, insurance coverage) Text
Watson v. Dillon Companies, Inc., 797 F. Supp. 2d 1138 (D. Colo. 2011) (alleging that his bronchiolitis obliterans was caused by his inhalation of butter flavoring ingredients contained in microwave popcorn) Text
U.S. ex rel. Bahrani v. Conagra, Inc., 465 F.3d 1189 (10th Cir. 2006) (USDA export certificate obligations) Text
U.S. v. Swan, 100 F.App’x 727 (10th Cir. 2004) (violation of Lacey Act)
Bullington v. IBP, Inc., 49 F.App’x 870 (10th Cir. 2002) (corporation, meat inspector, and USDA at fault for inspector’s injuries)
Murphy v. SmithKline Beecham Animal Health Group, 898 F. Supp. 811 (D. Kan. 1995) (dispute over diseases in cattle) Text
Mineral Res. Int’l v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services, 53 F.3d 305, 306 (10th Cir. 1995) (challenging the validity of labeling regulation) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Soper v. Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colorado, LLC, 4:20-cv-324, 2022 WL 2704149 (S.D. Ga. 2022) (motion to exclude opinion testimony in Chipotle E. coli food poisoning case) Text
In re Conagra Peanut Butter Products Liab. Litig., No. 1:07-MD-1845-TWT, 2015 WL 847430 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 26, 2015) (peanut butter salmonella) Text
U.S. v. Parnell, No. 1:13-CR-12 WLS, 2014 WL 4388523 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 5, 2014) (indictment arising from the sale of salmonella contaminated peanuts) Text
Hernandez v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 11 F. Supp. 3d 1177 (S.D. Fla. 2014) (employee termination after complaining about conduct he believed violated a law, rule, or regulation, and which actually violated a law, rule, or regulation) Text
U.S. v. Parnell, No. 1:13-CR-12 WLS, 2014 WL 1653397 (M.D. Ga. Apr. 24, 2014) (indictment arising from the sale of salmonella-contaminated peanuts) Text
WTI, Inc. v. Jarchem Indus., Inc., 11 F. Supp. 3d 1274 (N.D. Ga. 2014) (sodium diacetate) Text
In re Grand Jury Subpeona 2009R00030 Served on Jan. 19, 2012, No. 1:13-CR-12 WLS, 2013 WL 3990655 (M.D. Ga. June 2, 2013) (peanut producer for damages resulting from salmonella contamination) Text
In re ConAgra Peanut Butter Products Liab. Litig., No. 1:07-MD-1845-TWT, 2013 WL 1010642 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 13, 2013) (peanut butter salmonella) Text
Kidd v. Conagra Foods, Inc., 503 F. App’x 844 (11th Cir. 2013) (peanut butter salmonella) Text
U.S. v. Izurieta, 710 F.3d 1176 (11th Cir. 2013) (conspiracy to import food circumventing food safety checks) Text
Mitchell v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 448 F. App’x 911 (11th Cir. 2011) (peanut butter salmonella) Text
Precourt v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., 280 F.R.D. 462 (D.S.D. 2011) (beef e-coli) Text
Ware v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. CIV.A. 1:07-MD-1845, 2011 WL 6960748 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 7, 2011) (peanut butter salmonella)
In re ConAgra Peanut Butter Products Liab. Litig., No. 1:07-CV-3058-TWT, 2011 WL 1060990 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 23, 2011) (peanut butter salmonella) Text
Fitzer v. American Inst. of Baking, Inc., No. CV 209-169, 2010 WL 1955974 (S.D. Ga. May 13, 2010) (food poisoning from contaminated peanut butter) Text
IBP, Inc. v. Hady Enters., 267 F. Supp. 2d 1148 (D. Fla. 2002) (false designations of origin violating 15 U.S.C.S. § 1125) Text
U.S. v. Sigma Int’l, Inc., 244 F.3d 841 (11th Cir. 2001) reh’g en banc granted, opinion vacated, 287 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 2002) (adulteration of imported shrimp) Text
Dunkin’ Donuts Inc. v. Kashi Enterprises, Inc., 106 F. Supp. 2d 1325 (N.D. Ga. 2000) (violations of sanitation and safety requirements) Text
U.S. v. 302 Cases, 321 Cases, & 420 Cases, More or Less of Frozen Shrimp, Currently Located at Americold Corp., 25 F. Supp. 2d 1358 (M.D. Fla. 1998) (motion to re-export contaminated shrimp to country of origin) Text
U.S. v. 302 Cases, 321 Cases, & 420 Cases, More or Less of Frozen Shrimp, Currently Located at Americold Corp., 25 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (M.D. Fla. 1998) (adulterated shrimp) Text
D.C. CIRCUIT
McAfee v. U.S. FDA, 36 F.4th 272 (D.D.C. 2022) (FDA not required to engage in rulemaking to repeal regulation banning interstate sale of unpasteurized butter) Text
Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. Vilsack, 79 F.Supp.3d 174, 178 (D.D.C., 2015) Text
Am. Fed’n of Gov’t Employees, AFL-CIO v. Vilsack, No. 14-CV-1753 (KBJ), 2015 WL 4602956 (D.D.C. July 31, 2015) (challenge the federal government’s recent adoption of a new National Poultry Inspection System) Text
Koretoff v. Vilsack, 841 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2012) aff’d, 707 F.3d 394 (D.C. Cir. 2013) (California almond producers brought action challenging Department of Agriculture rule requiring almonds produced in the United States to be pasteurized) Text
Doe v. U.S., 797 F. Supp. 2d 78 (D.D.C. 2011) (exposure of scientist to BSE) Text
Abedrabbo v. Topps Meat Co., No. 09-01838, 2010 WL 5157890 (D. D.C. Dec. 21, 2010) (E. coli-contaminated ground beef) Text
Koretoff v. Vilsack, 614 F.3d 532 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (regulation requiring treatment of almonds to prevent salmonella outbreaks) Text
Nat’l Corn Growers Ass’n v. EPA, 613 F.3d 266 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (revoking all “tolerances,” under FDCA for carbofuran residue) Text
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, L.L.C. v. USDA, 539 F.3d 492 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (denial of mad cow testing on all cattle slaughtered) Text
Munsell v. USDA, 509 F.3d 572 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (claim of retaliatory actions by USDA inspectors) Text
Humane Soc. of U.S. v. Johanns, 520 F. Supp.2d 8 (D.D.C. 2007) (ante-mortem horse slaughter inspection system) Text
Int’l Ctr. for Tech. Assessment v. Johanns, 473 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D.D.C. 2007) (Plant Protection Act) Text
Consumer Fed’n of Am. v. USDA, 455 F.3d 283 (D.D.C. 2006) (FOIA request during pending food-safety rule) Text
Munsell v. USDA, 435 F. Supp. 2d 149 (D.D.C. 2006) (suspension of USDA inspections) Text
Int’l Ctr. for Tech. Assessment v. Thompson, 421 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006) (NEPA and unregulated commercialization of genetically engineered fish) Text
Consumer Fed’n of Am. v. USDA, 383 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2005) (interim final rule regarding Listeria monocytogenes exposure) Text
AFGE v. Veneman, 284 F.3d 125 (D.D.C. 2002) (meat and poultry inspection) Text
Am. Fed’n of Gov’t Employees, AFL-CIO v. Glickman, 127 F. Supp. 2d 243 (D. D.C. 2001) aff’d sub nom. Am. Fed’n of Gov’t Employees, AFL-CIO v. Veneman, 284 F.3d 125 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (post-mortem inspection of carcasses) Text
Caldwell v. Caesar, 150 F. Supp. 2d 50 (D. D.C. 2001) (prisoner’s unsafe food claim) Text
James V. Hurson Associates, Inc. v. Glickman, 229 F.3d 277 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (approval of food labeling) Text
Alliance for Bio-Integrity v. Shalala, 116 F. Supp. 2d 166 (D. D.C. 2000) (dispute over genetically modified foods) Text
U.S. v. Schaffer, 183 F.3d 833 (D.C. Cir. 1999) vacated as moot, 240 F.3d 35 (D.C. Cir. 2001) (violation of the Meat Inspection Act) Text
Original Honey Baked Ham Co. of Georgia, Inc. v. Glickman, 172 F.3d 885 (D.C. Cir. 1999) (retail stores are subject to federal inspection requirements) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Dimare Fresh, Inc. v. U.S., 118 Fed. Cl. 455 (2014) (FDA warnings and media briefing linking salmonella outbreak to certain types of tomatoes) Text
Ecolab, Inc. v. FMC Corp., 569 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (patent infringement suit on patents on chemical products used to reduce pathogens in meat processing) Text
Rose Acre Farms, Inc. v. U.S., 559 F.3d 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (no taking because of salmonella regulations; restricted egg sales) Text
N. Am. Processing Co. v. U.S., 236 F.3d 695 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (classification of bovine fat trimmings) Text
Quiman, S.A. de C.V. v. U.S., 40 Fed.Cl. 107 (Fed. Cl. 1997) aff’d, 178 F.3d 1313 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (testing of imported fetal bovine serum)
Banfi Products Corp. v. U.S., 40 Fed.Cl. 107 (Fed. Cl. 1997) aff’d as modified, 90-3981X, 1998 WL 515738 (Fed. Cl. Aug. 14, 1998) (recall of wine contaminated with diethylene glycol)
UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
In re: Ne. Contaminated Beef Products Liab. Litig., 856 F. Supp. 2d 1354 (U.S. Jud. Pan. Mult. Lit. 2012) (E. coli ground beef) Text
ALABAMA
Enterprises v. Davis, 709 So.2d 1132 (1997) (discovery of human blood in a styrofoam package containing a biscuit with gravy) Text
Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. v. Davis, 709 So.2d 1132 (Ala. 1997) (failure to exercise reasonable care in the preparation and packaging of food) Text
ALASKA
Miller v. State, Dep’t of Envtl. Conservation, No. S-15370, 2015 WL 4496271 (Alaska July 24, 2015) (An oyster farmer closed his farm after dozens of people became sick from eating his oysters) Text
Tinker v. Veco, Inc., 913 P.2d 488 (Alaska 1996) (food poisoning) Text
ARKANSAS
Caplener v. Bluebonnet Milling Company, 911 S.W.2d 586 (1995), 322 Ark. 751 (defective feed causing ostrich’s death) Text
CALIFORNIA
Virrueta v. Starbucks Corp., 2022 WL 16547962 (Cal. App. 2 Dist., 2022) (alleged contamination of drink containing whole strawberries) Text
Windsor Food Quality Co., Ltd. v. Underwriters of Lloyds of London, 234 Cal.App.4th 1178 (Cal.App. 4 Dist., 2015) (California’s Contamination Products Insurance policy and insurance claims for tampered beef) Text
Envtl. Law Found. v. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., 235 Cal. App. 4th 307, 185 Cal. Rptr. 3d 189 (2015), as modified on denial of reh’g (Apr. 16, 2015), review denied (July 8, 2015) (warning of lead in products) Text
People v. Santorsola, 225 Cal. App. 4th Supp. 12, 170 Cal. Rptr. 3d 819 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. 2014) (improperly moved a nonambulatory animal in violation) Text
Physicians Comm. for Responsible Med. v. Applebee’s Int’l, Inc., 224 Cal. App. 4th 166, 168 Cal. Rptr. 3d 334 (2014) (to prevent the restaurants from continuing to sell grilled chicken products to consumers without clear and reasonable warnings about the carcinogenic effects of those products) Text
Food Safety Net Servs. v. Eco Safe Sys. USA, Inc., 209 Cal. App. 4th 1118, 147 Cal. Rptr. 3d 634 (2012) (company that did a study of a food disinfection system) Text
Union Int’l Food Co. v. Harris Freeman & Co. Inc., No. A132384, 2012 WL 758276 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 8, 2012) (salmonella white pepper) Text
Fresh Express Inc. v. Beazley Syndicate 2623/623 at Lloyd’s, 199 Cal. App. 4th 1038, 131 Cal. Rptr. 3d 129 (2011), as modified on denial of reh’g (Oct. 4, 2011) (FDA alert regarding E-coli in spinach, recall insurance) Text
Physicians Comm. For Responsible Medicine v. McDonald’s, 114 Cal. Rptr.3d 414 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) (health warnings) Text
Am. Meat Inst. v. Leeman, 102 Cal. Rptr.3d 759 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) (state labeling law preempted by federal law) Text
Organic Pastures Dairy Co. v. California, No. H033022, 2009 WL 3321379 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2009) (challenging state limits on coliform bacteria in raw milk) Text
California ex rel. Brown v. Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC, 90 Cal. Rptr.3d 644 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) (no failure to label to tuna to show contained methylmercury) Text
County Sanitation Dist. No. 2 v. County of Kern, 127 Cal. App. 4th 1544 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) (use of sewage sludge in food production) Text
Shade Foods, Inc. v. Innovative Products Sales & Mktg., Inc., 78 Cal. App. 4th 847, 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 364 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) (contamination of almonds) Text
Livingston v. Marie Callender’s, Inc., 72 Cal. App. 4th 830, 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 528 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) (failure to warn) Text
Vons Companies, Inc. v. Seabest Foods, Inc., 37 Cal. App. 4th 1090, 44 Cal. Rptr. 2d 258 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995) review granted and opinion superseded, 905 P.2d 419 (Cal. 1995) and rev’d, 926 P.2d 1085 (1996) (E. coli bacteria in fast-food hamburgers) Text
COLORADO
Liebnow by & through Liebnow v. Boston Enterprises Inc., 2013 CO 8, 296 P.3d 108(case against a restaurant resulting from an alleged food-borne illness) Text
In re Title, Ballot Title & Submission Clause, & for 1999-2000 No. 265, 3 P.3d 1210 (Colo. 2000) (labeling of genetically engineered foods) Text
CONNECTICUT
Cardinale v. Quorn Foods, Inc., No. X05CV096002022S, 2011 WL 2418628 (Conn. Super. Ct. May 19, 2011) (allergic reaction to fungal ingredient “mycoprotein”)
Red Apple II, Inc. v. Hartford Courant, CV 95547043, 1996 WL 40952 (Conn. Super. Ct. Jan. 17, 1996) (dispute over food contamination)
DELAWARE
Marchand v. Barnhill, 212 A.3d 805 (Del.Supr., 2019) (directors and executives of an ice-cream company breached their fiduciary duties arising from listeria outbreak) Text
ConAgra Foods, Inc. v. Lexington Ins. Co., 21 A.3d 62 (Del. 2011) (insurance coverage regarding peanut butter salmonella) Text
Albu Trading, Inc. v. Allen Family Foods, Inc. 2002 WL 531203 (Del. Super. 2002) (chicken contaminated with salmonella)
In re Nash v. McDonald’s Corp., 96C-09-045-WTQ, 1997 WL 528036 (Del. Super. Ct. Feb. 27, 1997) (E. coli bacteria case)
FLORIDA
AquaChile, Inc. v. Williams, 332 So.3d 532 (Fla. Dist. 4th 2021) (cruise ship passenger allegedly became ill after eating contaminated fish) Text
Boca Burger, Inc. v. Forum, 912 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 2005) (food labeling) Text
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Hagan, 750 So. 2d 83 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999), remanded, 804 So. 2d 1234 (Fla. 2001) (action to recover emotional distress damages) Text
McFadden v. Staley, 687 So. 2d 357, 360 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997) (food poisoning case) Text
N. Star Int’l Seafood Co., Inc. v. Banner Beef & Seafood Co., Inc., 677 So. 2d 1003 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996) (food poisoning claim against restaurant) Text
GEORGIA
Worthy v. Beautiful Rest., Inc., 556 S.E.2d 185 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001) (food borne illness case) Text
Mann v. D.L. Lee & Sons, Inc., 537 S.E.2d 683 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000) (products liability action against meat packing company) Text
Chambley v. Apple Restaurants, Inc., 504 S.E.2d 551 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998) (“adulterated” within meaning of State law) Text
Thomasson v. Rich Products Corp., 502 S.E.2d 289 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998) (injury action against bagel distributor) Text
Meyer v. Super Disc. Markets, Inc., 501 S.E.2d 2 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998) (food poisoning claim against grocery store and packing plant) Text
Edwards v. Campbell Taggart Baking Companies, Inc., 466 S.E.2d 911 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996) (food poisoning claim against seller and preparer of bread) Text
Sirmons v. Derst Baking Co., 470 S.E.2d 515 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996) (consumer’s action to recover damages against store) Text
HAWAII
Scroggin v. Mandarin Oriental Management, Inc. (Int. Ct. App., 2013) (food poisoning issue generated from a restaurant’s chicken wings) Text
In the Matter of the Water Use permit Applications, 9 P.3d 409 (2000) 94 Hawai’I 97 (ditch water contamination) Text
IDAHO
Davisco Foods int’l, inc. v. Gooding Cunty, 118 P.3d 116 (2005) (Cheese facility’s discharge of wastewater in streams) Text
Massey v. Conagra Foods, Inc., 156 Idaho 476, 328 P.3d 456 (2014) (pot pies salmonella) Text
ILLINOIS
Johnston v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 2011 IL App (5th) 100465-U (salmonella from peanut butter)
Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. v. Lumpkin, 96 C 2748, 1996 WL 495554 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 28, 1996) (labeling of products free from rBGH)
INDIANA
TDM Farms, Inc. of N. Carolina v. Wilhoite Family Farm, LLC, 969 N.E.2d 97 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012) (intentionally introduced a highly contagious virus, which spread to neighbor’s farm) Text
Holloway v. Bob Evans Farms, Inc., 695 N.E.2d 991 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998) (action to recover damages against restaurant) Text
Connerwood Healthcare, Inc. v. Estate of Herron, 683 N.E.2d 1322 (Ind. Ct. App. 1997) Text
IOWA
Holcomb v. Nefzger, (IA. Ct. App., 2013) (wastewater caused E. coli in food at the restaurant) Text
James Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Ames, 661 N.W.2d 150 (2003) (smoking in food service establishments) Text
KANSAS
Sierra Club v. Stanek (Kan. Ct. App. 2022) (hog farms and its environmental impact on local watershed) Text
Peterson v. Kansas Dep’t of Health & Envi’t. 31 Kan. App. 2d 13 (2002), 59 3d 6 (E. coli found in drinking water) Text
KENTUCKY
Edwards v. Hop Sin, 140 S.W.3d 13 (2003) (Chinatown restaurant’s raw oysters and septicemia) Text
Boskovich Farms, Inc. v. Taco Bell Corp., No. 2010-CA-000754-MR, 2011 WL 2935373 (Ky. Ct. App. July 22, 2011) (e-coli in green onions) Text
LOUISIANA
Landreneau v. Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro, L.L.C., 7 So.3d 703 (La. Ct. App. 2009) (burden of proof in food poisoning case) Text
Anderson v. Piccadilly Cafeteria, Inc., 804 So. 2d 75 (La. Ct. App. 2001) writ denied, 2002-0359 La. 4/19/02, 813 So. 2d 1084 (food borne illness claim) Text
Burnett v. Essex Ins. Co., 773 So. 2d 786 (La. Ct. App. 2000) (food poisoning claim) Text
Hickman v. Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Co., Inc., 768 So. 2d 812 (La. Ct. App. 2000) (action for damages against chewing gum manufacturer) Text
Hairston v. Burger King Corp., 764 So. 2d 176 (La. Ct. App. 2000) (food poisoning claim) Text
Cain v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc., 757 So. 2d 712 (La. Ct. App. 1999) writ denied, 752 So. 2d 858 (action for damages resulting from a hair found in a cake) Text
Arbourgh v. Sweet Basil Bistro, Inc., 740 So. 2d 186 (La. Ct. App. 1999) writ denied, 99-2942 La. 12/17/99, 751 So. 2d 883 (food poisoning claim against restaurant) Text
McGinnis v. Piccadilly Cafeteria, Inc., 732 So. 2d 659 (La. Ct. App. 1999) (“worm-like” organisms in food at restaurant) Text
Bullara v. Checker’s Drive-In Rest., Inc., 736 So. 2d 936 (La. Ct. App. 1999) (customer’s suit for damages against restaurant) Text
Cooper v. Borden, Inc., 709 So. 2d 878 (La. Ct. App. 1999) (dispute over penicillin-contaminated milk) Text
Melady v. Wendy’s of New Orleans, Inc., 673 So. 2d 1094 (La. Ct. App. 1996) writ denied, 675 So. 2d 1088 (patron’s suit against restaurant) Text
MARYLAND
Oyarzo v. Md. Dep’t of Health & Mental Hygiene, 978 A.2d 804 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2009) (ban on selling raw milk; farmer precluded from selling shares in herd for raw milk) Text
MASSACHUSETTS
Brooks v. Grosse, 1998 Mass. App. Div. 235 (Mass. Dist. Ct. 1998) (food contamination case) Text
MICHIGAN
Holley v. Clark Seed, Inc., 223749, 2001 WL 1134845 (Mich. Ct. App. Sept. 21, 2001) (salmonella food poisoning claim)
Marin v. Michigan State Univ., 212208, 2000 WL 33529619 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 3, 2000) (yersinia enterocolitica bacteria case)
Boulahanis v. Prevo’s Family Mkt., Inc., 583 N.W.2d 509 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998) (E. coli case) Text
Sanchez v. Lagoudakis, 552 N.W.2d 472 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996) rev’d, 581 N.W.2d 257 (1998) (dispute over AIDS testing for food service employee) Text
MINNESOTA
Gold’n Plump Farms Ltd. P’ship, LLP v. Midwest Warehouse & Distribution Sys., Inc., No. CIV. 12-3198 JRT/LIB, 2014 WL 107777 (D. Minn. Jan. 10, 2014) (alleged accidental shipment of an unapproved processing ingredient to a poultry company) Text
Sonstegard Foods Co. v. Wellington Underwriting, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37027 (D. Minn. 2007) (E3A requirements)
State v. Hartmann, 700 N.W.2d 449 (Minn. 2005) (inspection of farm-sold meat) Text
Gen. Mills, Inc. v. Gold Medal Ins. Co., 622 N.W.2d 147 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001) (alleged unapproved pesticide treatment of oats) Text
Falde v. Bush Bros. & Co., C2-01-435, 2001 WL 1117801 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2001) (case of allegedly tainted food)
Maple Island, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., C8-96-2352, 1997 WL 406647 (Minn. Ct. App. July 22, 1997) (insurance policies for salmonella contamination)
Heller v. Schwan’s Sales Enterprises, Inc., 548 N.W.2d 287 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996) (products liability suit against ice cream manufacturer) Text
MISSISSIPPI
Slay v. Spell, 882 So. 2d 254 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004) (food safety reporting) Text
Spell v. Muhammad, 756 So.2d 748 (Miss. 2000) (animals slaughtering while engaged in religious ceremony) Text
MISSOURI
In re S.M.R. ex rel. Ryan, 404 S.W.3d 369 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013), reh’g and/or transfer denied (Mar. 7, 2013), transfer denied (Apr. 30, 2013) (consumption of a cheeseburger containing E. coli bacteria) Text
Missori ex rel. McDonald’s Corp. v. Midkiff, 226 S.W.3d 119 (Mo. 2007) (E. coli case and franchisee liability) Text
Sanders v. Hartville Mill. Co., 14 S.W.3d 188 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000) (action against feed producers) Text
Silvey v. Mallinckrodt, Inc., 976 S.W.2d 497 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998) (action to recover damages caused by contaminated vaccine) Text
Carmack v. Dir., Missouri Dep’t of Agric., 945 S.W.2d 956 (Mo. 1997) (destruction of livestock carrying highly contagious disease) Text
Rustco Products Co. v. Food Corn, Inc., 925 S.W.2d 917 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996) (coconut oil supplies action against nacho chip maker) Text
MONTANA
James v. McDonalds of Libby, 2004 ML 429 (Mont. Dist. Ct. 2004) (food-borne illness claim)
Clover Leaf Dairy v. State, 948 P.2d 1164 (Mont. 1997) (contaminated milk case) Text
NEBRASKA
Schafersman v. Agland Coop, 631 N.W.2d 862 (Neb. 2001) (action against feed seller) Text
NEW JERSEY
NJSPCA v. NJ Dep’t of Agri, 955 A.2d 886 (2008) 196 N.J.366 (NJ Dep’t of Agri’s regulations regarding domestic livestock) Text
Carroll v. Friendly Ice Cream Corp., A5499-97T5, 1999 WL 399908 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 13, 1999) (action to recover damages caused by food poisoning)
NEW YORK
Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Aubertine, 119 A.D.3d 1202, 991 N.Y.S.2d 482 (2014) (seeking declaration that force-fed foie gras was adulterated food product) Text
Trans-Packers Servs. Corp. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 34 Misc. 3d 1229(A), 951 N.Y.S.2d 84 (Sup. Ct. 2012) (product contamination policy) Text
Cohen v. Fairbank Reconstruction Corp., 35 Misc. 3d 1205(A), 950 N.Y.S.2d 721 (Sup. Ct. 2012) (ground beef E. coli) Text
Humane Soc’y of U.S., Inc. v. Brennan, 881 N.Y.S.2d 533 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009) (standing; declaration that foie gras is adulterated food product) Text
Cillo v. Resjefal Corp., 16 A.D.3d 339 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005) (E. coli claim) Text
Santorelli v. Apple & Eve, L.P., 282 A.D.2d 731 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001) (action to recover damages for injuries caused by contaminated juice consumption) Text
McCrory v. State, 281 A.D.2d 797 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001) (prison inmates’ food poisoning claim) Text
Sledge v. Hesson, 274 A.D.2d 777 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000) (food contamination case) Text
Adams ex rel. Adams v. Gristede Bros., Inc., 270 A.D.2d 180 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000) (alleging “cross contamination” by salmonella) Text
Knaust v. Staten Island Univ. Hosp., 256 A.D.2d 203 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998) (salmonella bacteria case) Text
Brown v. City Sam Restaurants, Inc., 246 A.D.2d 301 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998) (contaminated food case) Text
Montalbano v. Tri-Mac Enterprises of Port Jefferson, Inc., 236 A.D.2d 374 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) (customer’s action against fast food restaurant) Text
Matthews v. UsAir, Inc., 92-CV-1424(FJS/GJD), 1996 WL 772724 (N.D. N.Y. May 29, 1996) order aff’d in part, vacated in part, Matthews v. USAir, Inc., 92-CV-1424(FJS)(GJD), 1997 WL 31484 (N.D. N.Y. Jan. 22, 1997) (salmonella poisoning case)
Vamos v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of N.Y., Inc., 627 N.Y.S.2d 265 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 1995) (consumers against soft drink manufacturer) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Phillips v. U.S. Air, Inc., 463 S.E.2d 259 (N.C. Ct. App. 1995) aff’d, 469 S.E.2d 552 (1996) (salmonella infection caused by contaminated water) Text
OHIO
Paramount Farms Int’l, L.L.C. v. Ventilex B.V., 2014-Ohio-986 appeal not allowed sub nom. Paramount Farms Int’l., L.L.C. v. Ventilex B.V., 2014-Ohio-3012, 139 Ohio St. 3d 1471, 11 N.E.3d 1193(almond industry rule requiring the pasteurization of all almonds sold within the U.S.) Text
Caraballo v. Cleveland Metro. Sch. Dist., 2013-Ohio-4919 appeal not allowed, 2014-Ohio-1182, 138 Ohio St. 3d 1450, 5 N.E.3d 667 (metal binder clip in food) Text
Cleveland v. State, 2013-Ohio-1186, 989 N.E.2d 1072 (local trans-fat ban, conflict with state law) Text
Stowers v. Ohio Dep’t of Agric., 2011-Ohio-2710 (application of food safety laws did not violated companies due process) Text
Elwer v. Carrol’s Corp., 2006 Ohio 6085 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006) (E.coli claim) Text
West American Ins. Group v. Springfield Poultry, Inc. 2005 WL 1491460 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005) (restaurant’s failure to pasteurize eggs) Text
Wygonski v. Medina County Agric. Soc’y, 785 N.E.2d 831 (Ohio Ct. Com. Pl. 2002) (soft drinks made with contaminated water) Text
Mitchell v. T.G.I. Friday’s, 748 N.E.2d 89 (Ohio Ct. App. 2000) (products liability action) Text
Farrenholz v. Mad Crab, Inc., 76456, 2000 WL 1433956 (Ohio Ct. App. Sept. 28, 2000) (food poisoning class action)
Massey v. Riser Foods, Inc., 98CA007260, 2000 WL 670669 (Ohio Ct. App. May 24, 2000) (chicken contamination with salmonella)
State v. Venditti, 731 N.E.2d 184 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999) (first-degree felony contamination of food)
Jackson v. Ohio Dep’t of Rehab. & Corr., 684 N.E.2d 386 (Ohio Ct. Cl. 1997) (inmate’s adulterated food claim) Text
City of Cleveland v. Muntaser, 67947, 1995 WL 517085 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 31, 1995) (contaminated food case)
City of Cleveland v. Saah, 67996, 1995 WL 328447 (Ohio Ct. App. June 1, 1995) (violations by grocery store)
OREGON
Fort v. Palmateer, 10 P.3d 291 (Or. Ct. App. 2000) (inmate’s food contamination claim) Text
Gladhart v. Oregon Vineyard Supply Co., 994 P.2d 134 (Or. Ct. App. 1999) rev’d, 26 P.3d 817 (Or. Ct. App. 2001) (dispute over phylloxera-infested vine) Text
PENNSYLVANIA
Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc., 789 A.2d 735 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2001) rev’d in part, 839 A.2d 1038 (2003) (products liability action) Text
U.S. Sugar Co., Inc. v. Am. Sweeteners, Inc., 750 A.2d 344 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000) (contaminated sugar case) Text
Reigert v. Giant Food Stores Inc., 37 Pa. D. & C.4th 515 (Pa. Com. Pl. 1997) (salmonella poisoning case) Text
RHODE ISLAND
Meeks v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, 289 A. 3d 1179 (2023) (seafood safety issue at a grocer) Text
Tateosian v. Celebrity Cruise Services, Ltd., 768 A.2d 1248 (R.I. 2001) (food poisoning claim) Text
SOUTH CAROLINA
Creach v. Sara Lee Corp., 502 S.E.2d 923 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998) (consumer’s action against food producer) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
Wiersma v. Maple Leaf Farms, 543 N.W.2d 787 (S.D. 1995) (action for loss of unborn child caused by salmonella) Text
Moss v. Guttormson, 551 N.W.2d 14 (S.D. 1995) (product mislabeling case) Text
TENNESSEE
Bissinger v. New Country Buffet, No. M2011-02183-COA-R9CV, 2014 WL 2568413 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 6, 2014), appeal denied (Oct. 20, 2014) (blood infection after eating raw summer oysters, improper temperature) Text
Bean v. Bredesen, 2005 Tenn. App. LEXIS 267 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005) (constitutionality of deer ban) Text
Burgess v. Floyd, 01A01-9609-CV-00436, 1997 WL 249955 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 14, 1997) (product liability case)
McCarley v. W. Quality Food Serv., 02A01-9505-CV-00107, 1996 WL 331128 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 13, 1996) rev’d, 948 S.W.2d 477 (Tenn. 1997) superseded, 960 S.W.2d 585 (Tenn. 1998) and rev’d, 960 S.W.2d 585 (Tenn. 1998) (food poisoning claim against restaurant) Text
TEXAS
BMLA, Inc. v. Jordan, 650 S.W.3d 564 (Tex. App. 1st Dist. 2021) (contaminated kolache should a deli counter) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Lakey, No. 03-13-00094-CV, 2014 WL 711622 (Tex. App. Feb. 19, 2014) (suit to enforce animal welfare standards against egg producers) Text
Johnson v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 05-10-01296-CV, 2012 WL 1139079 (Tex. App. Apr. 3, 2012) (food poisoning as a result of consuming a pot pie) Text
Nahidmobarekeh v. State, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 7403 (Tex. App. 2006) (tampering with a consumer product)
Univ. of N. Tex. v. Harvey, 124 S.W.3d 216 (Tex. App. 2003) (E. coli claim) Text
Nat’l Sports & Spirit, Inc. v. Univ. of N. Tex., 117 S.W.3d 76 (Tex. App. 2003) (foodborne illnesses) Text
Watkins v. Golden Corral Corp., 11-00-00074-CV, 2000 WL 34234267 (Tex. App. Dec. 13, 2000) (food poisoning case)
Duffy v. Denny’s Rest., 05-96-01929-CV, 1999 WL 23215 (Tex. App. Jan. 22, 1999) (food poisoning claim)
In re Perritt, 973 S.W.2d 776 (Tex. App. 1998) (food contamination claim) Text
Ayala v. Bartolome, 940 S.W.2d 727 (Tex. App. 1997) (food borne illness case) Text
UTAH
Waddoups v. Amag’d Sugar Company, 54 P.3d 1054 (2002), 2002 UT 69, (Sugar contamination due to accident at a processing plant) Text
VIRGINIA
Parker v. Virginia, 42 Va. App. 358 (Va. Ct. App. 2004) (operating a food manufacturing plant without inspection) Text
McClellan v. Virginia, 39 Va. App. 759 (Va. Ct. App. 2003) (misbranded foods) Text
WASHINGTON
Almquist v. Finley Sch. Dist. No. 53, 57 P.3d 1191 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002) (E. coli claim) Text
Burckhard v. Seabest Foods, Inc., No. 41383-0-I, 96 Wash. App. 1027 (Wash. Ct. App. July 6, 1999) (E. coli bacteria case)
WISCONSIN
Estate of Kriefall v. Sizzler USA Franchise, Inc., 2012 WI 70, 342 Wis. 2d 29, 816 N.W.2d 853 (estate suit against restaurant E. coli-contaminated meat) Text
Butteris v. Christiansen, 589 N.W.2d 456 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998) (action to recover damages caused by salmonella poisoning)
Richland Valley Products, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Cas. Co., 548 N.W.2d 127 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996) (dispute over the term “contamination”) Text
Bay View Packing Co. v. Taff, 543 N.W.2d 522 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995) (recall of products produced with contaminated city water) Text
Tribal Court
Collins v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, et al., — Am. Tribal Law —, 7 G.D.R. 51, 2022 WL 4102845 (Mohegan Gaming Trial Ct. 2022) (negligence action against casino restaurant after eating unidentified foreign object in salad)