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Consumers Allege Pulp Fiction in Tropicana's 'Natural' Claims
Federal lawsuits are mounting against Tropicana, alleging that its “natural” orange juice is as much a product of laboratory science as of squeezing. Products billed as pure, natural, 100% juice are extensively processed, stored and supplemented with additive flavors before sale, plaintiffs allege in cases consolidated in New Jersey as In re: Tropicana Orange Juice Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2353.
“Mass marketed orange juice such as Tropicana's cannot be fresh squeezed as fresh squeezed juice is unstable and has a short shelf life,” according to Dennis Lynch of Oakland, the first plaintiff to file suit. “It is not natural orange juice. It is instead a product that is scientifically engineered in laboratories, not nature, which explains its shelf-life of more than two months.”
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.