Charles Sipos

Feb 28, 2024 | lexblog.com | David Biderman |Charles Sipos |Barak A. Cohen |Adam Mandelsberg

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of our eighth annual Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review. Accompanying the 2023 report are infographics that highlight key litigation outcomes, filing data, and industry trends.

Oct 27, 2023 | jdsupra.com | David Biderman |Charles Sipos

The appellate courts for the second and ninth circuits recently issued rulings reinforcing the reasonable consumer standard. In doing so, these cases refine prior precedent and strengthen a court’s ability to properly dismiss cases over labeling claims where no reasonable consumer could plausibly be misled. As the Ninth Circuit put it, “a reasonable consumer does not check [their] common sense at the door of the store.” Weiss v. Trader Joe’s, 838 F. App’x 302, 303 (9th Cir. 2021). In Moore v.

Oct 27, 2023 | lexblog.com | David Biderman |Charles Sipos |Tommy Tobin

David Biderman, a partner in Perkins Coie’s San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, focuses his practice on mass tort litigation and consumer class actions. He heads the firm’s Mass Tort and Consumer Litigation group. He has represented a wide variety of companies in state and federal courts in California for 30 years.

Sep 21, 2023 | mondaq.com | Kristine Kruger |Thomas C. Tobin |Charles Sipos |Brian Sylvester

We are pleased to publish our first midyear Food and CPG Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In the first half of 2023, the CPG industry continued to face a meaningful threat of class-action activity, with continued filings against companies in the food, beverage, and personal care space.