Industry

Food Processing & Manufacturing — Lawsuits

The 4,214 Food Processing & Manufacturing lawsuits in this index are most often Civil Rights and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026. The most common causes of action are Fraud, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Antitrust.

Producers and processors of packaged foods and ingredients. Federal litigation frequently involves labeling, product-safety, and contract claims.

4,214

Lawsuits

198

Open

4,016

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

Cases by State

HI · 7PR · 23

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 148 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Civil RightsContractLaborTrademarkPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Civil Rights1,337

Contract712

Labor628

Trademark347

Personal Property / Fraud326

Antitrust212

Where Filed

District Court, N.D. Illinois339
District Court, S.D. New York283
District Court, N.D. Georgia266
District Court, D. New Jersey160
District Court, S.D. Florida144

Top Companies Sued

4,214 Cases — Newest First

Gonzalez v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc

Labor Open District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 1:24-cv-00333Filed 10/05/2024
Noel v. Pepsico Inc

Labor Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:24-cv-07516Filed 10/03/2024
Lamkin v. The J.M. Smucker Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-03491Filed 09/18/2024
J.M. Smucker Company v. Chubby Snacks, Inc

Trademark Open District Court, N.D. OhioNo. 5:24-cv-01587Filed 09/16/2024
Brinker v. The Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-07515Filed 08/21/2024
El Poder Del Consumidor v. The Coca-Cola Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-03665Filed 08/21/2024
Megan Waggener Van Meter v. Mondelez International, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-07368Filed 08/16/2024
Newell v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. KansasNo. 2:24-cv-02359Filed 08/15/2024
Delvalle v. The Coca-Cola Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-06163Filed 08/14/2024
Tyson Foods, Inc v. Skaggs

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 1:24-cv-00150Filed 08/09/2024
Brault v. Archer Daniels Midland Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02181Filed 08/01/2024
El Poder Del Consumidor v. The Coca-Cola Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-mi-00065Filed 07/12/2024
Smith v. The Campbell'S Company

Labor Open District Court, M.D. North CarolinaNo. 1:24-cv-00568Filed 07/10/2024
Grandview Poultry, LLP v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 1:24-cv-00133Filed 07/05/2024
Libertas Funding, LLC v. Blue Line Aviation, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. New YorkNo. 6:24-cv-06417Filed 07/02/2024
Bourneuf v. The J.M. Smucker Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 4:24-cv-00436Filed 06/28/2024
Lester v. Pilgrims Pride Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-02622Filed 06/17/2024
Ofi Invest Asset Management v. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc

Securities / Commodities Open District Court, D. IdahoNo. 1:24-cv-00282Filed 06/13/2024
Pappert v. Conagra Brands, Inc

Real Property Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-04835Filed 06/11/2024
Carrillo v. Coca Cola Company

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 2:24-cv-01369Filed 06/07/2024
Mullin v. The J.M. Smucker Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-00507Filed 05/31/2024
Reed v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:24-cv-02366Filed 05/31/2024
Reed v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 1:24-cv-02366Filed 05/31/2024
Stanzione v. The Hershey Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-03913Filed 05/30/2024
Styles v. Brown-Forman Corporation

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-04043Filed 05/27/2024
Wimberly v. Conagra Brands, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-04236Filed 05/22/2024
Dixon v. Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 4:24-cv-00353Filed 05/20/2024
Brinker v. The Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:24-cv-00704Filed 05/20/2024
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Smithfield Foods, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-02158Filed 05/17/2024
Vidal v. The Hershey Company

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:24-cv-60831Filed 05/17/2024
Odem v. Hormel Foods Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-02116Filed 05/14/2024
The Kraft Heinz Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 355

Labor Open District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:24-cv-00580Filed 05/14/2024
McBride v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:24-cv-00655Filed 05/10/2024
Jones v. Tyson Foods Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-00065Filed 05/08/2024
In Re: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Derivative Litigation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:24-cv-00506Filed 04/23/2024
Mitchell v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 2:24-cv-00079Filed 04/18/2024
Local 337 v. Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution, LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 5:24-cv-11035Filed 04/18/2024
Thomas v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company United-East, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-01645Filed 04/17/2024
Palmeri v. The Kraft Heinz Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-02880Filed 04/17/2024
LaSpisa v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:24-cv-02822Filed 04/15/2024
Livingston v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-02959Filed 04/12/2024
Cole v. Archer Daniels Midland

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, C.D. IllinoisNo. 2:24-cv-02078Filed 04/10/2024
Osborne v. Pilgrims Pride Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:24-cv-00347Filed 04/08/2024
R.F v. The J.M. Smucker Company

Product Liability Open District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 1:24-cv-00353Filed 04/03/2024
Field v. Coca-Cola Company

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:24-cv-04480Filed 04/03/2024
CraftCanTravel LLC v. Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sa/Nv

Contract Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:24-cv-02492Filed 04/02/2024
Lifeway Foods, Inc v. Smolyansky

Trademark Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-02601Filed 04/01/2024
Bowden v. The Coca-Cola Company

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:24-cv-00328Filed 04/01/2024
Hite v. Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc

Product Liability Open District Court, N.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-00449Filed 03/29/2024
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Contract Open District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:24-cv-10812Filed 03/29/2024

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