Informational Webpage Created to Provide Details and Answers in $1.5-Billion False Advertising Lawsuit Against Corn Refiners Association
November 03, 2015 10:00 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 03, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Due to overwhelming media interest in the $1.5 billion false advertising case brought by sugar growers against the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) and...
$1.5-Billion False Advertising Trial Against Corn Refiners Association Begins in Los Angeles Federal Court
November 02, 2015 12:00 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 02, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After several years of hearings, a federal jury trial is set to begin tomorrow in the $1.5 billion false advertising case brought by sugar growers...
Federal Judge Sets Stage for full Trial as She Rejects Motions for Summary Judgements in Sugar Farmers False Advertising Lawsuit Against High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Manufacturers
July 08, 2015 15:19 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal Judge Consuello Marshall denied motions for summary judgement in a groundbreaking case with wide-reaching implications for the food industry and...
Prominent Trial Attorney Mark Lanier Will Lead False Advertising Suit Against Corn Refiners
March 09, 2015 11:00 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prominent trial attorney Mark Lanier will be leading the federal court activity in the nationally recognized federal court false advertising suit brought...
Federal Judge Delivers Sharp Setback to Makers of High Fructose Corn Syrup
August 05, 2014 17:57 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. District Court Judge Consuelo B. Marshall today denied a request by the agribusiness giants Archer-Daniels-Midland, Cargill and other manufacturers...
Corn Processors Pay Advocates, Claiming They Are Science Experts, According to New Legal Filing From The Sugar Association
October 16, 2013 15:31 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. corn processors, led by agribusiness giants Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) and Cargill, have paid advocates to support their controversial claims...
Sugar Association Concerned About Court Ruling's Impact on Free Speech
September 18, 2013 17:42 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorneys for The Sugar Association, a trade group that represents thousands of sugar farmers and other producers, say it is concerned about how a...
Sugar Farmers Ask Federal Court to Reject Attempt to Silence Public Debate About HFCS
October 30, 2012 11:00 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sugar Association, which represents the nation's sugar cane and sugar beet farmers, has asked a federal court to dismiss a claim to stifle freedom of...
Consumers Being Misled by HFCS Producers False Advertising Federal Court Hearing Set in Los Angeles
March 20, 2012 13:40 ET | The Sugar Association
ADVISORY, March 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When: March 21, 2012 – Hearing starts at 9:00 am and is expected to last for about an...
Federal Judge Rules Against Corn Processors
October 22, 2011 20:24 ET | The Sugar Association
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A federal judge has ruled that the case brought by American sugar farmers against big corn processors to stop their false advertising about high fructose...