Dannon sued over "probiotic" bacteria claims
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A proposed class action filed on Wednesday in California accuses The Dannon Co Inc of mounting a massive false advertising campaign to convince consumers to pay more for yogurt containing "probiotic" bacteria because of the products' health benefits.
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Amazon.com was accused in a lawsuit of infringing a Cendant patent for a Web site feature that makes recommendations to consumers based on past purchases.
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NEW YORK - A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey  - An Argentine tennis star on Tuesday sued a multivitamin manufacturer for a contaminated product that he said led him to fail a steroid test and caused significant damage to his career and earnings.
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German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said that its agrochemicals division, CropScience, was being sued by rice farmers in the United States in a fight over genetically modified long-grain rice.
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Probiotic yoghurts are used to cut the risk of patients developing superbugs at a Sussex hospital trust.
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IBM is being sued by a group of more than 90 current and former residents of Endicott, N.Y. who allege that the company's manufacturing operations in the area caused environmental contamination that made them sick. IBM disputes the allegations.
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02/11/2004 The Atkins diet is facing a backlash, and now the weight-loss plan is in the crosshairs of aggrieved patients and a pro-vegetarian group raising questions about its safety - and bent on suing it out of existence.
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LONDON - BTG PLC, a London-based firm that focuses on intellectual property and technology commercialization, said Wednesday that it has filed suit against Amazon.com Inc., Barnesandnoble.com LLC and two other Internet companies for infringing on patents related to the tracking of users on the Web.
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Lawsuit alleges the software giant unlawfully attempted to eliminate competition from Novell&#39;s WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications.
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A bacterium that causes an intestinal disorder in cattle and sheep has been blamed for triggering the debilitating bowel condition Crohn&#39;s disease in humans.
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Castleberry's Food Co. said late on Saturday it voluntarily expanded a recall of hot dog chili sauce and canned meat products originally announced on July 18 due to a risk of botulinum toxin, a bacterium that can cause botulism.
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In August, scientists at a Chiron Corp. plant in Liverpool, England, said they found a reddish-brown bacteria contaminating some doses of flu vaccine.
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ConAgra Foods Inc. said on Wednesday it is recalling two brands of peanut butter on a possible link to salmonella, a foodborne illness that can cause death if not treated with antibiotics.
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Johnson & Johnson  is facing a raft of lawsuits over a marketing campaign related to its artificial sweetener Splenda, which accuse the company of misleading buyers to believe Splenda is a natural product.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6 -- A U.S. company and two Chinese businesses were indicted Wednesday in a case related to tainted pet food that may have killed thousands of animals last year and raised worries about products made in China.
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Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is facing  a raft of lawsuits over a marketing campaign related to its  artificial sweetener Splenda, which accuse the company of  misleading buyers to believe Splenda is a natural product.