Butterfly Bakery, Inc. based in New Jersey has garnered federal attention for being too sweet. The company has become embroiled in business litigation over the fact that they are using sugar in items that are labeled sugar free. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, took the company to court in an effort to get them to comply with labeling guidelines.
New Jersey business litigation: Drug company makes deal with feds
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., a New Jersey based company, has decided to plead guilty to a federal charge of criminal misbranding. The plea reached in this business litigation involves millions of dollars in both civil and criminal penalties. The lawsuit surrounds the company's marketing of a drug originally designed to assist AIDS patients in gaining weight.
New Jersey contractual dispute: Court stalls signing of contract
The Bergen County Sheriff's Office contract with its officers has been put on hold by a New Jersey appellate court yet again. The contractual dispute does not necessarily lay with the Sheriff and the union, but instead with the Bergen County Executive's Office. The Bergen County Executive Office won't sign off on the contract since it had no part in the contract's negotiation.
New Jersey business litigation: Costco under fire by Tiffany's
Many in New Jersey may not have heard that Costco Wholesale Corp. is being sued by Tiffany & Co. The business litigation surrounds Tiffany's allegations that Costco violated trademark laws when it sold rings that were supposedly Tiffany diamond engagement rings. Tiffany & Co is asking for the profits Costco received from its sales of the subject rings as well as up to $2 million for each infringement.
