HARTFORD, Conn - The nonprofit group Cancer Project filed a class action complaint on behalf of two Connecticut residents on Oct. 21, alleging that three fast food chains failed to warn consumers that their grilled chicken products contain a dangerous carcinogen (Mary-Ann Ellison, et al. v. McDonald's Corp., et al., No. n/a., Conn. Super., Hartford). From Mealey's Litigation Report: Food Liability

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A chewing gum manufacturer accused of deceiving consumers with fraudulent claims that its product is designed to freshen breath saw its motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit denied by a federal judge in Florida on Oct. 1 (Carol D. Smith v. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, No. 09-60646, S.D. Fla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91699). From Mealey's Litigation Report: Food Liability