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7/14/2026
Federal Court Dismisses UPF Lawsuit for Second Time

Federal Court Dismisses UPF Lawsuit for Second Time

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice an amended complaint alleging eleven ultra-processed food producers caused a plaintiff's Type 2 Diabetes and NAFLD. The court found the plaintiff failed to establish causation between consuming numerous products over a lengthy period and his specific injuries, and rejected joint liability because the products differed in ingredients and danger levels.

  • •Court dismissed UPF lawsuit with prejudice for failure to establish causation
  • •Joint liability theory rejected because products varied in ingredients and danger levels
  • •Case highlights difficulty of proving causation in food-related product liability claims

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