A Long Island lawyer is waging a legal crusade against food makers that he says mislead consumers into believing their products are flavored with real vanilla.
Great Neck attorney Spencer Sheehan said that since the beginning of the year he has filed 27 lawsuits on behalf of consumers related to yogurt, cookies, oatmeal, almond milk, soy milk, cream soda and ice cream labeled as “vanilla.”
The U.S. District Court cases, each seeking $5 million in damages, were filed against a variety of food brands, including Turkey Hill LP, Danone North America LLC and Voortman Cookies Limited.