Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, DEFENSES TO LIABILITY—FOOD AND BEVERAGES—D. Colo.: Partial summary judgment granted against chocolate wafer distributor after late stipulation on hazelnut contamination, (Nov 10, 2026)

By Wendy Biddle, J.D.

Days before trial, the distributor conceded the product contained hazelnuts.

The consumer, allergic to hazelnuts, ate a chocolate wafer distributed by Solen USA that failed to disclose whether the wafer contained hazelnuts or was manufactured in a fac ...