Serial Grocery Case Filer Gets Sanctions Warnings From Judges

Federal judges forced to consider the amount of lemon in lemon seltzer, the oil content of mayonnaise, and just how much cheese is in a pizza roll are hitting back at a serial lawsuit filer who shops the grocery store for litigation.

Great Neck, N.Y.-based attorney Spencer Sheehan has filed more than 400 consumer fraud lawsuits against deep-pocketed companies since 2020 in federal districts across the country. Federal judges in Illinois are openly questioning whether some of those cases fail to properly assert legal violations and instead add to the clutter of already heavy caseloads.

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