On August 12, 2016, Southern District of California Judge William Q. Hayes denied most of a motion to dismiss and motion to strike in Hunter v. Nature’s Way Products, LLC, Case No. 16cv532-WQH-BLM. The putative class action...more
8/31/2016
/ Breach of Warranty ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Misbranding ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Motion To Strike ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
Northern District of California Judge William Orrick recently denied class certification in two food misbranding class actions challenging antioxidant claims for Bigelow green and black teas. Khasin v. R.C Bigelow Inc., Case...more
Judge Richard Seeborg of the Northern District of California ruled earlier this month in Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc., Case No. 3:15-cv-04450, that neither the FAL, the UCL, nor the CLRA require a company to disclose on its labels...more
3/25/2016
/ Child Labor ,
CLRA ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
False Advertising ,
Food Labeling ,
Forced Labor ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair Competition