The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Sonner v. Schwabe N. Am., Inc. et al., resolves a split among district courts evaluating the standard that applies to false labeling claims brought under California’s Unfair Competition...more
1/15/2019
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Consumers Legal Remedies Act ,
Expert Testimony ,
False Advertising ,
Labeling ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal reaffirmed and clarified how the “reasonable consumer” standard must be applied at the pleadings stage to mislabeling claims. In simplest terms, if the packaging makes a...more
9/13/2018
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumers Legal Remedies Act ,
Deceptively Misdescriptive ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Advertising ,
Labeling ,
Pleadings ,
Product Packaging ,
Reversal ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)