New Filings for February 5, 2016
Hunter et al v. Nature's Way Products, LLC et al¸ No. 37-2016-2933 (Cal. Sup. Ct. – San Diego Cnty.): Putative class action alleging violations of California's UCL, CLRA, and FAL and asserting breach of warranty claims, based on the allegation that Defendants misleadingly label and market their Nature's Way coconut oil as "inherently healthy, and a healthy alternative to butter and other oils," when in fact it is inherently unhealthy and a less healthy alternative. Complaint. Bailey et al v. Kind, LLC, No. 8:16-cv-168 (C.D. Cal.): Putative class action alleging violations of California and New York's consumer protection statutes, as well as claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and breach of the express and implied warranty of merchantability, based on the allegation that Defendant falsely represented that eating two Kind bars a day helps prevent weight gain." Complaint. Envtl. Research Ctr. v. 6S, Inc. dba All Star Health et al, No. RG16802586 (Cal. Sup. Court. – Alameda Cnty.): Proposition 65 complaint alleging that Defendants' nutritional products contain lead. Complaint. Boulton v. Carrington Tea Co., LLC, No. BC609360 (Cal. Sup. Ct. – Los Angeles Cnty.): Putative class action alleging violations of California's UCL, CLRA, and FAL, based on the claim that Defendant misleadingly labels and markets its Carrington Farms brand of coconut oil as "inherently healthy, and a healthy alternative to butter and other oils," when in fact it is inherently unhealthy and a less healthy alternative. Complaint.
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