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Litigation

May 14, 2014

Plaintiffs, hit with 'Food Court' setbacks, seek greener pastures

The California "food court" may soon lose its nickname. After a handful of unfavorable rulings, the group of plaintiffs' law firms that spearheaded the wave of food lawsuits in the Northern District, are looking elsewhere.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Attorneys for a canned fish manufacturer were pleased when a San Jose federal judge significantly narrowed a woman's claims that she paid a premium on tuna because of unverified health claims on the label saying it was an "excellent source of Omega-3s." Only able to proceed with claims for injunctive relief in the proposed class action, plaintiff Tricia Ogden and her attorney, Pierce Gore, requ...

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