California Supreme Court
Dec. 5, 2015
State high court allows consumers to pursue organic food labeling suit
A federal statute does not bar state court complaints alleging the mislabeling of organic foods, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal law does not bar disgruntled consumers from pursuing state law complaints that allege companies deliberately mislabel nonorganic foods as organic, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday.
The decision restores plaintiff Michelle Quesada's putative class action, which asserts Herb Thyme Farms Inc. combined herbs grown in organic facilities with herbs grown in conventional, nonor...
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