9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 31, 2017
Food labeling cases may finally proceed
A number of “natural” food labeling class actions have been lingering in California federal courts for some time, many waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve class certification questions. And now that the high court has done just that, many of these cases may finally be moving forward.
Jason D. Russell
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Hillary A. Hamilton
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Matthew E. Delgado
associate
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Matthew E. Delgado is an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.
Since 2010, scores of consumer class actions challenging the use of terms such as "all natural," "100% natural" and "natural ingredients" as misleading in food and beverage advertising have been filed in California federal district courts. Yet the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has not issued a binding decision on these "natural" labeling issues. This is because many of these cases have been stayed due to pending 9th Circuit decisions addressing class certificatio...
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