Consumer Law
Jul. 8, 2020
Nestle seeks to dismiss suit over its ethical claims
Nestle says class action uses consumer protection law to attack companies for alleged third-party labor practices.
A consumer class action accusing Nestle USA Inc. of deceptive advertising for claiming it supports ethical practices in cocoa farming should be dismissed, the confectionery behemoth argued.
"The 9th Circuit has squarely rejected the theory that chocolate companies have an obligation to affirmatively disclose details about conditions in West Africa on their product labels," Nestle lawyers argued in a motion July 1. "Plaintiffs' lawsu...
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