Consumer Law,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 16, 2020
Coffee industry sees wins in fight over labeling
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu M. Berle denied the first three motions by the plaintiff, ruling the coffee defendants pointed out triable issues of fact.
LOS ANGELES -- Coffee industry defendants scored a win Wednesday in a 10-year litigation over labeling after a superior court judge denied a series of critical plaintiff's motions seeking to invalidate a new state regulation that said coffee isn't dangerous.
The regulation is being used as an affirmative defense by coffee companies hoping to avoid the requirement to put warnings of possible toxicity on every container or cup of coff...
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