Category Archives: consumer protection

mere lack of substantiation isn’t actionable by consumers

Posted on October 7, 2013 by rtushnet

Nilon v. Natural-Immunogenics Corp., No. 3:12cv00930, 2013 WL 5462288 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2013) Defendant NI sells a colloidal silver dietary supplement, “basically positively charged silver particles suspended in purified water,” that claims to provide immune support.  Nilon bought it … Continue reading →

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another evaporated cane juice plaintiff gets to proceed

Posted on October 7, 2013 by rtushnet

Werdebaugh v. Blue Diamond Growers, No. 12–CV–02724, 2013 WL 5487236 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 2, 2013) The usual California claims, this time directed at Blue Diamond’s almond milk products and snack foods, which allegedly falsely claimed to be “All Natural” despite … Continue reading →

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Newton law: puree is real fruit

Posted on October 1, 2013 by rtushnet

Manchouck v. Mondelēz International Inc., No. C 13–02148, 2013 WL 5400285 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 26, 2013) This one’s short: Manchouck argued that Nabisco’s strawberry and raspberry Newton cookies were not “made with real fruit,” as labeled, but merely with “mechanically … Continue reading →

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