Law360, Los Angeles (May 15, 2012, 8:41 PM ET) -- A California judge on Tuesday threw out a consumer class action claiming grocery chain Ralphs violated state dairy product naming requirements by mislabeling a canola oil-laced butter spread, duping consumers into believing it was pure butter.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Barbara M. Scheper dismissed plaintiff Mary L. Simpson’s putative class action against Challenge Dairy Products Inc. and Ralphs Grocery Co., a subsidiary of grocery giant The Kroger Corp., at a hearing Tuesday, a court official said, granting the defendants’ demurrer motion without leave to amend...
Judge Can't Believe Butter Class Suit Against Ralphs
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