Mary Henderson v. The J. M. Smucker Company

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:10-cv-04524

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

George H. King

Firms

  1. March 03, 2014

    Smucker False-Ad Plaintiff's $3M Attys' Fees Get Stomped

    A California federal judge said Friday that the attorneys' fees requested by the plaintiff in a false advertising class action against The J.M. Smucker Co. were "grossly excessive," awarding lawyers a fraction of the $3.3 million they were purportedly owed.

  2. June 21, 2013

    Smucker False Ad Plaintiff Can Recover Fees, Judge Rules

    A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that the lead plaintiff in a false advertising class action against The J.M. Smucker Co. is entitled to an award of millions of dollars in attorneys' fees even though she was removed from the case after filing bankruptcy.

  3. October 26, 2012

    Lead Plaintiff Tossed From Smucker False Ad Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday booted the lead plaintiff from a class action accusing J.M. Smucker Co. of falsely marketing products full of hydrogenated oils as healthy after her individual claims were settled, against her wishes, by her Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee.

  4. September 13, 2011

    Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Smucker False Ad Suit

    A proposed class of J.M. Smucker Co. customers moved for certification Monday in a suit accusing the company of using buzzwords such as "all-vegetable" and "wholesome" to market what are actually unhealthy products full of hydrogenated oils.

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