April 04, 2018
The maker of Bertolli olive oil agreed in California federal court to pay $7 million and alter its packaging and testing procedures to end a class action alleging misrepresentations about the product’s origin and “extra virgin” quality.
October 04, 2017
Olive oil maker Deoleo USA Inc. on Tuesday told a California judge that labeling its olive oil as "imported from Italy" did not violate the Tariff Act, arguing that a class of consumers had failed to show that the description was deceiving.
August 24, 2017
A California federal judge Thursday granted certification to two consumer classes accusing olive oil maker Deoleo USA Inc. of deceptive labeling, saying proposed members share common concerns about "imported from Italy" claims when olives are sourced from elsewhere, and whether "extra virgin" standards are ensured.
March 03, 2017
Deoleo USA Inc. told a California federal judge on Friday not to certify two classes of consumers accusing the olive oil maker of deceptive labeling, saying the members of the proposed classes wouldn't have issues in common.
October 07, 2016
Deoleo USA Inc. on Thursday struck back against a consumer's bid to unpause a proposed class action accusing the olive oil maker of deceptive labeling, telling a California federal judge that key issues in the dispute still have not been resolved through Ninth Circuit guidance.
September 26, 2016
The consumer leading a proposed class action accusing an olive oil maker of misrepresenting the quality of its products urged a California judge Friday to lift the case's current pause, pointing out that a decision by the Ninth Circuit in at least one potentially influential case is imminent.
December 15, 2015
A California federal judge on Monday agreed to pause a proposed class action accusing the maker and importer of Bertolli- and Carapelli-brand olive oils of deceiving consumers about the quality of its product, saying it was best to wait until the Ninth Circuit decided three similar food product liability cases.
December 02, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday called on the Supreme Court of New South Wales for help obtaining testimony and evidence from an Australian-based olive oil testing facility critical in a proposed class action's claim that an olive oil importer deceived customers about the quality of its product.
October 30, 2015
A group of consumers urged a California federal judge on Thursday to certify their proposed classes in a suit accusing the importer of Bertolli and Carapelli olive oils of deceiving consumers about its products' quality, saying that otherwise the company will continue to defraud customers.
January 07, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action accusing the importer of Bertolli- and Carapelli-brand olive oils of deceiving consumers about its products' quality, saying the claims were sufficient to pass muster at this stage.