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Troy Backus v. General Mills, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

3:15-cv-01964

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William H. Orrick

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  1. December 11, 2018

    General Mills Escapes Suit Over Trans Fat Use

    A California federal judge has dismissed a putative class action claiming General Mills' baking mixes are unsafe because they use trans fat-containing partially hydrogenated oils, saying the consumer's state claims are preempted by federal law.

  2. June 14, 2018

    General Mills Trans Fat Ruling Deferred For 9th Circ. Decision

    A California federal judge deferred a ruling on General Mills' bid to dismiss a proposed class action, which alleges its baking mixes are unsafe because they use partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fat, pending a Ninth Circuit decision in a similar case involving Kroger.

  3. May 16, 2018

    General Mills Says Trans Fat Class Action Is Half-Baked

    General Mills Inc. asked a California federal judge at a hearing Wednesday to toss a proposed class action alleging its baking mixes are unsafe because they use partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fat, saying the suit's California law claims are preempted by federal statute.

  4. April 26, 2018

    Trans Fat Suit Not Barred By Federal Law, Consumers Say

    A consumer alleging General Mills Inc. baking mixes are unsafe because they use partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fat urged a California federal court Wednesday to keep his proposed class action alive, saying a federal statute passed in late 2015 does not preempt California law.

  5. April 12, 2018

    General Mills Says Trans Fat Suit 'Unmistakably' Preempted

    General Mills told a California federal court that the passage of a federal statute in late 2015 "unmistakably preempts” a proposed class action alleging its baking mixes are unsafe because they use partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fat.

  6. August 19, 2015

    FDA's Trans Fat Ban Pauses General Mills Class Action

    A California federal judge agreed on Tuesday to stay a proposed class action over trans fat in General Mills Inc.'s baking mixes while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration mulls whether its ban on the synthetic ingredient leaves room for its limited use as an additive.

  7. August 17, 2015

    General Mills Says Trans Fat Plaintiff Lacks Standing

    General Mills Inc. urged a California federal judge on Monday to toss a proposed class action over the trans fat content in its baking mixes, arguing that the lead plaintiff lacks standing to sue because he hasn't offered any evidence that he was personally harmed by consuming the products.

  8. August 04, 2015

    General Mills Says Trans Fat Ban Should Halt Class Action

    In California federal court on Monday, General Mills Inc. doubled down on its position that a proposed class action over partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fat used in its baking mixes should be stayed or dismissed in deference to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's plan to ban the oils within three years.

  9. July 28, 2015

    General Mills Can't Use FDA To Nix Trans Fat Suit, Judge Told

    Consumers urged a California federal court Monday to keep alive their putative class action alleging General Mills Inc. used partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fats in its baking mixes, saying the company's argument that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has primary jurisdiction "defies credibility."

  10. July 14, 2015

    General Mills Wants Trans Fat Suit Halted Pending FDA Action

    General Mills Inc. asked a California federal judge Monday to either dismiss or stay a putative class action alleging it used partially hydrogenated oils containing trans fats in its baking mixes, arguing that a court decision could conflict with regulatory action already set in motion by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.