Truxel v. General Mills Sales, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:16-cv-04957

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Jeffrey S. White

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  1. August 13, 2019

    General Mills Beats False Ad Suit Over Sugary Cereal Labeling

    A California federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed class action from General Mills consumers accusing the company of misrepresenting its sugary cereals and bars as healthy, ruling that the products' labels had information explaining exactly how much sugar they contain.

  2. February 14, 2018

    General Mills Buyers Fight To Preserve Labeling Row

    General Mills consumers accusing the company of misrepresenting its sugary cereals and bars as healthy urged a California federal court Tuesday to keep the proposed class action alive, saying the claims are not preempted and not based on puffery.

  3. November 01, 2016

    General Mills Looks To Dump Sugary Cereals Labeling Suit

    General Mills, accused in a proposed California class action of deceptively touting its sugary cereals as healthy, urged a federal judge Monday to dump those allegations as preempted by U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, adding too that no reasonable consumer would be misled by its labeling.

  4. September 16, 2016

    General Mills Touts Sugary Products As Healthy, Suit Says

    General Mills is facing a California proposed class action alleging that consumers have been tricked into thinking dozens of its best-selling products, including Honey Nut Cheerios and other varieties of the classic cereal, are healthy when they actually contain large amounts of added sugar.