Jessica Gomez v. Jelly Belly Candy Company et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:17-cv-00575

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Judge Jesus G. Bernal

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  1. August 18, 2017

    Jelly Belly Gets 'Cane Juice' Class Action Trimmed

    A California federal judge on Friday trimmed nonmonetary claims from a proposed class action suit alleging Jelly Belly Candy Co. misleadingly referred to sugar in some products as "evaporated cane juice," finding the only injury the lead plaintiff had alleged was that she lost money.

  2. August 08, 2017

    Jelly Belly Can't Trim 'Cane Juice' Suit, Consumer Says

    A Jelly Belly customer urged a California federal court Monday to keep alive her claims seeking nonmonetary relief for the company's allegedly misleading representation of sugar as "evaporated cane juice," saying the claims aren't preempted by the damages she's seeking.

  3. June 09, 2017

    Calif. Jelly Belly 'Cane Juice' Suit Tossed For Now

    Although a California federal judge ruled Thursday that a California woman plausibly showed the public could have been misled by Jelly Belly's labeling its "Sport Beans" as containing "evaporated cane juice" instead of sugar, he dismissed her complaint for lacking specifics about her own Sport Beans purchase.

  4. May 22, 2017

    Cane Juice Is Sugar Under Federal Law, Jelly Bean Buyers Say

    A proposed class of people who bought Jelly Belly Candy Co.'s "Sport Beans" urged a California federal court not to toss their lawsuit, saying Monday that federal law prohibits the candy maker from using "evaporated cane juice" as a substitute term for sugar on its ingredient lists.

  5. March 28, 2017

    Jelly Belly Mislabeled Its Sport Beans Candy, Suit Says

    A group of consumers have hit Jelly Belly Candy Co. with a proposed class action alleging it deceptively labeled its Sport Beans candy products as containing "evaporated cane juice" instead of sugar after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found the phrase was misleading.

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