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Kimberly Banks et al v. R.C. Bigelow, Inc., et al

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Case Number:

2:20-cv-06208

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Dean D. Pregerson

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  1. April 08, 2025

    Bigelow Tea Buyer Class Wins $2.36M In Trial Over 'USA' Label

    A California federal jury found Tuesday that R.C. Bigelow committed fraud and violated the state's Consumer Legal Remedies Act by placing a label on some tea products touting it as "Manufactured in the USA 100%," awarding a class of Golden State tea buyers $2.36 million in damages.

  2. April 07, 2025

    Bigelow Emails Spill The Tea About 'USA' Label Lies, Jury Told

    An attorney for a class of tea consumers suing R.C. Bigelow over a "Manufactured in the USA 100%" label that has already been found to be false told a California federal jury during closing arguments Monday that internal emails show that executives were either reckless or intentionally misled the public.

  3. April 04, 2025

    Bigelow Drinkers Overpaid 11% Due To 'USA' Label, Jury Told

    An expert testifying for a California class of R.C. Bigelow tea purchasers on Friday told a federal jury considering damages caused by false advertising claims that the class overpaid by 11.3%, or $3.26 million, due to a "Manufactured in the USA 100%" label the judge already found is deceiving.

  4. April 03, 2025

    Bigelow CEO Denies Deliberately Misleading Tea Buyers

    The CEO of R.C. Bigelow repeatedly denied from a California federal court witness stand Thursday that her company deliberately misled consumers by labeling its teas as "manufactured in the USA 100%," saying that the phrase — which a judge has already found to be false — was well-intentioned.

  5. April 02, 2025

    Bigelow VP Didn't Want Name In Emails About 'USA' Label

    A former R.C. Bigelow vice president testified Wednesday in a trial over the labeling of its products as "manufactured in the USA," agreeing that he once told a Bigelow executive he wished his name wasn't connected to the label, which a California federal judge has found to be false.

  6. April 01, 2025

    Bigelow Waved The Flag While Selling Foreign Tea, Jury Told

    R.C. Bigelow Inc. falsely advertised its foreign-grown teas as "manufactured in the USA" in a deceitful effort to play on customers' patriotic sentiments, counsel for a certified class of Golden State tea buyers told jurors as a damages trial opened in California federal court Tuesday.

  7. February 24, 2025

    Bigelow Says Class Trial Is On 'Road To Nowhere'

    Counsel for R.C. Bigelow Inc. urged a California federal judge Monday to call off an upcoming class action damages trial over the tea-maker's "manufactured in the USA" labels, saying the proceeding would be a "road to nowhere" because of fatally flawed sales data.

  8. July 09, 2024

    Bigelow's 'Manufactured In USA' Label Not Judge's Cup Of Tea

    A California federal judge held Monday that Bigelow's labels on tea products stating "Manufactured in the USA" are literally false, handing a partial victory to a certified class of tea buyers, leaving only the issues of damages and Bigelow's state of mind when making the statement to a jury. 

  9. August 03, 2023

    Tea Drinkers Certified In Bigelow 'Made In USA' False Ad Suit

    A California federal judge has certified a class of tea buyers in a suit alleging R.C. Bigelow Inc. falsely advertises its tea as "manufactured in the USA, 100% family-owned," while denying the company's bid to strike three expert opinions proffered by the plaintiffs.

  10. November 16, 2020

    'Manufactured' Doesn't Mean Tea Grown In US, Bigelow Says

    Bigelow Tea urged a California federal judge Monday to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the company falsely and deceptively advertised its products as made in America, saying consumers would not believe assertions that tea "manufactured" in the U.S. means the raw product was grown domestically.

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