( May 19, 2025, 8:22 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge granted in part and denied in part a company and its CEO’s motion to dismiss a putative class action accusing them of deceptively selling a variant of kratom that was allegedly formulated to be addictive but is marketed as providing relaxation without sufficient warning to customers, in violation of Missouri, Pennsylvania and California consumer protection laws....