General Mills recently filed a motion to dismiss a putative class action accusing the company of falsely advertising its popular Nature Valley granola products as “100% natural.” Chin et al. v. General Mills, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-2150-MJD-TML (D. Minn.). The crux of plaintiffs’ claims is that the granola is not “100% natural” because it contains… Read More
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Subscribe to Standing RSS FeedStanding 101: Can You Be Injured by a Product You Never Bought?
Posted in Misbranding, Retailer Defenses, StandingCommon sense tells you that you can’t be injured by something you never bought. This must be covered in Standing 101, right? Believe it or not, this issue is being debated right now in the California consumer class action context. Here’s what’s going on. Standing as a Threshold Issue Courts are grappling with the issue… Read More