Federal Judge Stays Case Against Costco Alleging Misleading Labeling

Mealey's (November 5, 2015, 11:53 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Nov. 2 granted a store's motion to stay a case in which claimants allege claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action in relation to misleading ingredient labels, pending the outcome of decisions in three similar cases currently before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Karen Thomas, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 12-cv-02908, N.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149060)....