Judge Refuses To Dismiss Consumer’s Claims Related To Natural Candy Labeling

Mealey's (March 22, 2018, 1:21 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on March 19 refused to dismiss a consumer’s class action claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), breach of express warranty and other causes of action in relation to a candy maker’s natural flavoring label, finding that challenges to the consumer’s ability to bring a nationwide class were premature and that she adequately pleaded economic harm and other claims (Liza Arabian v. The Organic Candy Factory, et al., No. 2:17-cv-05410, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45833)....