Judge Dismisses Claims Related To Advertisement Of BelVita Products

Mealey's (August 21, 2018, 1:20 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Aug. 17  partially granted a motion to dismiss claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and advertising laws asserted by consumers who allege that they relied on a product maker’s representations about the ingredients and benefits of its breakfast bars with leave to amend, holding that some of the claims were preempted and that they failed to adequately allege warranty claims (Patrick McMorrow, et al. v. Mondelez International Inc., No. 17-cv-02327, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140078)....