9th Circuit Refuses To Overturn Olive Oil ‘Imported’ Labeling Class Settlement

Mealey's (September 14, 2018, 2:33 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A settlement between olive oil makers and consumers over the company’s use of “Imported from Italy” on its labels should not be set aside based on a nonparticipating class member’s objections challenging the settlement terms because there was no abuse of discretion, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Sept. 11 (Rohini Kumar, et al. v. Salov North America Corp. v. Theodore H. Frank, No. 17-16405, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25725)....