Mealey's (March 31, 2022, 12:13 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on March 28 denied a motion to dismiss a putative nationwide class action for consumer protection claims against Nestlé USA Inc. after finding that the plaintiff adequately pleaded that certain Nestlé products are deceptively labeled as “sustainable” when in fact its cocoa plantations use child labor and harm the environment and also found that the plaintiff has standing to bring claims on behalf of putative class members....