Judge Allows UCL, Warranty Claims Over Single-Serve Coffee Filters To Proceed

Mealey's (June 8, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on June 5 refused to dismiss claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and breach of warranty asserted by a consumer who alleges that a coffee filter’s label was misleading, finding that she pleaded sufficient allegations in support of her claims against the seller and maker of the filter (Gina Beckman v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-02249, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95414)....