9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of California Law Claims Over Nestlé’s Labels

Mealey's (July 11, 2018, 10:55 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 10 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other California law claims asserted by purchasers of canned seafood, holding that the maker of the products has no duty to disclose the possible use of forced labor on its product labels (Melanie Barber, et al. v.  Nestlé USA Inc., et al., No. 16-55041, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 18724)....