Judge Dismisses California Law Claims Related To Alleged Treatment Of Chickens

Mealey's (September 14, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — After finding that claims asserted by a group of nonprofit organizations against a poultry company in relation to how it raises and treats its chickens were not pleaded with the required particularity, a California federal judge on Sept. 11 granted the company’s motion to dismiss their claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law with leave to amend (Organic Consumers Association, et al. v. Sanderson Farms Inc., No. 17-cv-03592, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23713)....