Judge Refuses To Consolidate Trans Fat Class Actions, Denies Request To Amend

Mealey's (March 6, 2019, 2:48 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on March 5 partially denied a request to consolidate two class actions in which purchasers of products containing partially hydrogenated oils allege that the maker of the product violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by misrepresenting the ingredients on its packaging, noting that the cases are in two different procedural postures (Troy Backus, et al. v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. Nos. 16-00454, 17-00387, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35142)....