Judge: Unfair Business Case Against Costco Related To Sale Of Roundup Fails

Mealey's (October 14, 2020, 1:51 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Oct. 8 dismissed a lawsuit brought by a customer who sued Costco Wholesale Corp. alleging unfair business practices in connection with its sale of the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate.  The judge ruled that the plaintiff failed to “plausibly allege Costco personally participated in and exercised unbridled control over an unfair practice” (Paul Taylor v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 20-655, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187348)....