Mislabeling Class Suit Against Rust-Oleum Survives Dismissal Motion

Mealey's (January 6, 2021, 11:45 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal magistrate judge in California on Jan. 4 denied a motion to dismiss a putative class complaint accusing Rust-Oleum Corp. of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by labeling its KRUD KRUTTER cleaning products as “non-toxic” and “earth friendly,” writing that the lead plaintiff has “plausibly alleged that the labels are misleading to reasonable consumers.”...