Judge Says Plaintiffs Failed To Show Hardship, Denies Stay In UCL Class Suit

Mealey's (January 4, 2022, 8:55 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Dec. 15 denied a motion to stay a putative class action brought by purchasers of Nestlé’s “Toll House Premier White Morsels” who asserted claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), false advertising law (FAL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), finding that the plaintiffs did not identify a hardship they would suffer without a stay and did not persuade the judge that a stay would be in the interest of justice....