Judge Dismisses UCL, FAL Claims Over Octopus Products For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (May 17, 2018, 12:21 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — After finding that a consumer failed to show that her class action claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising in relation to allegedly fake octopus products met the federal amount-in-controversy requirement, a California federal judge on May 15 dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction (Vivian Lejbman v. Transnational Foods Inc., et al., No. 17-CV-1317, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81867)....