9th Circuit Upholds Class Decertification In Suit Over Baby Formula

Mealey's (December 6, 2018, 12:57 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A trial court didn’t err in granting summary judgment or decertifying a class of consumers in a lawsuit over the advertised health benefits of Gerber Products Co. baby formula after the lead plaintiff failed to provide a sufficient basis for calculating restitution under California’s unfair competition law (UCL), False Advertising Law (FAL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) or damages under the CLRA, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 14 (Oula Zakaria, et al. v. Gerber Products Co., et al., No. 17-56509, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32240)....