U.S. High Court Won’t Hear Pet Food Consumers’ Appeal On Jurisdiction

Mealey's (October 19, 2020, 2:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 19 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by two consumers suing over prescription pet food claims and seeking a decision on whether a federal court has subject matter jurisdiction over putative class state law claims concerning the perceived quality of the product and the resulting price (Anastasia Wullschleger, et al. v. Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc., et al., No. 20-152, U.S. Sup.)....