Judge Rejects ‘Slack-Fill’ Claims Against Deodorant Maker

(October 4, 2023, 1:52 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge addressing an issue of first impression found that a California law that labels opaque product containers “misleading” if they contain “nonfunctional slack fill” is preempted by federal law and granted summary judgment to a deodorant maker on putative class action claims of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws....