Judge Won’t Dismiss UCL Class Suit Against Nestlé For Child Labor

(July 17, 2023, 11:49 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge denied Nestlé USA Inc.’s motion to dismiss a third amended putative class complaint, finding that the plaintiff has plausibly alleged that its marketing statements that its cocoa is “sustainably sourced” is deceptive and violates California’s unfair competition law (UCL) based on evidence of worsening labor and child labor conditions at Nestlé’s cocoa plantations....