Nestle Evades Consumer Class Action Over Child Labor

Nestle USA Inc. had no responsibility to disclose on its chocolate labels that its supply chain involved the use of slave and child labor, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said (McCoy v. Nestle USA Inc., 2016 BL 97336, N.D. Cal., 15-4451, 3/29/16).

The duty to disclose under California consumer protection laws is limited to issues of product safety, unless disclosure is necessary to counter an affirmative misrepresentation, Judge Joseph C. Spero wrote for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Elaine McCoy filed a putative class action alleging Nestle ...