A purported class of consumers challenging the labels on Chobani yogurt must proceed in federal court after the Southern District of California said the class’s allegations, if proven, could entitle it to tens of millions in damages (Clay v. Chobani LLC, 2015 BL 257805, S.D. Cal., 14-2258, 8/10/15).
Chobani LLC and several retailer defendants presented a reasonable chain of logic supported by affidavits and the plaintiff’s own allegations to satisfy the Class Action Fairness Act’s $5 million threshold for removing a suit from state to federal court, Judge Roger T. Benitez wrote Aug. 10 for the U.S. ...
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