Coffee Fungus Class Suit Stays in Federal Court

A plaintiff alleging that a mushroom ingredient in Organo Gold coffee caused health problems won’t have his would-be class suit remanded to state court, the District of Delaware said (Johnson v. Organo Gold Int’l Inc., 2015 BL 382852, D. Del., 1:15-cv-00390, 11/20/15

Marlin Johnson filed his complaint against Organo Gold International in March after suffering serious complications following gastric bypass surgery.

He says the complications were caused by his consumption of Organo Gold coffee, which contains Ganoderma Lucidum, a mushroom that grows on wood.

Organo Gold’s website describes Ganoderma as a “miraculous ingredient” and discusses a study on ...