Dog Food Suit Location Dispute to Get US Supreme Court Review

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether changes to a complaint about overpriced prescription dog food precludes federal courts from hearing the dispute.

The justices on Monday agreed to take up an appeal by pet food makers Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. and Nestle Purina PetCare Company. They say federal appellate courts are split on whether so-called post-removal amendments can cancel federal subject matter jurisdiction.

The proposed class action, brought by pet owner Anastasia Wullschleger, was initially filed in Missouri state court asserting state fraud and antitrust laws.

But the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found that the ...