Ninth Circuit: Trader Joe’s Chicken Labeling Claims Federally Preempted
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21
On June 4, 2021, a panel of judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of consumer poultry labeling claims against Trader Joe’s on the ground that those claims were federally preempted. The consumer claims alleged that Trader Joe’s labels on poultry were misleading under California law because they had different percentages of retained water than was displayed on their labels....
By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP