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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW PETERSON, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00701-JLT-CDB Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS v. (Doc. 23) THOMSON INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION This is a putative class action naming eight representative Plaintiffs who allege they and others were sickened after consuming Salmonella-contaminated onions distributed by Defendant Thomson International, Inc. (See generally Doc. 1.) The complaint filed in this Court on June 10, 2022, advances four causes of action: (1) strict liability; (2) breach of warranty; (3) negligence; and (4) negligence per se. (Id.) One of the named Plaintiffs, Lynetta Klam, who claims to have suffered from an acute Salmonella infection requiring extensive medical treatment, is a resident of Alberta, Canada. (Id., ¶¶ 7, 67–72.) Attorneys unconnected to the parties in this case filed a separate class action in Alberta (the “Canadian Action”) related to the…