Mueller

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARY LUDOLPH-ALIAGA, et al., Case No. 16-cv-06717-JD

Plaintiffs,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

v. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

PURITAN’S PRIDE, INC., et al., Defendants.

12 In August 2024, the Court held a one-day bench trial on the false advertising claims of named plaintiffs and a class of California purchasers who purchased vitamins and supplements from defendants Puritan’s Pride, Inc., and its parent entity, The Nature’s Bounty Co. (together, Puritan’s Pride). Plaintiffs’ claims were for equitable relief, which is why the case was tried to the Court and not a jury. Counsel for each side filed trial briefs, presented and examined witnesses, moved documents into evidence, and filed additional materials after trial. The Court makes the ensuing findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a)(1). In light of the evidence admitted at trial and in post-trial filings, the Court’s observation of the demeanor, credibility,…