Duran

Filed 6/23/16; pub. order 7/15/16 (see end of opn.)

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FRED DURAN, D067917

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2013-00048664-CU-BT-CTL) OBESITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC et al.,

Defendants and Respondents;

DEMARIE FERNANDEZ et al.,

Objectors and Appellants.

APPEAL from a judgment and order of the Superior Court of San Diego County,

John S. Meyer, Judge. Judgment and order reversed.

Bursor & Fisher, Scott A. Bursor, L. Timothy Fisher, Annick M. Persinger and

Neal J. Deckant for Objectors and Appellants.

Nicholas & Tomasevic, Alex Tomasevic and Craig M. Nicholas for Plaintiff and

Respondent. Newport Trial Group, Scott J. Ferrell, David W. Reid; Gordon & Rees and

Richard P. Sybert for Defendant and Respondent Obesity Research Institute, LLC.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Frank C. Rothrock, D. Susan Wiens and Paul B. La Scala

for Defendant and Respondent Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Fred Duran filed a putative class action complaint against Obesity Research

Institute, LLC (ORI) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.…