Barber

Barber v. Nestlé USA, Inc.

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154 F. Supp. 3d 954·2015 WL 9309553
United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaDecember 9, 2015Case No.: SACV 15-01364-CJC(AGRx)California4,213 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Carney, J.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Melanie Barber, Robert and Esther Malone, and R. Grace Rodriguez bring this action against Nestlé USA, Inc., and Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. (together, “Nestlé”) for violations of the California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code § 17200 et seq., violations of the California Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”), Cal. Civ.Code § 1750 et seq., and violations of the California False Advertising Law (“FAL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500 et seq. Plaintiffs claim that Nestlé is obligated to inform consumers that some proportion of its cat food products may include seafood which was sourced from forced labor. Before the Court is Nestlé’s motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, Nestlé’s motion is GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on August 27, 2015. (Dkt. 1 [“Compl.”].) The Complaint alleges that Nestlé markets and distributes the cat food “Fancy Feast.” *957 (Id. ¶ 2.) Fancy Feast comes in a number of different varieties, some of which include seafood caught in the waters between Thailand and Indonesia. (Id.) To source that seafood, Nestlé works with its Thai partner, Thai…

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