Darlene Hollins v. Walmart Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARLENE HOLLINS; CHRISTIAN No. 21-56031

LEMUS; ALAIN MICHAEL;

MARIE ANGELINE FALCONE, D.C. No. Individually and on Behalf of All 2:19-cv-05526- Others Similarly Situated,

SVW-GJS

Plaintiffs-Appellants, and

OPINION

ANGELA DIAMOS,

Plaintiff, v.

WALMART INC.;

INTERNATIONAL VITAMIN

CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding 2 HOLLINS V. WALMART, INC.

Argued and Submitted November 22, 2022 Pasadena, California

Filed May 11, 2023

Before: Danny J. Boggs,* Kim McLane Wardlaw, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Ikuta; Partial Dissent by Judge Wardlaw

SUMMARY **

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

The panel affirmed the district court’s order granting summary judgment for Walmart Inc. in a consumer class action alleging that Walmart’s product, Spring Valley Glucosamine Sulfate, contained glucosamine hydrochloride, not glucosamine sulfate or glucosamine sulfate potassium chloride, and that the plaintiffs were…