Justin Lytle v. Nutramax Laboratories, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JUSTIN LYTLE and CHRISTINE No. 22-55744

MUSTHALER,

D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellees, 5:19-cv-00835- v. FMO-SP

NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES,

INC. AND NUTRAMAX OPINION

LABORATORIES VETERINARY

SCIENCES, INC,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 18, 2023 Pasadena, California

Filed April 22, 2024

Before: A. Wallace Tashima and Holly A. Thomas, Circuit Judges, and Jed S. Rakoff, * District Judge.

* The Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. LYTLE V. NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES, INC.

Opinion by Judge Rakoff

SUMMARY **

Class Action

The panel affirmed the district court’s grant of class certification in a consumer class action concerning the marketing of the pet health product Cosequin. Plaintiffs claim that Nutramax violated the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”) by…