Prescott
Prescott v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 8 STEVEN PRESCOTT, Case No. 20-cv-02101-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
DISMISS FIRST AMENDED
RECKITT BENCKISER LLC, COMPLAINT, WITHOUT LEAVE TO
AMEND
Defendant. [Re: ECF 26]
15 Plaintiff Steven Prescott (“Prescott”) brings this putative class action against Defendant Reckitt Benckiser LLC (“RB”) on behalf of California residents who purchased “Woolite Laundry Detergent,” which is defined to include both Woolite Darks laundry detergent and Woolite Gentle Cycle laundry detergent. See FAC ¶ 14, ECF 24. Prescott claims that RB fraudulently represents in its advertising and labeling that Woolite Laundry Detergent “brings the color back” to clothing, “revives color,” and possesses “Color Renew,” when in fact the detergent does not revive color in clothing. FAC ¶¶ 1-5. RB has filed a motion to dismiss the first amended…