Walker
Walker v. Nestle USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RENEE WALKER, Case No.: 3:19-cv-723-L-BGS
CLASS ACTION
Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE
NESTLE USA, INC.,
17 Defendant.
Pending before the Court in this putative consumer class action alleging deceptive product labeling is Defendant’s special motion to strike (doc. no. 18). Plaintiff filed an opposition and Defendant replied. The Court decides the motion on the briefs without oral argument. See Civ. L. R. 7.1(d.1). For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s motion is denied. I. BACKGROUND According to the operative complaint, Defendant is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world and purchases approximately 414,000 tons of cocoa annually. Plaintiff claims that the statements on Defendant’s chocolate product packaging are deceptive because they falsely lead consumers to believe that the products were produced in accordance with environmentally and socially responsible…