McMorrow
McMorrow v. Mondelez International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK MCMORROW, et al., Case No. 17-cv-02327-BAS-JLB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
v. EX PARTE MOTION TO STAY
PENDING DISPOSITION OF RULE
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., 23(f) PETITION (ECF No. 178) Defendant.
16 17 On March 8, 2021, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. (Order, ECF No. 172.) Defendant Mondelēz Global LLC (MDLZ) petitioned the Ninth Circuit for permission to appeal the class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f). McMorrow v. Mondelez International, Inc., No. 21-80019 (9th Cir.), Pet. for Permission to Appeal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f), ECF No. 1. MDLZ argues that the Court erred in ruling that (1) Plaintiffs’ conjoint analysis sets forth a class-wide damages model in satisfaction of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 569 U.S. 27, 35 (2013); and (2) the falsity of the term “nutritious” is susceptible to common proof. Id. MDLZ…