9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Deceptive Labeling Claims Against Chocolate Maker

(June 25, 2024, 2:31 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 24 affirmed for different reasons a district court’s dismissal of a consumer’s putative class action accusing a chocolate product manufacturer of deceptively labeling its products in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), finding that the manufacturer did not as alleged misrepresent its products as not sourced from farms that contribute to deforestation or use child labor....