Judge Won’t Remand Putative Class Suit Against Wal-Mart Over Avocado Oil Sales

(September 3, 2024, 8:26 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge denied a consumer’s motion to remand his putative class action against Walmart Inc. for allegedly deceptively labeling its avocado oil product as pure avocado oil in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws, finding that Walmart properly removed the suit after calculating that the amount in controversy is greater than $5 million....