Judge Dismisses Deception Claims Over V8 Splash, Allows Malic Acid Claim

( March 28, 2025, 11:48 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on March 27 largely granted Campbell Soup Co.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action brought against it by two consumers who say it violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by deceptively marketing V8 Splash as healthy but ordered expedited discovery regarding whether malic acid is used to flavor the product....