Barlean’s Coconut Oil
March 2023: The Court granted final approval of the settlement agreement.
November 2022: The Court preliminarily approved a settlement agreement. For more information, go to https://www.barleanscoconutoilsettlement.com/.
September 2019: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint.
January 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Barlean’s Organic Oils for allegedly misleadingly marketing its coconut oils as healthy and a healthy alternative to butter and other cooking oils when, according to the plaintiffs, the coconut oil is actually unhealthy and a less healthy choice. (Testone et al v. Barlean’s Organic Oils, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-169, S.D. Cal.)
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