Chipotle Gift Cards
Allegations: Falsely representing that gift cards are treated the same as cash
Chipotle Mexican Grill Non-GMO Claims
January 2020: A federal judge granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. A final fairness hearing is scheduled for July 30, 2020.
September 2019: Plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of a class-action settlement that would provide class members with cash awards capped at $2 for each product purchased. Class members with proof of purchase may receive cash awards for up to 10 purchases while class members without proof of purchase may receive awards for up to 5 purchases. The settlement agreement does not provide any injunctive relief.
2016: A class-action complaint was filed against Chipotle Mexican Grill for allegedly misleadingly representing that the items on its menus contain “only non-GMO ingredients” when, according to plaintiffs, meat and dairy products come from animals that were fed GMO feed and sodas contain corn syrup derived from GMO corn. (Schneider et al v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-2200, N. D. CA.)
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Class-Action Tracker
Meat from Chipotle
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that meat comes from responsibly and humanely raised animals
Chipotle’s Food Delivery Services
Allegations: Deceptively hiding delivery charges from customers
Chipotle’s GMO-Free Marketing
September 2019: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Cruz et al v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Case No. 19-cv-8068, C. D. CA.) July 2019: A class-action…
Chipotle Mexican Grill
June 2014: Pursuant to an agreement reached by the parties, a federal judge entered a judgment in favor of Chipotle. More details about the agreement have not been disclosed. December…
Chipotle’s Chorizo Burrito
October 2017: This action was dismissed pursuant to a settlement agreement in which Chipotle agreed not to advertise Chorizo burritos as having fewer calories than they have and to pay…
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s GMO-Free Claims
August 2016: A federal judge dismissed some of the claims in this lawsuit. The judge allowed claims based on Chipotle’s advertising statement that it uses “Only NON-GMO Ingredients” to move…
CHIPOTLE’S GMO-FREE CLAIMS
December 2016: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the November 2016 Order and subsequent December 2016 judgment. November 2016: A federal judge granted Chipotle’s motion for summary…
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