Plaintiffs Awarded $2.3 Million for Bigelow Made in USA Claim Steeped in Deception
The statement, “Manufactured in the USA 100%,” had appeared on product packaging.
Go Organic Hard Candy
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Hillside Candy in August 2016 (and transferred to federal court in October 2016) for allegedly deceptively listing “evaporated cane juice” as an ingredient in Go Organic Hard Candy when the candy actually contains sugar. (Garcia et al v. Hillside Candy LLC and Does 1-25, Case No. 16-cv-2231, C. D. CA.)
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