Ghirardelli Classic White Premium Baking Chips
April 2020: A federal judge granted the company’s motion to dismiss finding that reasonable consumers would not be mislead to believe that the term “white chips” means white chocolate chips,…
Packaging for Russell Stover and Ghirardelli Chocolates
In February 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Russell Stover Chocolates and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company alleging that packages of their chocolates are “predominately empty.” According to the complaint, the companies make consumers believe that packages contain more chocolates than they actually do because the empty space is not visible to consumers. Plaintiffs also claim that the packaging misstates the weight and height of the product inside. (Faison et al v. Russell Stover Chocolates LLC and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Case No. 19-cv-721, E. D. NY.)
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Ghirardelli Classic White Chips and Other Ghirardelli Products
January 2016: The Narkin appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. August 2015: The Ference appeal was dismissed because the objector failed to respond to…
Ghirardelli® White Chocolate Products
July 2016: After a federal judge granted the plaintiff’s attorney’s motion to withdraw, the case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the…
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