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Texas Pete Hot Sauces
Case Name (Date)
White et al. v. T.W. Garner Food Co.
22-cv-6503, C.D. Cal.
(Sept. 2022)
Product/Service
Texas Pete® hot sauces
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing sauces as if they are from Texas when they are manufactured in North Carolina
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.
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