James Boswell, et al. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Published: Jun. 3, 2017 | Result Date: May 1, 2017 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 8:16-cv-00278-DOC Settlement – $775,000
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Trevor M. Flynn
(Fitzgerald Joseph LLP)
Jack Fitzgerald
(Fitzgerald Joseph LLP)
Melanie R. Persinger
(Fitzgerald Joseph LLP)
Defendant
Frank J. Broccolo
(Baute Crochetiere & Gilford LLP)
Facts
Plaintiffs brought a putative consumer class action against Costco Wholesale Corporation relating to its Kirkland Signature Coconut Oil product.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs contended that defendant deceptively marketed its Kirkland Signature Coconut Oil as healthy even though coconut oil is almost all unhealthy saturated fat. Plaintiffs claimed the product label was false and misleading.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant contended that plaintiffs failed to show how the coconut oil caused them any harm.
Result
The parties agreed to a $775,000 class settlement. The class consists of approximately 790,000 class members. Costco also agreed to remove the term "healthy" and other variations from the product label.
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