Legal Opinion
Reid v. Johnson & Johnson & McNeil Nutritionals, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2015No. 12-56726PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
Robert Reid appeals the district court’s decision dismissing his false advertising lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Nutritionals, LLC (collectively, “McNeil”). Reid challenges a number of McNeil’s assertions about its product, Benecol. Benecol is a vegetable oil-based spread that McNeil sells as a healthy substitute for butter or margarine. Among other things, on Benecol’s label, McNeil prominently declares that the product contains “No Trans Fat” and contains plant stand esters that lower cholesterol. Benecol, however, does contain trans fat. McNeil…
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