Legal Opinion
Backus v. Biscomerica Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 29, 2019No. Case No. 16-cv-03916-HSGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR., United States District Judge
Plaintiff Troy Backus brought this putative class action against Defendant Biscomerica Corporation, claiming that it violated California's Unfair Competition Law ("UCL") by selling packaged cookies that contained partially hydrogenated oil ("PHO"). See First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), Dkt. No. 35. The Court dismissed Backus's original complaint on preemption grounds. See Dkt. No. 32. Backus's amended complaint contains essentially the same allegations, except for alleging a narrower time period. And once again, Backus's claims crumble.…
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