Legal Opinion
Mattero v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 17, 2018No. Case No. 18-cv-02871-WHOPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William H. Orrick, United States District Judge
Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and a proposed class of nationwide consumers and a subclass of California consumers, challenges defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation's (Costco) advertising and marketing on its Kirkland Signature Premium Liquid Dish Soap (Dish Soap) and Kirkland Signature Premium Laundry Detergent (Laundry Detergent, collectively Products) as "environmentally responsible." Plaintiff alleges that Costco's use of various "environmentally friendly" phrases and images on its labeling and marketing for the Products is false,…
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