Legal Opinion
Holly Vanzant v. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Incorpo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2019No. 17-3633PublishedCited by 250 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sykes, Circuit Judge.
Holly Vanzant and Dana Land own cats with health problems. Their veterinarians prescribed cat food manufactured by Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., and sold under Hill's "Prescription Diet" brand. For several years Vanzant and Land purchased this higher-priced cat food from their local PetSmart stores using their veterinarian's prescriptions. They eventually learned, however, that the Prescription Diet cat food is not materially different from nonprescription cat food. And the prescription requirement is illusory; no prescription is necessary. Feeling deceived, Vanzant and…
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