Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Ester C Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 4, 2018No. 12-CV-0041 (PKC) (GRB)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAMELA K. CHEN, United States District Judge
On January 4, 2012, Plaintiffs Patrick Hughes and Nafise Nina Hodjat initiated this putative class action against Defendants The Ester C Company, NBTY, Inc. ("NBTY"), and NatureSmart LLC, alleging *866that Defendants' labeling of their "Ester-C" vitamin C supplements as "The Better Vitamin C" is unlawful, deceptive, and misbranded. On September 30, 2016, the Court denied Plaintiffs' motion to certify a nationwide class, as well as California and Missouri subclasses. Pending before the Court is Defendants' motion for summary judgment as to Plaintiffs'…
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