New England Country Foods v. Vanlaw Food Products

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY FOODS, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. VANLAW FOOD PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant and Respondent. S282968 Ninth Circuit 22-55432 Central District of California 8:21-cv-01060-DOC-ADS April 24, 2025 Justice Liu authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY FOODS, LLC v. VANLAW FOOD PRODUCTS, INC. S282968 Opinion of the Court by Liu, J. This case concerns the scope of Civil Code section 1668’s rule that parties may not contract away…