Legal Opinion
Phelps v. Hormel Foods Corp.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 27, 2017No. CASE NO. 16-CV-62411-DIMITROULEASPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
WILLIAM P. DIMITROULEAS, United States District Judge
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Class Action Complaint [DE 17] (“Motion”). The Court has carefully considered the Motion, Plaintiffs Response [DE 20], Defendant’s Reply [DE 23], and the record in this case, and is otherwise advised in the premises'. For the reasons stated herein, the Court will grant the Motion.
I. BACKGROUND
In this action, Plaintiff Benjamin Phelps alleges that the “100% Natural” and “No Preservatives” claims on Defendant Hormel Foods Corporation’s…
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