HODSDON v. MARS, INC.

No. 16-15444.

891 F.3d 857 (2018)

Robert HODSDON, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARS, INC., a Delaware corporation; Mars Chocolate North America LLC, a Delaware company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve W. Berman (argued), Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington; Elaine T. Byszewski, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Pasadena, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephen D. Raber (argued), Richmond T. Moore, and Joelle Perry Justus, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellees.

Tina Charoenpong, Deputy Attorney General; Michele Van Gelderen, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Nicklas A. Akers, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Los Angeles, California; for Amicus Curiae State of California.

Before: A. Wallace Tashima, William A. Fletcher, and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

In this action, the putative class plaintiff alleges that California consumer protection laws require certain food manufacturers to disclose, on their products' labels, that the products' supply chain may involve child or slave labor. Regrettably, despite some efforts to eradicate the practices, child labor...

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