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IN RE MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC., LITIGATION

MDL Docket No. 2665, Misc. No. 15-1825 (ESH).

422 F.Supp.3d 194 (2019)

IN RE: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC., PEPPER PRODUCTS MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: All Consumer Cases.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

Signed July 10, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Other Contract
Nature of Suit: 190 Contract: Other
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RHONDA DUPLER, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew N. Friedman , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC & Jeffrey I. Carton , DENLEA & CARTON LLP.

HOLLY MARSH, Plaintiff, represented by Michael T. Fraser , FRASER LAW FIRM, P.C. & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

RYAN SCOTT BUNTING, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, BRANDON GRADY, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, TYLER UNDERWOOD, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, SABA GANJINEH, JULIA VLADIMIRSKY, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, HUBERT L. GERSTNECKER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, CATHERINE GRINDEL, ALEXANDER LIBEROV & ALL PLAINTIFFS, Plaintiffs, represented by Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

DEBBIE ESPARZA, Plaintiff, represented by David M. Cialkowski , ZIMMERMAN REED, LLP & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

WATKINS INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, represented by Geoffrey P. Jarpe , MASLON LLP.

BRENDA THEIS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by David C. Nelson , NELSON & NELSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, P.C. & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

TINA THORNTON, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel C. Girard , GIRARD SHARP LLP & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

KATRINA LINKER, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC & Ryan A. Keane , KEANE LAW LLC.

CARMEN PELLITTERI & PATRICIA FUSCO COYNE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, represented by Stuart A. Davidson , ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

SEUNG-HO JUNG, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Deborah Kravitz , KAMBERLAW LLP & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

ANGELA BARNES, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC & Matthew H. Armstrong , Armstrong Law Firm LLC.

SCOTT ALLAN BITTLE, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Scott Adam Kamber , KAMBERLAW, LLC, Sean K. Cronin , DONOVAN ROSE NESTER, P.C. & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

CYNTHIA FERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Glenn McLellan , FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON LLP & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

PAULA COLE JONES & SANDRA ROBINSON, Plaintiffs, represented by Scott Adam Kamber , KAMBERLAW, LLC & Elizabeth A. Fegan , FEGAN SCOTT LLC.

MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC., Defendant, represented by David H. Bamberger , DLA PIPER LLP & Edward S. Scheideman , DLA PIPER LLP.

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant, represented by Andrew G. Klevorn , KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP.

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., Defendant, represented by David H. Bamberger , DLA PIPER LLP.

NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.) LLC, Interested Party, represented by Robert J. Bittman , MCGUIRE WOODS LLP & Robert J. Slobig , TORSHEN, SLOBIG & AXEL, LTD., pro hac vice.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BACKGROUND...207

I. WHAT IS "NONFUNCTIONAL SLACK-FILL"?...207

A. Federal Law...207

B. State Laws...208

C. Slack-Fill Litigation...208

II...

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