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· 5/15/1832

Kelly v. Caldwell

Citations

  • 4 La. 38

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting state consumer fraud statutes all require a plaintiff to “allege conduct that plausibly could deceive a reasonable consumer”
  • finding “100% Grated Parmesan Cheese” was ambiguous but was resolved by the ingredient panel that disclosed the presence of non-cheese ingredients
  • finding an ambiguous label for packaged cheese not deceptive as a matter of law, because reasonable consumers knew “exactly where to look to investigate” ingredients
  • discussing claims brought under the consumer protection laws of nine states
  • “[T]he ‘context of the packaging as a whole’ must be considered in evaluating whether deception has occurred.”

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Judges: Porter

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