Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

• Darlene Hollins, et al. v. Walmart, Inc., et al.,No. 21-56031 (9th Cir. – May 11, 2023): The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Central District of California's order granting summary judgment in a consumer class action challenging the labeling of glucosamine sulfate supplements. The plaintiffs argued the supplements had a different chemical composition than advertised. The panel upheld the district court's ruling that plaintiff's state-law claims were preempted by federal law because plaintiffs' own expert witness' testing methods were not accepted by the FDA to validate label claims or reflect ingredients' common or usual names. Opinion linked here.