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ARTICLE · 12 FEBRUARY 2021

Does Sushi Made With "Krab Mix" Include Real Crab?

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One of the choices on the P.F. Chang's menu is sushi made with "krab mix." According to Chowhound, "krab" is a name for imitation crab meat made from pureed and seasoned whitefish...

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One of the choices on the P.F. Chang's menu is sushi made with "krab mix."  According to  Chowhound, "krab" is a name for imitation crab meat made from pureed and seasoned whitefish that is molded and colored to look and taste like real crab.  In a lawsuit against P.F. Chang's, one customer said, however, that when he bought sushi with "krab mix," he assumed that he was getting something that included at least some real crab meat.  Should the customer have understood that the fanciful spelling "krab" meant that he wasn't getting actual crab?  That was the issue in a recent decision in the 9th Circuit.  

The reason this case was in the 9th Circuit was that the district court had dismissed the case, holding that the plaintiff's allegations were implausible on their face.  The 9th Circuit reversed, holding that the court had dismissed the case prematurely.  Here's why. 

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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