S.D. Cal. · No. 3:26-cv-05531
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chosen Foods LLCsource ↗ filed by Eagan Law Corporation · Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro · No. 3:26-cv-05531 · 28:1332fr Diversity-Fraud · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $200M–$740M ▾Comparable rulings split roughly evenly—Guthrie and Citizens of Humanity show courts scrutinize labeling claims closely and can deny certification or find no probable cause, while Cetorelli shows deceptive-practices claims can survive with treble damages. Comparable settlements $200M–$740M median $274.75M · n=10 DiDi Global Inc. $740M · Merck & Co. Inc. a $688M · Toyota Industries $436M Per member (realized): ~$2,500 median · $2,500–$2,500 (n=1) Comparable verdict: Papaya $420M · VPX, Inc. $293M Key precedent: Guthrie v. Transamerica—illustrates courts often deny certification in mislabeling/advertising suits absent uniform misrepresentation proof, a live risk here. Main risk: Individualized reliance/causation issues defeating class certification, as in Guthrie v. Transamerica. This defendant: Prior Abadi v. Chosen Foods (False Advertising) suggests repeat exposure to labeling-based suits. Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $250K–$25M Settlement/verdict comparables are from large national brands; Chosen Foods' small size makes direct scaling unreliable, and $2,500 per-member benchmark (n=1) likely irrelevant to a food-labeling refund case. · grounded in 10 rulings, 10 settlements, 9 verdicts | Filing | False Advertising | S.D. Cal. | 2026-09-25 | $200M–$740M comparable settlements |