Final Approval of Settlement in Tortilla Trans Fat Suit

Guttmann v. Ole Mexican Foods, Inc., No. 3:14-cv-4845 (N.D. Cal.): The Court granted final approval of class settlement in this putative class action alleging a breach of express warranty claim and violations of California's CLRA, UCL, and FAL, based on Defendant's failure to disclose that its "Xtreme Wellness" line of tortillas contain partially-hydrogenated oil, an artificial trans-fat food additive. The terms of the settlement are as follows: (1) Defendant will immediately refrain from using any partially-hydrogenated oils in its products for ten years; (2) Defendant will pay the class representative a $1,800 incentive award; and (3) Defendant will pay $85,000 in attorneys' fees and $2,162.85 in costs.  Order.