New Filings - July 22, 2017

Kiihne v. NBTY, Inc., et al., No. T17-30 (Cal. Super. Ct. – Placer Cnty.):  Putative  class action for violation of California's UCL, FAL, and CLRA. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants deceptively label and market their Megadose niacin products by downplaying potential side effects. Lau v. Pret A Manger (USA) Limited - Complaint, No. 1:17-cv-05775 (S.D.N.Y.): Putative slack-fill class action for violation of the deceptive and unfair trade practices and false advertising provisions of New York's GBL, and raising a claim for common law fraud. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant deceptively packages its Pret A Manger® sandwich wraps in partially opaque packaging so that consumers cannot see the empty air (or slack-fill) in the wrap.