Bagging Claims by Unofficial Oscar Swag Companies
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“Don Fizzle” Flavored Tobacco Products
January 2017: This action was remanded to state court because the company did not make plausible allegations or provide enough evidence to support a finding of federal jurisdiction.
August 2016: This action was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 16-cv-1922, S. D. CA.)
2015: A false advertising class-action lawsuit against Haze Tobacco, LLC alleges that the company deceptively markets “Don Fizzle” flavored tobacco products by:
- Falsely representing that the products contain “nicotine 0.05%” when, according to plaintiffs, they actually contain double that amount and
- Misleadingly marketing the products as made in the USA when, according to the complaint, they are actually made in other countries.
(Chahini et al v. Haze Tobacco, LLC and Does 1-100, Case No. 37-2015-00025590, CA State Court – San Diego)
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