LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles County consumer alleges a Massachusetts company falsely labeled its products as organic.
Erika Garcia filed a complaint on behalf of individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated on Aug. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against HimalaSalt-Sustainable Sourcing LLC and Does 1-10 alleging violation of California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
According to the complaint, the defendant sells and markets organic salt and that the plaintiff purchased the products believing that the products were organic "and thus healthier than regular salt."
The plaintiff alleges that because salt is a mineral and not an agricultural product, it cannot be identified as organic under federal law and that the defendant is misrepresenting the product.
The plaintiff holds HimalaSalt-Sustainable Sourcing LLC and Does 1-10 responsible because the defendants allegedly violated federal food labeling regulations.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against the defendant, injunctive relief, restitution, compensatory and punitive damages, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs of suit, and further relief as the court deems just. He is represented by Scott J. Ferrell of Pacific Trial Attorneys in Newport Beach, California.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:18-cv-07410