http://www.organicmilkmarketingsettlement.com/pdf/Official%20Notice.pdf
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the district court confirmed that Aurora’s milk was at all times properly labeled and sold as organic, and that Aurora’s milk has been certified as organic by a USDA-accredited certifying agent since 2004. As such, the only remaining action in this lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2007, concerned marketing claims made by Aurora and its customers. Defendants denied and continue to deny all allegations of wrongdoing and liability.
Plaintiffs have decided to settle the claims against Defendants on behalf of themselves and all members of the nationwide Settlement Class by entering into the Settlement Agreement. Please read the Notice for more background on this case.
所有产品出自同一个公司Aurora,销售的牌子不一样,在很多超市都有卖,分别打厂家自己的牌子和多个销售商的牌子:Costco、Safeway、Target、Walmart、Wild Oats。
地区法庭和上诉法庭都认定产品正确地标识了”Organic“,而且牛奶是经过美国农业部授权的认知机构认证为Organic。原告没法在Organic上赢,打算在产品的市场营销方法上继续打官司。
也就是说到目前为止,并没有法院认定Organic牛奶有问题,厂家只是为了省去麻烦才和解的,所以补偿才会这么低,总共才7.5米,估计比继续打下去的律师费还低。
我倒是认为这是美国律师滥用司法程序的一个典型案例。