OCA v. Ben & Jerry’s

Reference :

2018 CA 004850 B

Complaint date :

July 9, 2018

Status :

Not judged

Place of jurisdiction :

United States, District of Columbia

Plaintiffs types :

Consumer Protection Organizations

Plaintiffs names :

Organic Consumers Association

Defendants :

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., Conopco, Inc.

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Kim E. Richman

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Jury

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Glyphosate, Roundup, Herbicide, AMPA

Requests :

OCA demands a trial by jury. A declaration that Unilever’s conduct is in violation of the DC CPPA; an order enjoining Unilever’s conduct found to be in violation of the DC CPPA, as well as corrective advertising; an order granting OCA costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expert fees.

Name of the Court :

Superior Court of District of Columbia, United States

Jurisdiction level :

Summary :

OCA brings this action regarding the deceptive labeling, marketing, and sale of Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Products as humanely sourced and environmentally responsible, despite the fact that ingredients are sourced from inhumane dairy farms and some of the Products contain traces of glyphosate. On January 7, 2019, the defendant's motion to dismiss is denied. The defendants have until 01/22/2019 to file an answer to the complaint.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.