Cicciarella, et al. v Califia Farms LLC
United States District Court of the Southern District of New York
If you bought certain Califia Farms dairy-alternative beverage and yogurt products, you may be eligible for a payment from a class action settlement.
- A settlement has been reached with Califia Farms, LLC (“Califia”) in a class action lawsuit about the marketing, advertising and labeling of certain dairy-alternative beverage and yogurt products. Califia denies that it falsely marketed, advertised, and labeled its products and denies all of the claims made in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided which side is right.
- You are included in this settlement as a Settlement Class Member if you purchased certain Califia Farms brand dairy-alternative milk, cold brew coffee, non-dairy creamer, yogurt, and/or yogurt drinks from August 7, 2014 through March 20, 2020.
- Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act.
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Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement |
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Submit a Claim Form |
This is the only way you can receive a payment from this settlement. If you submit a Claim Form, you will give up the right to sue Califia in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this settlement resolves. |
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Ask to be Excluded |
This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against Califia related to the legal claims this settlement resolves. However, you will give up the right to get a payment from this settlement. |
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Object to the Settlement Deadline: |
If you do not exclude yourself from the settlement, you may object to it by writing to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. If you object, you may also file a claim for a payment. |
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Go to a Hearing |
You may object to the settlement and ask the Court for permission to speak at the Final Approval Hearing about your objection. |
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Do Nothing |
Unless you exclude yourself, you are automatically part of the settlement. If you do nothing, you will not get a payment from this settlement and you will give up the right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against Califia about the legal claims resolved by this settlement. |
- These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice.
- The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement.