IN RE: KIND LLC "HEALTHY AND ALL NATURAL" LITIGATION, No. 1:2015mc02645 - Document 176 (S.D.N.Y. 2021)
Court Description: OPINION & ORDER re: (168 in 1:15-md-02645-WHP) MOTION to Certify Class . filed by Charity Bustamante, Sarah Thomas, Amanda Short, Elizabeth Livingston, (190 in 1:15-md-02645-WHP) MOTION to Strike Document No. (170) - Declarat ion of Stephen F. Hamilton, PH.D. filed by Kind, LLC, (130 in 1:15-mc-02645-WHP) MOTION to Certify Class . filed by Charity Bustamante, Sarah Thomas, Amanda Short, Elizabeth Livingston, (154 in 1:15 mc-02645-WHP) MOTION to S trike Document No. (132) - Declaration of Stephen F. Hamilton, Ph.D.. filed by Kind LLC. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' motion to certify the New York, California, and Florida Rule 23(b)(3) damages classes is granted, and Plai ntiffs' motion to certify Rule 23(b)(2) injunctive classes is denied. In addition, this Court appoints Amanda Short and Sarah Thomas as the class representatives for the New York Class; Charity Bustamante as the class representative for the California Class; and Elizabeth Livingston as the class representative for the Florida Class. This Court also appoints the law firms of Pearson, Simon, & Warshaw, LLP; Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP; and Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC class counsel. KIND's motion to exclude Dr. Hamilton's testimony is denied. KIND's motion to strike Dr. Hamilton's Reply Declaration is denied, and KIND's motion to strike the Dennis Report is granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motions pending at ECF Nos. 168, 190, and 211. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 3/24/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:15-md-02645-WHP, 1:15-mc-02645-WHP (kv)
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