Summary Judgment – Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//September 7, 2021//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Scott Weaver v. Champion Petfoods USA Inc, et al.,

Case No.: 20-2235

Officials: MANION, ROVNER, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Summary Judgment – Sufficiency of Evidence

Defendants Champion Petfoods USA Inc. and Champion Petfoods LP (collectively, “Champion”) produce dog food that they market as biologically appropriate, containing fresh regional ingredients, and never outsourced. Plaintiff Scott Weaver, a Wisconsin resident who purchased Champion’s food, alleged this marketing was deceptive and filed a putative class action. The district court granted summary judgment to Champion because it determined that Weaver had failed to produce sufficient evidence from which a reasonable jury could determine that any of the representations were false or misleading. We agree, and so we affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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