Hohenberg v. Ferrero USA, Inc
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Declaration of Gregory S. Weston in Support of Joint Ex Parte Application for Preliminary Approval of Settlement by Athena Hohenberg, Laura Rude-Barbato. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Proof of Service)(Weston, Gregory) (ag).
1 LAW OFFICES OF RONALD A. MARRON, APLC
RONALD A. MARRON (175650)
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MAGGIE REALIN (263639)
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4 B. SKYE RESENDES (278511)
skye.esq@gmail.com
5 3636 4th Avenue, Suite 202
San Diego, California 92103
6 Telephone: (619) 696-9006
Facsimile: (619) 564-6665
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8 THE WESTON FIRM
GREGORY S. WESTON (239944)
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JACK FITZGERALD (257370)
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MELANIE PERSINGER (275423)
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12 COURTLAND CREEKMORE (182018)
courtland@westonfirm.com
13 1405 Morena Blvd. Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92110
14 Telephone: (619) 798-2006
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Facsimile: (480) 247-4553
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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20 IN RE FERRERO LITIGATION
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Case No. 3:11-cv-00205-H-CAB
Pleading Type: Class Action
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DECLARATION OF GREGORY S. WESTON IN SUPPORT OF
JOINT EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
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Judge: The Honorable Marilyn L. Huff
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WESTON DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
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I, Gregory S. Weston, declare:
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I am counsel for Plaintiffs in this action.
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I am a member in good standing of the State Bars of California and Florida, and the
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I make this Declaration in support of the Parties’ Joint Ex Parte Application for Order
7 Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Confirming Certification of the Class, Approving Class
8 Notice Plan, and Setting Final Approval Hearing.
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the In re Ferrero Litigation
10 Settlement Agreement dated January 19, 2012, and exhibits thereto.
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My firm is experienced in the litigation of consumer fraud claims in California federal
12 court. I am a graduate of Ohio State University and Harvard Law School and have always devoted all
13 or substantially all of my practice to representing plaintiffs in class actions.
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On November 14, 2011, the Honorable David O. Carter issued an order certifying a
15 nationwide class in an action against the manufacturer of a nutrition supplement with allegedly
16 misleading label claims and appointing The Weston Firm class counsel. Bruno v. Quten Research
17 Institute, LLC, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132323 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2011).
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On June 14, 2011, the Honorable Richard Seeborg appointed my firm interim class
19 counsel in an action challenging the labeling of products made with trans fat as healthy. See Chacanaca
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v. Quaker Oats Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65023, at *8-9 (N.D. Cal. June 14, 2011).
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On January 25, 2011 the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte appointed The Weston Firm
interim class counsel in In re Apple and AT&T iPad Unlimited Data Plan Litig., No. 10-02553 RMW
22 (N.D. Cal.) (Dkt. No. 79) to represent iPad purchasers in an action challenging an unlimited data plan
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The Honorable James Ware appointed my firm settlement class counsel in Red et al. v.
25 Unilever United States et al., No. CV 10-0387 JW (N.D. Cal.). That settlement required the defendant
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WESTON DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
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The Honorable Margaret M. Morrow appointed my firm settlement class counsel to
2 represent purchasers of approximately 145 condominiums in Adachi et al. v. Carlyle/Galaxy San Pedro
3 L.P. et al., No. 09-793 (C.D. Cal.).
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My firm has obtained a number of favorable decisions for plaintiffs in actions
5 challenging “health and wellness” labeling of foods made with unhealthy ingredients. Two Recent
6 examples are Henderson v. J.M. Smucker Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27953 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 17,
7 2011); Chacanaca v. The Quaker Oats Co., 752 F. Supp. 1111 (N.D. Cal. 2010)
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I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and
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Executed on January 19, 2012 in San Diego, California.
/s/ Gregory S. Weston
Gregory S. Weston
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WESTON DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
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Respectfully Submitted,
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/s/ Gregory S. Weston
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THE WESTON FIRM
GREGORY S. WESTON
JACK FITZGERALD
MELANIE PERSINGER
COURTLAND CREEKMORE
1405 Morena Blvd., Suite 201
San Diego, CA 92109
Telephone: 619 798 2006
Facsimile:
480 247 4553
LAW OFFICES OF RONALD A.
MARRON, APLC
RONALD A. MARRON
MAGGIE REALIN
B. SKYE RESENDES
3636 4th Street, Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92103
Telephone:
619 696 9066
Facsimile:
619 564 6665
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