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Krommenhock Et Al. V. Post Foods LLC CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:16-Cv-04958 Document 1 Filed 08/29/16 Page 2 of 154 Case 3:16-cv-04958 Document 1 Filed 08/29/16 Page 1 of 154 1 THE LAW OFFICE OF JACK FITZGERALD, PC JACK FITZGERALD (SBN 257370) 2 jack@jackfitzgeraldlaw.com 3 TREVOR M. FLYNN (SBN 253362) trevor@jackfitzgeraldlaw.com 4 MELANIE PERSINGER (SBN 275423) 5 melanie@jackfitzgeraldlaw.com Hillcrest Professional Building 6 3636 Fourth Avenue, Suite 202 7 San Diego, California 92103 Phone: (619) 692-3840 8 Fax: (619) 362-9555 9 Counsel for Plaintiff and the Putative Class 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 DEBBIE KROMMENHOCK and 13 Case No.: STEPHEN HADLEY, on behalf of 14 themselves, all others similarly situated, and CLASS ACTION the general public, 15 COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATIONS OF 16 Plaintiffs, CALIFORNIA’S FALSE ADVERITSING 17 LAW, CONSUMERS LEGAL v. REMEDIES ACT, AND UNFAIR 18 COMPETITION LAW POST FOODS LLC, 19 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 20 Defendant. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Krommenhock et al. v. Post Foods LLC CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:16-cv-04958 Document 1 Filed 08/29/16 Page 2 of 154 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 3 THE PARTIES ......................................................................................................................... 1 4 5 JURISDICTION AND VENUE .............................................................................................. 1 6 INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT ......................................................................................... 2 7 FACTS ..................................................................................................................................... 2 8 9 A. There Has Been a Recent Rise in Human Sugar Consumption .......................... 2 10 B. The Body’s Physiological Response to Excess Sugar Consumption .................. 6 11 12 1. The Body’s Response to Glucose ............................................................. 6 13 2. The Body’s Response to Fructose ............................................................. 9 14 15 3. The Addiction Response ......................................................................... 10 16 C. There Has Been a Dramatic Rise in Obesity & Chronic Disease That 17 Parallels the Rise in Human Sugar Consumption ............................................. 11 18 D. There is Substantial Scientific Evidence That Excess Sugar 19 Consumption Causes Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and Other Morbidity .............................................................. 12 20 21 1. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes Metabolic Syndrome ..................... 13 22 2. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes Type 2 Diabetes ............................. 16 23 24 3. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes Cardiovascular Disease ................. 20 25 4. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes Liver Disease ................................. 22 26 5. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes Obesity ........................................... 23 27 28 6. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes Inflammation ................................. 27 i Krommenhock et al. v. Post Foods LLC CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:16-cv-04958 Document 1 Filed 08/29/16 Page 3 of 154 1 7. Excess Sugar Consumption Causes High Blood Triglycerides and Abnormal Cholesterol Levels ........................................................... 29 2 3 8. Excess Sugar Consumption is Associated with Hypertension................ 32 4 9. Excess Sugar Consumption is Associated with Alzheimer’s 5 Disease, Dementia, and Cognitive Decline ............................................. 35 6 10. Excess Sugar Consumption is Linked to Some Cancers ........................ 36 7 8 E. There is Substantial Evidence That Consuming Artificial Trans Fat— Found in Some Post Cereals—is Detrimental to Health ................................... 36 9 10 POST’S MARKETING & SALE OF HIGH-SUGAR CEREALS ....................................... 39 11 A. Post Selects/Great Grains Cereals ..................................................................... 43 12 1. Selects Blueberry Morning ...................................................................... 44 13 2. Great Grains Blueberry Morning ........................................................... 45 14 3. Selects Cranberry Almond Crunch ......................................................... 46 4. Selects/Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch................................... 47 15 5. Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch ............................................... 48 16 6. Selects Banana Nut Crunch .................................................................... 49 7. Great Grains Banana Nut Crunch .......................................................... 50 17 8. Selects/Great Grains Raisins, Dates & Pecans ...................................... 52 18 9. Great Grains Raisins, Dates & Pecans .................................................. 53 10. Selects Maple Pecan Crunch .................................................................. 54 19 11. Selects/Great Grains Crunchy Pecans .................................................... 55 20 12. Great Grains Crunchy Pecans ................................................................ 57 13. Great Grains Blueberry Pomegranate .................................................... 58 21 14. Great Grains Digestive Blend: Vanilla Graham .................................... 59 22 15. Great Grains Digestive Blends: Berry Medley ....................................... 61 16. Great Grains Protein Blend: Honey, Oats & Seeds ............................... 63 23 17. Great Grains Protein Blend: Cinnamon Hazelnut ................................. 66 24 B. Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal and Granola ............................................. 68 25 26 1. Honey Roasted ........................................................................................ 68 2. Raisin Medley .......................................................................................... 69 27 3. With Almonds .......................................................................................... 70 28 4. With Pecan Bunches ................................................................................ 71 ii Krommenhock et al. v. Post Foods LLC CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 3:16-cv-04958 Document 1 Filed 08/29/16 Page 4 of 154 1 5. With Cinnamon Bunches ......................................................................... 72 6. With Vanilla Bunches .............................................................................. 73 2 7. With Apples & Cinnamon Bunches ......................................................... 74 3 8. With Real Strawberries ........................................................................... 74 9. With Real Peaches ................................................................................... 75 4 10. Fruit Blends – Banana Blueberry ........................................................... 75 5 11. Fruit Blends – Peach Raspberry ............................................................. 76 12. Tropical Blends – Mango Coconut ......................................................... 77 6 13. Whole Grain Honey Crunch ................................................................... 78 7 14. Whole Grain with Vanilla Bunches ......................................................... 79 15. Greek Honey Crunch ............................................................................... 81 8 16. Greek Mixed Berry .................................................................................. 82 9 17. Morning Energy Cinnamon Crunch & Chocolatey Almond Crunch ..................................................................................................... 83 10 18. Granola – Honey Roasted ....................................................................... 84 11 19. Granola – Raspberry & Cinnamon ......................................................... 85 20. Protein Granola with Dark Chocolate ................................................... 86 12 13 C. Post Shredded Wheat Cereal ............................................................................. 86 14 1. Honey Nut ................................................................................................ 86 15 2. Crunch! .................................................................................................... 87 3. Lightly Frosted ........................................................................................ 88 16 17 D. Post Good Morenings Cereals ........................................................................... 90 18 1. Cocoa Cinnamon Crunch ........................................................................ 90 19 2. Strawberry and Crème, Berry Loops, Waffle Crunch, Vanilla O’s, & Frosted Flakes ............................................................................. 91 20 21 E. Post Single Cereals ............................................................................................ 91 22 1. Raisin Bran .............................................................................................. 91 23 2. Bran Flakes ............................................................................................. 92 3. Alpha-Bits ................................................................................................ 93 24 4. Golden Crisp ........................................................................................... 95 25 5. Honeycomb .............................................................................................
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