Audet & Partners, LLP reports that Quaker Oats Co. has settled a class action brought in 2010 alleging false advertising related to statements concerning the use of trans fats, or partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in various Quaker products. The plaintiffs in the Quaker Oats class action had alleged standing as repeat purchasers of Quaker Oatmeal to Go, and Instant Quaker Oatmeal products.  Plaintiffs alleged that in purchasing the Quaker products they had relied on various statements made on the packaging of... Read More