( November 9, 2026, 10:31 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal magistrate judge on Nov. 6 directed the putative class action plaintiffs suing a protein shake maker for allegedly overstating the protein content of its products by approximately 13.5% in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) to file an amended complaint and directed the defendant to file its answer so that discovery can begin after the judge in a previous ruling found most of the plaintiffs’ claims adequately pleaded and allowed the case to proceed....