Aurora Organic Dairy, a major organic milk producer said it has agreed to settle a five-year-old consumer lawsuit over alleged deceptive marketing claims for $7.5 million.  The Boulder, Colorado-based producer, which said its organic certifications were not challenged by the consumer class action suit at the end, admitted no wrongdoing but settled Friday to avoid the cost and distraction of prolonged litigation. Spokeswoman, Sonja Tuitele, said Saturday that legal costs alone could have run to $10 million if the drawn-out case continued. Continue reading “Organic dairy settles deceptive marketing class action for $7.5 million”