Meet Sonya Richburg, Employment Counsel with Coca-Cola Consolidated
In reversing a lower court ruling, the D.C. Court of Appeals makes actionable vague, aspirational statements of sustainability as deceptive and misleading representations under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act...more
Initial Attempt at Pinning Presence of PFAS in Coca-Cola Juice Drink as False Advertising Fizzes Out - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a plaintiff's initial complaint against...more
What is the difference between a traditional trademark and trade dress protection? Traditional Trademarks - According to the USPTO - A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things...more
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. - Kari Warren v. The Coca-Cola Company, No. 7:22-cv-06907-CS (S.D.N.Y. – April 21, 2023): The...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Ecorobotix, an ag robotics startup that has developed automated precision technology for row crops and pastures, announced that it raised $52 million in its Series B round. The company plans...more
In July 2022, in a class action filed against the Central Bottling Company alleging unfair pricing of Coca-Cola, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled for the first time that a monopoly may not set an unfair excessive price. With...more
Takeaway: In a pair of putative class actions, plaintiffs challenged Fanta’s “Piña Colada” soda’s “100% Natural Flavors” claim and a MiO flavored drink concentrate’s claims of containing Mango and Peach “natural flavor with...more
Vietnam's M&A market put in a strong performance in 2022, despite signs of the global economy fighting against a falling tide. Total deal volume for 2022 dropped by 19% year-on-year to 62 transactions (down from 77 in 2021),...more
On January 10, 2023 Politico reported that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has launched antitrust investigations into Pepsi and Coca Cola. According to the article, the “companies’ pricing strategies are being...more
The Coca-Cola Company succeeded in dismissing an environmental advocacy group’s complaint claiming the beverage giant’s sustainability claims violated the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (“CPPA”). This...more
This month, the DC Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by Earth Island Institute against Coca-Cola, alleging that the company falsely represents itself as “a sustainable and environmentally friendly company, despite...more
Last year, we posted about Earth Island Institute’s lawsuit against Coca-Cola, alleging that the company falsely represents itself as “a sustainable and environmentally friendly company, despite being one of the largest...more
Antitrust law may restrict price increases if the preconditions of a pricing abuse are met. However, decision practice on this topic is scarce. Therefore, EDEKA’s petition for a preliminary injunction filed against Coca-Cola...more
On May 10, 2022, a former Coca-Cola chemist was sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling trade secrets to a Chinese government-backed corporation. This example demonstrates the way the supply chain increasingly presents...more
The first paragraph of Article 15 of the Patent Law stipulates: "The organization which has been granted patent rights shall reward the inventor or designer of a service invention-creation; upon implementation of the patent...more
On July 26, 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court handed down a precedent-setting ruling in the Central Bottle Company (Coca-Cola Israel) case (Permission for Civil Appeal Gafniel v. Central Bottle Company Ltd.). The court...more
We reported here last summer the outcome of Coca-Cola Company’s petitions to cancel the registrations for the above-captioned marks owned by Meenaxi Enterprise, Inc. Meenaxi appealed the TTAB’s decision to cancel the...more
MEENAXI ENTERPRISE, INC. v. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY - Before Dyk, Reyna, and Stoll. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: To maintain a statutory cause of action under the Lanham Act for activities...more
Coca-Cola Consolidated has settled an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit filed against the company for its 401(k) plan....more
On August 31, 2021, the Ninth Circuit vacated a district court’s certification of a class of consumers who alleged mislabeling claims against The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”), holding that the consumers lacked standing to...more
The Tax Court has denied Coca-Cola’s request to file an out of time motion for reconsideration of the Court’s November 2020 adverse transfer pricing decision. Coca-Cola filed its motion 196 days after the Tax Court served its...more
Part of what I love about having a Sports Law practice is exactly what makes it difficult to cram everything I want to discuss into each week’s installment of the "Spotlight." No, it’s not that athletic prowess is not...more
Q3 GDP data showed the full impact of the Delta variant and supply chain issues on America’s economic recovery, with GDP rising just 2% in the quarter ending September 30 as compared to the 6.7% it grew on an annualized basis...more
On August 31, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an unpublished order revoking class certification of a consumer class in a Coca-Cola labeling case. The plaintiffs alleged that Coke’s advertising slogan...more
Coca-Cola Company has a rich history and well-established global brand in its products originating in the U.S. It has also purchased and invested in the development of other brands and distribution of beverage products...more