Arizona Arnold Palmer Lite Half & Half Ice Tea Lemonade
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient and they are not low in calories
Arizona Beverages
July 2019: The claims of one of the named plaintiffs (Kubilius) were voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. The claims of the other two named plaintiffs (Kailey and Van Peebles) remain pending.
October 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Arizona Beverage Co. for allegedly misleadingly marketing its beverages as having “No Preservatives” when, according to the complaint, the beverages contain preservatives, such as citric acid and ascorbic acid. (Kubilius et al v. Arizona Beverage Company LLC, Case No. 18-cv-9075, S. D. NY.)
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Arizona Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Falsely marketing that fruit snacks contain “No Preservatives” when they contain a preservative ingredient
Arizona Sour Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no preservatives
Arizona Fruit Snacks – Mixed Fruit
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “no preservatives” when they contain a preservative
AriZona Beverages and Drink Mixes
Allegations: False natural claims
Arnold Palmer Half & Half and Green Tea Fruit Snacks
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “made with real fruit” when they don’t contain any fruit
Arizona Beverages Fruit Juice Cocktails and Other Beverages
Allegations: False natural claims
Arnold Palmer Lite Iced Tea and Lemonade Beverages
Allegations: Marketing beverages as “lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient
Arizona Georgia Peach Green Tea
Allegations: False natural claims
Arizona Mucho Mango Fruit Cocktail
Allegations: Marketing beverages as “Vitamin C Fortified” in violation of FDA regulations and misleadingly marketing products as “All Natural”
Arizona’s Arnold Palmer Drink
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing beverages as having no calories when they contain more calories than federal regulations allow when making such claims
Several AriZona Beverages
Allegations: False natural claims
AriZona’s Arnold Palmer Beverages
In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AriZona Beverages for allegedly misleadingly marketing Arnold Palmer beverages as “zero calorie” when, according to plaintiffs, the drink contains 15 calories.…
Arizona Arnold Palmer Drinks
In October 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Arizona Beverages USA for allegedly misleadingly marketing Arnold Palmer iced tea and lemonade beverages as “Lite” to make consumers think the…
Arizona All Natural Fruit Snacks
In February 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the marketers of Arizona Fruit Snacks for allegedly falsely advertising the snacks as “all natural” when, according to plaintiffs, they contain…
AriZona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey
September 2019: The Lockhart case was transferred from a court in California to one in New York. (Lockhart et al v. Beverage Marketing USA, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-5345, E. D.…
Various AriZona Beverages
July 2019: This case was transferred to a court in New York where a related case, Kubilius v. Arizona Beverage Co., was filed. (Ashour v. AriZona Beverages, Case No. 19-cv-7081,…
“All Natural” Arizona Iced Tea
March 2013: A federal judge granted the companies’ motion for summary judgment finding that plaintiffs have not presented any evidence showing that certain ingredients are artificial and a significant portion…
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