
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
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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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient and they are not low in calories
Allegations: Falsely marketing that fruit snacks contain “No Preservatives” when they contain a preservative ingredient
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no preservatives
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “no preservatives” when they contain a preservative
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products are “made with real fruit” when they don’t contain any fruit
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Marketing beverages as “lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Marketing beverages as “Vitamin C Fortified” in violation of FDA regulations and misleadingly marketing products as “All Natural”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing beverages as having no calories when they contain more calories than federal regulations allow when making such claims
Allegations: False natural claims
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