Schweppes and Canada Dry Ginger Ales
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain natural flavors without disclosing that they also contain artificial flavors
In March 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Dr Pepper/Seven Up for allegedly falsely marketing Canada Dry Ginger Ale as being “Made from Real Ginger” when, in reality, it does not contain a detectable amount of ginger. (Hashemi et al v. Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. and Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-2042, C. D. CA.)
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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain natural flavors without disclosing that they also contain artificial flavors
April 2019: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. January 2019: A federal judge granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement agreement that would provide class members…
In December 2018, a state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canada Dry Ginger Ale is misleadingly marketed as “Made from…
In July 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Dr Pepper Snapple Group alleging that the company falsely markets its Canada Dry Ginger Ale as being “Made with Real Ginger”…
In July 2017, two class-action lawsuits were filed against Dr. Pepper Snapple Group for allegedly falsely representing that Canada Dry Ginger Ale soft drinks contain ginger when, according to plaintiffs,…
Lawsuit alleges products’ ginger ale taste comes from a secret artificial ingredient.
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