Minute Maid Fruit Punch
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no preservatives
Spittal et al. v. The Coca-Cola Co.
23-cv-218, S.D. Cal.
(Feb. 2023)
Minute Maid juice boxes
Misleadingly marketing juices as healthy when scientific evidence shows consuming fruit juices increases the risk of diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and others
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain no preservatives
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as healthy
Allegations: Marketing products using the phrase “with vitamin C” on the front label without adequately disclosing that they contain a chemically modified form of vitamin C that acts as a…
January 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
May 2016: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. February 2016: Plaintiffs moved for…
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