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Coca-Cola’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Class Action

Coca-Cola’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

In July 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Coca-Cola Company for, among other things, allegedly misleading consumers about the characteristics of sugar-sweetened beverages by obscuring the link between beverages and diseases (including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease) and deceptively focusing on inactivity as the cause of these conditions. (Lamar et al v. The Coca-Cola Company and American Beverage Association, Case No. 2017-CA-004801-B, Superior Court of the District of Columbia)

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Orange Vanilla Coca-Cola Sodas

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Orange Vanilla Coca-Cola Sodas

In October 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Coca-Cola for allegedly falsely marketing that vanilla is one of the flavoring ingredients in Orange Vanilla Coca-Cola sodas when, according to…

Vanilla Coke

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Vanilla Coke

In July 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Coca-Cola Company for allegedly misleadingly marketing that the characterizing flavor in Vanilla Coke is vanilla when, according to plaintiffs, the…

Diet Coke’s Marketing

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Diet Coke’s Marketing

March 2018: The named plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the February 2018 decision to dismiss the case. February 2018: A federal judge granted Coca-Cola’s motion to dismiss concluding…

Diet Coke

Class Action

Diet Coke

In October 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Coca-Cola for allegedly making consumers believe that Diet Coke will assist weight loss and management by misleadingly marketing the soda as…

Coca-Cola’s Soft Drink Labels

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Coca-Cola’s Soft Drink Labels

2015: An Amended Consolidated Complaint making similar allegations (i.e., the company deceptively markets drinks as natural when they contain artificial flavoring and chemical preservatives) was filed. 2014: Multiple lawsuits have…


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