Poland Spring® Spring Water

March 2019: A federal judge dismissed the claims brought under Vermont law but allowed the other claims to move forward.

June 2018: Plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint that brings similar allegations and which consolidates the Patane and Ray cases with three other related cases.

May 2018: A federal judge dismissed the claims in the Patane case concluding that the state law claims were preempted by federal law.

November 2017: The Ray case was transferred to a court in Connecticut. (Ray v. Nestle Waters North America, Case No. 17-cv-1944, D. CT.)

August and September 2017: Two class-action lawsuits were filed against Nestle Waters North America for allegedly falsely marketing Poland Spring® spring water as being “100% Natural Spring Water” when, according to the complaint, it is groundwater and does not come from a water source that complies with the FDA definition of “spring water.” To read each complaint, click on the links below.

• Patane et al v. Nestle Waters North America, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-1381, D. CT.
• Ray et al v. Nestle Waters North America, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-351, D. ME.