Federal Judge Finds Pepsi Labels Were Not Deceiving, Dismisses Class Claims

Mealey's (April 2, 2018, 2:07 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — After finding that a reasonable consumer would not likely believe that various Pepsi products do not contain artificial ingredients and flavors, a California federal judge on March 29 granted the soda maker’s motion to dismiss claims against it for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws (Amy Maxwell v. Unilever United States Inc., et al., No. 5:12-cv-01736, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54222)....