Judge Tosses Class Suit Alleging Consumers Believe Diet Pepsi Will Help Weight Loss

Mealey's (May 18, 2018, 1:29 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on May 17 dismissed a class complaint accusing a soda maker of leading customers to believe that its soda would help with weight loss by calling it “diet” soda, ruling that the complaint failed on its merits (Elizabeth Manuel, et al. v. Pepsi-Cola Company, No. 17-7955, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83404)....