March 08, 2016
The California federal court preparing for the upcoming trial of Pom Wonderful LLC's claims that Coca-Cola falsely advertised a competing pomegranate drink with little pomegranate juice on Tuesday refused to rethink its decision to block some evidence of Pom's own run-ins with federal agencies over its advertisements.
March 03, 2016
The California federal court gearing up for the imminent trial of Pom Wonderful LLC's claims that Coca-Cola falsely advertised a competing pomegranate beverage with little pomegranate juice agreed Wednesday to block some evidence of POM's own brushes with federal agencies over the truth of its advertisements.
March 01, 2016
With a trial looming on Pom Wonderful LLC's claims that Coca-Cola falsely advertised a pomegranate beverage with little pomegranate juice, a California federal judge Tuesday trimmed both parties' witness lists, railing at "lawyers who make cases complex."
February 25, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday put the kibosh on opinions offered by a nutrition expert for Coca-Cola as it battles Pom Wonderful's claim it falsely advertised its pomegranate juice, finding that the expert didn't properly rebut the opinions of Pom's damages expert, nor was his report timely filed.
February 19, 2016
A California federal judge on Friday allowed Coca-Cola to target POM Wonderful's health claims about its pomegranate juice product, allowing the beverage giant some ammunition against POM's claims that Coke put out an imitation product masquerading as pomegranate and blueberry despite containing mostly apple and grape juice.
December 14, 2015
Pom Wonderful on Monday told a California federal judge in its false advertising suit over juice labels that Coca-Cola can't use its nutritionist to rebut Pom's damages expert, who is a forensic accountant, because the nutritionist was designated too late and could only offer "speculative" opinions on damages.
September 23, 2014
Pom Wonderful LLC on Friday dropped its Ninth Circuit appeal of a ruling that threw out its state deceptive advertising and unfair competition claims against The Coca-Cola Co. over juice labels, a sibling case to the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision reviving Pom's federal claims.
February 13, 2013
A California federal judge on Wednesday cleared The Coca-Cola Co. of remaining claims in a deceptive marketing and unfair competition suit in which Pom Wonderful LLC alleged that Coca-Cola misleadingly named its pomegranate-blueberry juice blend, saying Pom's claims were preempted by the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
December 07, 2012
A California federal judge on Friday reversed an earlier decision to send state law claims in Pom Wonderful LLC's deceptive marketing and unfair competition suit against The Coca-Cola Co. to state court after learning that he would have to rule on the claims regardless in a related class action.
August 14, 2012
The Ninth Circuit last week denied Pom Wonderful LLC's request for an en banc rehearing of a three-judge panel's dismissal of its claim that The Coca-Cola Co. violated the Lanham Act by misleadingly naming and labeling its Minute Maid pomegranate-blueberry juice blend.