March 04, 2015
A California judge on Wednesday dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action that sought to compel PepsiCo Inc. to provide medical monitoring to consumers after failing to warn them that a chemical in its drinks is linked to a form of lung cancer, ruling that the plaintiffs' causation and injury allegations aren't factually supported.
January 15, 2015
A California federal judge cast doubt Thursday on a proposed class action seeking to force PepsiCo Inc. to provide medical monitoring to consumers after failing to warn them that its drinks contain a chemical linked to bronchioloalveolar cancer, saying the plaintiffs haven't offered evidence the chemical causes cancer in humans.