In re: Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Antitrust Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:14-md-02542

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Vernon S. Broderick

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Companies

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  1. August 01, 2016

    Limited Discovery OK'd In Keurig Antitrust MDL

    A New York federal judge said on Monday he would partially lift his stay of discovery in wide-ranging antitrust multidistrict litigation against Keurig Green Mountain Inc. despite a pending motion by the single-serve coffee giant to dismiss the case bought by rivals TreeHouse Foods Inc. and Rogers Family Co. Inc., among others.

  2. July 09, 2015

    Keurig Says K-Cup Buyers Lack Standing In Monopoly Row

    Keurig Green Mountain Inc. sought Thursday to cut claims that monopolist practices forced K-Cup buyers to overpay for caffeine fixes from a sprawling antitrust action, arguing that competitors like TreeHouse Foods Inc. and Rogers Family Co. Inc. are its actual litigation adversaries and that so-called direct and indirect purchasers lack standing.

  3. May 12, 2015

    Keurig Fights To Toss Buyers' Claims From Antitrust MDL

    Keurig Green Mountain Inc. told the New York federal judge overseeing the consolidated litigation over the company's alleged anti-competitive practices that plaintiffs who bought K-cup coffee pods directly from the company can't bring antitrust claims against it.

  4. April 14, 2015

    Coffee Cos. Look To Keep Keurig Antitrust Claims Alive

    Coffee companies fought to keep alive antitrust suits brought against Keurig Green Mountain Inc. over its single-cup brewing machine, telling a New York federal judge on Monday that the K-Cup coffee pod maker can't make a compelling case for dismissal.

  5. September 25, 2014

    Coffee Co. To Appeal Injunction Loss In Keurig MDL

    Rogers Family Co. Inc. said on Wednesday that it would appeal a New York federal judge's refusal to block Keurig Green Mountain Inc. from selling the latest version of its popular brewing machine despite claims that the new brewer would lock in Keurig's "K-Cup" monopoly.

  6. September 19, 2014

    Keurig Can Sell 2.0 Brewer During Antitrust MDL, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge on Friday rejected a bid to block Keurig Green Mountain Inc. from selling the latest version of its popular brewing machine because it was allegedly designed to expand a single-serving monopoly, saying the plaintiff didn't show it would suffer irreparably without an injunction.

  7. September 03, 2014

    Coffeemaker Roasts Keurig 2.0 Machine In Antitrust MDL

    An attorney for a California coffee company on Wednesday urged a New York federal judge to block Keurig Inc. from selling the latest version of its popular brewing machine, arguing it was designed to expand a monopoly in the single-serving market.