September 09, 2019
Nestle urged a California federal judge Monday to throw out allegations that it tried to destroy Crest Foods' business after a falling-out over a Nestle-branded, Crest-run cafe chain, saying Crest's counterclaims that Nestle broke their contract is "out of whack with any kind of reality."
June 22, 2018
Crest Foods Inc. will have to cover the cost of sending a Mayer Brown LLP attorney representing Nestle from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles for a meeting that Crest phoned in to, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday in Nestle's trademark infringement suit tied to a reality television bungle.
January 29, 2018
Nestlé USA Inc. urged a California federal court Monday to order Crest Foods Inc. to pick up its pace in producing documents in Nestlé's trademark infringement suit against the food company, arguing both companies risk missing their court-ordered discovery deadline because Crest has stalled production by quibbling over search terms.
May 01, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday denied Nestle SA's request to sanction Locke Lord LLP for filing allegedly baseless counterclaims against the Swiss food giant in its U.S. unit's trademark dispute with Crest Foods, saying Crest can use discovery to determine if Nestle SA belongs in the dispute.
April 06, 2017
Nestle SA on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to sanction Locke Lord LLP and one of its partners for filing a "factually baseless" third-party complaint against the Swiss food giant in its U.S. unit's trademark infringement dispute with a Locke Lord client, Nestle franchisee Crest Foods.
March 27, 2017
A California federal judge Monday tentatively trimmed counterclaims against Nestle in a trademark infringement suit brought by the food giant over allegations franchisee Crest Foods Inc. went overboard in its use of Nestle's marks, including having a Crest executive pretend to be a Nestle executive in an episode of CBS' "Undercover Boss."
February 06, 2017
Nestle asked a California federal court on Friday to disregard defenses raised by Crest Foods Inc. in the food-and-drink giant's trademark infringement suit against the franchisee, saying it would be a waste of the court's time to litigate defenses that are legally insufficient and implausible.
October 11, 2016
Nestle has filed a California federal trademark infringement suit against Crest Foods, which runs Nestle's Toll House Café franchise, alleging Crest went overboard in its use of Nestle's marks, including having a Crest executive pretend to be a Nestle executive in an episode of CBS' "Undercover Boss."