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Flamin' Hot Cheetos Defamation Suit Snuffed Out, For Now

By Dorothy Atkins · May 28, 2025, 7:32 PM EDT

A California federal judge Wednesday granted Frito-Lay Inc.'s motion to strike a former employee's discrimination and defamation suit claiming he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos and had his livelihood destroyed when the...

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Case Information

Case Title

Richard Montanez v. PepsiCo, Inc., et al

Case Number

5:24-cv-01792

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Assault Libel & Slander

Date Filed

August 21, 2024

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