Diet Soda Claims Go Flat in the Ninth Circuit

On December 30, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., No. 18-16721 (9th Cir.) that may be the final nail in the coffin of a series of cases filed against diet soda manufacturers in recent years.  The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Northern District of California’s dismissal of claims that Dr Pepper/Seven Up had mislead consumers into believing that drinking their diet… Continue Reading