Legal Opinion

Geffner v. The Coca-Cola Company

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 27, 2019No. 18-3548-cv; August Term 2018PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiffs-Appellants Evan Geffner and Ivan Babsin ("Plaintiffs"), on behalf of *199 themselves and others similarly situated, brought a purported class action against Defendant-Appellee The Coca-Cola Company ("Coca-Cola") alleging that Coca-Cola violated several provisions of New York State law through misleading naming and marketing of its soft drink "Diet Coke." The District Court (Louis L. Stanton, Judge ) dismissed all claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Consistent with the rulings of every court that has addressed this issue, we hold that when included in a soft drink…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Mandarin Trading Ltd. v. WildensteinNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. Orlander v. Staples, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
  4. Fink v. Time Warner CableCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
  5. Stanley Cohen, Gerald A. Garfinkle, Eastern Artists and Drafting Materials, Inc. v. Elliott Koenig, and Robert KoenigCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by46 opinions

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