Legal Opinion
In Re Perrier Bottled Water Litigation
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 9, 1990No. MDL 844 (TFGD)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
DALY, District Judge.
These lawsuits were precipitated by the February 14, 1990 public announcement that quantities of benzene, a petro-chemical and possible carcinogen, had been identified in a widely consumed, sparkling mineral water. See Malone Deck at Exh. A. Plaintiffs filed suits in various districts around the country, asserting claims relating to defendants’ marketing representations that Perrier water was “naturally pure.” Defendants in actions filed in this District, and in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, are Source Perrier S.A. (“Source…
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