Sewell Plastics, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

McMILLAN, District Judge.

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I. SUMMARY OF DECISION

Plaintiff Sewell Plastics, Inc. (“Sewell”) is a sizeable Delaware corporation headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Sewell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constar International, Inc., formerly known as The Dorsey Corporation. Sewell is the largest manufacturer of plastic soft drink bottles in the United States. Starting about 1977, Sewell was a pioneer in making plastic two-liter soft drink bottles from polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”).

Defendant The Coca-Cola Company (“Coke”) is a sizeable Delaware corporation…