GEORGETOWN, Del. AP – Lawyers for the Coca-Cola Co. asked a Chancery Court judge Monday to dismiss or stay a shareholder lawsuit alleging that Coke controlled the operations of its largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises, to the detriment of the bottler’s shareholders.

Lawyers for Coca-Cola and CCE argued that the plaintiffs have failed to state a valid claim, and that they simply disagree with some of CCE’s operational decisions.