In a court battle between the makers of the nation’s leading sugar substitutes — Equal and Splenda — a federal judge has ruled that a jury must decide whether Splenda is misleading consumers by claiming in its ads and on its packaging that the product is “made from sugar so it tastes like sugar.”
In her 64-page opinion in Merisant Co. v. McNeil Nutritionals, U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter refused to dismiss the suit on summary judgment after rejecting a defense argument that Splenda’s claim is literally true.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
