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Kansky v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an ERISA suit challenging a plan administrator's decision to deny long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where:...

Coca-Cola Co. v. Harmar Bottling Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation
The Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act will not support extraterritorial relief in the absence of a showing that such relief promotes competition...

Equal Opportunity Employment Comm'n v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on a claim of race discrimination arising from the termination of a black employee is reversed where genuine...

Bigio v. The Coca-Cola Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Order dismissing case based on international comity, or in the alternative, forum non conveniens, is reversed where: 1) resolution of the case by U.S....

COCA-COLA CO. v. PURDY

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
First Amendment does not protect the use of another's trademark in a domain name to attract an unwitting and unwilling audience to the message of the...

PENALTY KICK MGMT. LTD. v. COCA-COLA CO.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
Plaintiff failed to provide evidence of defendant's actual disclosure or unauthorized use of plaintiff's trade secrets under the Georgia Trade Secrets...

APANI SOUTHWEST, INC. v. COCA-COLA ENTER., INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law
Anti-trust claims, arising from a contract granting the exclusive right to sell bottled water on city property, were not actionable where the alleged...

HAGAN v. COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.

Injury & Tort Law
The "impact rule" does not preclude emotional distress damages where plaintiff consumes a foreign substance in a beverage product, even if the...

BIGIO v. THE COCA-COLA CO.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A private party is not liable under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 USC 1350, for its failure to stop unlawful state action, even where it benefits from...