The Delaware Supreme Court, on June 20, 2008, affirmed the dismissal of the Consolidated Derivative Suit styled International Brotherhood of Teamsters, et al. vs. Coca-Cola Company et al., CA No. 1927-CC.
The case is now concluded, the company disclosed in its…
The Virginia Supreme Court, on Sept. 12, 2008, reversed the judgment in the suit styled Jonathan Johnson v. SUPERVALU INC. and Richfoods Inc. in its entirety and entered judgment in the Company’s favor.
The owner of grocery store chain Market…
The lawsuit filed against Diageo Inc.’s Turkish subsidiary in the Turkish Civil Courts in connection with the methodology used by the Turkish customs authorities in assessing the importation value of and duty payable on the beverage alcohol products sold in…
Diageo plc reported that it is defending against an action filed on Oct. 8, 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York by the Republic of Colombia and a number of its local government entities…
Diageo plc continues to cooperate with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its informal investigation into the convictions of improper payments of a current and a former employee of Diageo Korea.
Diageo Korea is a subsidiary of the Company.
Diageo…
UST Inc. continues to face an action in Florida by an individual plaintiff against various smokeless tobacco manufacturers for injuries allegedly resulting from the use of the Company’s smokeless tobacco products.
The plaintiff sued the manufacturers for personal injuries, including cancer,…
UST Inc. continues to face an action in Connecticut brought by a plaintiff individually, as executrix and fiduciary of her deceased husband’s estate and on behalf of their minor children for injuries.
The injuries allegedly sustained by decedent as a…
A total of 10 smoking and health cases filed by individual plaintiffs were pending against Fortune Brands Inc. as of Aug. 1, 2008.
Numerous legal actions, proceedings and claims are pending in various jurisdictions against leading tobacco manufacturers, including Brown…