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PepsiCo beats New York state's lawsuit over plastics pollution
Rueters ^ | 01 Nov 2024 | Jonathan Stempel

Posted on 11/01/2024 11:15:27 PM PDT by blueplum

NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - PepsiCo (PEP.O), won the dismissal of New York's lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state's attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case.

Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of the state Supreme Court in Buffalo said on Thursday that James failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance and should have warned consumers about the health and environmental risks of plastics in more than 100 of its brands...

"The judicial system should not be burdened with predatory lawsuits that seek to impose punishment while searching for a crime," ....A spokeswoman for James said the attorney general's office is disappointed with the decision...

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: courts; lawfare; lawsuit; letitiajames; newyork; pepsi; pepsico; plastic; predatorylawsuits; rueters

1 posted on 11/01/2024 11:15:27 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum
"the judge criticized the state's attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case."


2 posted on 11/01/2024 11:27:31 PM PDT by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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"The judicial system should not be burdened with predatory lawsuits that seek to impose punishment while searching for a crime ..."

The US judicial system in a nutshell, particularly against those who are conservative or associate with conservatives.

3 posted on 11/02/2024 12:18:04 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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Searching for a crime... Sounds familiar.


4 posted on 11/02/2024 4:13:16 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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“”The judicial system should not be burdened with predatory lawsuits that seek to impose punishment while searching for a crime,” ....A spokeswoman for James said the attorney general’s office is disappointed with the decision...”

Why weren’t/aren’t they all over Letitia’s and Merchan’s asses over what they’ve been doing to President Trump?


5 posted on 11/02/2024 4:57:10 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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Egads, if she had won, every single company that uses plastic would be sued for billions- destroying the economy, raising prices for everyone.

Liberals truly do want to destroy everyone and steal their hard earned money in the process


6 posted on 11/02/2024 6:39:45 AM PDT by Bob434
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Soft drinks lost it’s taste after they went plastic same for ketchup and mustard and many other items.

GO GLASS


7 posted on 11/02/2024 7:13:29 AM PDT by Vaduz
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IT takes 2200 degrees to make glass.

ONLY FOSSIL FUELS CAN DO THAT


8 posted on 11/02/2024 9:55:19 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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theses AG’s and DA's really cant be this stupid, people can and do recycle bottles and cans.

I know i do just took 8 bags of bottles and cans in to the recycling center and got $31.00

9 posted on 11/02/2024 11:28:32 AM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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And it’s recyclable and makes things taste better and doesn’t leave trace elements like plastic.
Did injection molding for a few years it sucks.

GO GLASS


10 posted on 11/02/2024 11:48:55 AM PDT by Vaduz
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