Sept. 13, 2010) (Dkt. May 2, 2016. Case Timeline. The case is Pom Wonderful LLC v. Hubbard et al, 9th U.S. The FTC case comes less than two weeks after POM Wonderful won a lawsuit against rival juice maker Welch's for claiming that its pomegranate juice was 100% pure. POM Wonderful LLC, No. POM Wonderful LLC makes and sells pomegranate juice products, including a pomegranate-blueberry juice blend. Pom Wonderful appealed. POM Wonderful LLC is a grower of pomegranates and a distributor of pomegranate juices. 23a. Pom Wonderful, which alleges Minute Maid’s juice product is misleading to consumers, was denied the $77.5 million in claims Photo Modified: / Steven Depolo / CC 2.0 A lawyer for Coca-Cola pointed out that Pom Wonderful itself was also guilty of the misleading marketing strategies it fought against. Part II of the order prohibits POM and the related parties from misrepresenting the results of scientific studies in their ads. App. App. [2,3] POM Wonderful ultimately lost, but they won the ability for these civil suits The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision to bar Pom Wonderful’s claim with respect to the name and labeling of Coca-Cola’s juice. Pom Wonderful Pomegranate Juice Cu stomer Files Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Against Pom Wonderful Over Alleged Health Benefits Of Pom Wonderful Pomegranate Juice.. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pom Wonderful, LLC (“Pom Wonderful”)” or “Defendant”) in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, … Interestingly, Welch’s – like Coke – settled two consolidated consumer class action lawsuits making the same claims as Pom five months after its victory over Pom. 14-55253. PRESS RELEASE: Statement of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Regarding Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Review POM Wonderful Case. POM Wonderful v. FTC (D.C. Cal. The United States Supreme Court ruled that POM was allowed to pursue a legal suit against Coca-Cola under the Lanham Act, POM Wonderful ultimately lost their suit multiple times in the 9th Circuit court of appeals. Through its POM Wonderful brand, POM produces, markets, and sells a variety of pomegranate products, including a pomegranate-blueberry juice blend. ... A subsequent lawsuit challenged one of those choices. May 4, 2015. POM Juice exaggerated the health benefits of drinking their juice, a court has ruled. Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid Division makes a juice blend sold with a label that, in describing the con-tents, displays the words “pomegranate blueberry” with 23a. Cir. 9344, Final Order at 2 (U.S. Fed. POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., 573 U.S. 102 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case that held that a statutory private right of action under the Lanham Act is not precluded by regulatory provisions of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The POM Wonderful Company has been ordered to stop making health claims in absence of "competent and reliable scientific evidence," according to the judgment. Pom Wonderful LLC v. Welch Foods Inc., No. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. Trade Comm'n Jan. 10, 2013) (FTC Final Order). One of POM’s competitors is the Coca-Cola Company. 374). (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Richard Chang) 2:09-cv-00567-AHM-AGR (C.D. POM Wonderful LLC and Roll Global LLC, In the Matter of . It vacated the lower court’s ruling in favor of Coca-Cola, instead allowing Pom Wonderful’s case to proceed on the remaining claims.