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Company: Welch Foods Inc.
Current Parent Company: Welch Foods
Penalty: $30,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: June 27, 2011
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Welch agreed to provide at least $30 million in coupons and refunds to settle litigation alleging it marketed a white grape and pomegranate juice blend in a misleading way.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Central District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:09-cv-05946
Case Name: Maryam Burcham v. Welch Foods, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: cooperative
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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