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PepsiCo beat a lawsuit introduced by New York Legal professional Normal Letitia James over the corporate’s alleged plastics air pollution after a decide criticized the case as predatory and dismissed the lawsuit.
James failed to point out that the beverage and snack-food firm created a public nuisance with its single-use plastic packaging, Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of the state Supreme Court docket in Buffalo stated Thursday.
Colaiacovo, a Republican, dominated that it will run “contrary to every norm of established jurisprudence” to punish PepsiCo as a result of individuals ignored littering legal guidelines, not the corporate.
“While I can think of no reasonable person who does not believe in the imperatives of recycling and being better stewards of our environment, this does not give rise to phantom assertions of liability that do nothing to solve the problem that exists,” wrote Colaiacovo.
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A decide dismissed a lawsuit in opposition to PepsiCo that was filed by New York State Legal professional Normal Letitia James. (Mario Tama/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“The judicial system should not be burdened with predatory lawsuits that seek to impose punishment while searching for a crime,” he added.
A spokeswoman for James stated the legal professional normal’s workplace is upset with the choice and reviewing its choices, however was dedicated to defending communities from plastic air pollution, calling it “a major threat to our planet and our public health.”
The decide criticized New York Legal professional Normal Letitia James in his ruling to dismiss the lawsuit in opposition to PepsiCo. (Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
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James sued PepsiCo final November, arguing the corporate endangered Buffalo’s water provide with plastic waste, and deceived the general public about their efforts to fight plastics air pollution.
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Los Angeles County can also be suing PepsiCo for the corporate’s alleged position in plastics air pollution after submitting a lawsuit Wednesday.
Reuters contributed to this report.
