Court Rejects Monster Beverage’s Attempt to Block San Francisco City Attorney’s Separate Lawsuit
The Los Angeles-area federal judge hearing Monster Beverage Corp. v. Herrera, No. 13cv0796 (C.D. Cal.), dismissed Monster's lawsuit seeking an injunction to block San Francisco City Attorney's Dennis Herrera from taking actions to force Monster "to reformulate its products to safe caffeine levels, provide adequate warning labels, and cease promoting overconsumption." The court dismissed the complaint, finding it barred by both the Younger abstention doctrine and the Anti-Injunction Act. Order.
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