McNeil settles sweet suit
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the Sugar Association against McNeil Nutritionals in December 2004 has been settled, the Fort Washington, Pa.-based company announces Nov. 17. The parties are not disclosing details of the settlement of the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. McNeil was sued for stating its Splenda artificial sweetener is "made from sugar so it tastes like sugar" (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 7, 2005, In Brief). A separate lawsuit filed by Equal and NutraSweet marketer Merisant, also claiming the Splenda tagline was false and misleading, was settled with McNeil in May 2007 (2"The Tan Sheet" May 21, 2007, In Brief)