ALAMO RECYCLING, LLC v. ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE, INC.

No. E060392.

239 Cal.App.4th 983 (2015)

191 Cal.Rptr.3d 592

ALAMO RECYCLING, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

July 23, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gugliotta & Associates and John C. Gugliotta for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Edward A. Woods , Pratik A. Shah , and James E. Tysse for Defendants and Respondents The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., Nestle Holdings, Inc., Nestle Waters North America, Inc., Nestle Waters North America Holdings, Inc., Nestle USA, Inc., Cott Beverages, Inc., Pepsico, Inc., Pepsico Sales, Inc., Pepsi-Cola Advertising and Marketing, Inc., Pepsi-Cola Management and Administrative Services, Inc., Pepsi-Cola Sales and Distribution, Inc., Pepsi-Cola Technical Operations, Inc., Pepsi-Cola National Marketing, LLC, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., Dr Pepper/7-Up Bottling Company of the West, and Snapple Beverage Corp.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Jason D. Russell and Kimberley M. Miller for Defendants and Respondents Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., and Anheuser-Busch, LLC.

Nixon Peabody and Bruce E. Copeland for Defendants and Respondents Constellation Brands, Inc., Constellation Brands U.S. Operations, Inc., and Crown Imports, LLC.

Quarles & Brady, Brian A. Howie ; Reid & Hellyer and Michael G. Kerbs for Defendants and Respondents MillerCoors LLC and Pabst Brewing Company.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Alamo Recycling, LLC (Alamo), and Chino Valley Recycling, LLC (Chino), operate "recycling center[s]" where beverage containers sold in California may be redeemed for their "California Redemption Value." In this action...

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