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Canceled Distribution Deal After Verbal
Dispute Now TRO Extended Into Injunction
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
August 5 –
Christopher Chapman and Chris
John Beverage Corp. sued
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of
NY for ending their
distribution agreement after a
claim Chapman had a verbal
dispute with a PepsiCo
warehouse supervisor resulting
in threats.
On July 23, U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
John G. Koeltlt held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
Judge
Koeltl asked about the lack of
due process, and found
irreparable harm and a
likelihood of success on the
merits.
He issued a
Temporary Restraining Order.
And on August 5
he extended it into a
Preliminary Injunction, to run
until 10 days after any
arbitral decision. A 24 year
business relationship should
be terminated based on a
single incident of verbal
altercation. Who suffered more
irreparable harm - the
distributor or Pepsi which
could still make money under
the deal?
The case is Chris
John Beverage Corp. et al., v.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of
New York, Inc., 21-cr-6233
(Koeltl)
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