| Ben &
Jerry's For West Bank Sales of Ice Cream
Sued Unilever Which Say Amendment OK
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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Sept 6 – Ben & Jerry's has
sued its corporate parent
Unilever for declaring that
its ice cream WILL be sold in
the West Bank, despite
B&J's independent board's
decision not to.
The case has been
filed in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York where
Inner City Press immediately
found it in the docket.
Complaint on Patreon here.
Ben &
Jerry's says "from its stands
on migrant justice to LGBTQ+
right to BLM and climate
change, the Ben & Jerry's
brand is synonymous with
social activism... the
Independent Board of Director
determined that it would be
inconsistent with the
essential elements of Ben
& Jerry's brand integrity
for Ben & Jerry's to be
sold in the West
Bank."
Then they
cite a press release "Unilever
reaches new business
arrangements for Ben &
Jerry's in Israel."
A preliminary
then permanent injunction was
sought, along with attorney's
fees. Ben & Jerry's is
represented by Cohen &
Gresser LLP.
The PI hearing
was set for July 14 at
3:45 pm. At 3:25 pm, Ben &
Jerry's lawyers wrote it to
cancel it, "in order for the
parties to pursue an agreement
to attempt to resolve their
dispute through expedited
formal mediation."
Later Judge
Carter ordered, "ORDER
granting [41] Letter Motion to
Adjourn Conference. The order
to show cause hearing
scheduled for today is
adjourned. The parties shall
submit a joint status report."
On September 6,
the parties informed Judge
Carter that while Defendant
"contents that the Complaint
was inappropriatly brought...
it does not object to
Plaintiff's request to amend"
by September 27.
The case is Ben
& Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
v. Conopco, et al., 22-cv-5681
(Carter)
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