Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 3, 2022
Monster seeks punitives, injunctive relief after $293M Lanham Act verdict.
A federal jury in Riverside ruled in Monster Energy’s favor on false advertising and trade secrets claims over its claims about the contents of Bang energy drinks and Vital Pharmaceuticals recruiting of former Monster employees.
A federal jury awarded Monster Energy Co. $293 million in a false advertising and trade secrets theft case against Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. involving “super creatine” in Bang Energy drinks. Next up: claims for punitive damages and injunctive relief.
The jury also ruled in Monster’s favor on Thursday on several state law claims, finding that Vital stole trade secrets by recruiting former employees and interfered with Monster’s contracts o...
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