
“And it is our objective to make sure that everybody that loaded that gun is held to account. Nov 1 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) said on Monday it would buy the remaining stake in BodyArmor it did not already own for 5.6 billion, as the soda maker amps up its sports drink portfolio. “There were many people who helped him load that gun,” Crump said. Attorneys said the lawsuits may be combined. The lawsuit is similar to one filed in May by other victims’ of the shooting. The Gendrons’ lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The suit also names Gendron’s parents, Paul and Pamela Gendron, who the lawsuit claims armed their son despite warning signs that he was dangerous.

paid 5.6 billion to buy a fast-growing sports drink and then fumbled it. “What we found was downright scary,” he said. Coca-Cola said sales of sports drink BodyArmor fell in the quarter. Other companies named in the suit did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment.īuffalo attorney Terrence Connors, who along with Crump represents the families, said the legal team has thoroughly examined “the entire line of the gun distribution, the manufacturers of the body armor, the high capacity magazines that are plainly illegal,” as well as not social media platforms. The body armor’s manufacturer, RMA Armament, said the lawsuit comes as a surprise and that its “products are intended for the protection of law-abiding private citizens, police departments and government partners.” Kimberly Salter, whose husband, Aaron Salter, was the store’s security guard, said at a news conference Wednesday that “These are human beings’ lives that were taken by a murderer.”Īaron Salter, a retired police officer, was fatally shot after a bullet he fired struck Gendron but was deflected by body armor, authorities said. “We regularly work with law enforcement, other platforms, and civil society to share intelligence and best practices,” José Castañeda said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press. The BodyArmor false advertising class action lawsuit asserts that sports drink is sweetened with sugar, and the sugar content can harm consumers’ health, as opposed to better it as the product allegedly claims. In response to the lawsuit, a spokesman for YouTube, which is owned by Google, said the company has invested in technology and policies to identify and remove extremist content. Just before the shooting, the gunman also made public 700 pages of an online diary detailing his plans, and linked to a Google document containing a self-described “manifesto” describing his racist motivations, the lawsuit said. Twenty-two users watched the violence in real-time on Gendron’s Twitch account, which was simultaneously broadcast on his Discord account, according to the lawsuit. In the same period, dollar sales of BodyArmor have increased 46.9 to about 1.3 billion, while Coke’s portfolio was up just 2.4 to 1.1 billion and PepsiCo rose 12.1 to 5.5 billion. “No one should be looking at that,” Goodman’s mother, Zeneta Everhart, said. /rebates/&.com252fbeverages.
