Canada Dry

==='Made from Real Ginger' lawsuits===
In 2019, Canada Dry faced a false advertisement lawsuit from the U.S. Government.<ref name="Drinking">{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/life/food/facing-false-advertising-lawsuits-canada-dry-drops-claim-it-is-made-from-real-ginger|title=Facing false advertising lawsuits, Canada Dry drops claim it is 'made from real ginger' {{!}} National Post|last=Drinking|first=Eating &|date=January 12, 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> According to researchers, the drink did not have enough ginger for it to have health benefits and for the company to claim that it was "made from real ginger."<ref name="Drinking"/> Instead of defending their ginger content by going to court, they decided to settle by no longer making this claim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/life/food/facing-false-advertising-lawsuits-canada-dry-drops-claim-it-is-made-from-real-ginger|title=Facing false advertising lawsuits, Canada Dry drops claim it is 'made from real ginger' {{!}} National Post|last=Drinking|first=Eating &|date=January 12, 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> Dr Pepper decided to offer payment to those who purchased Canada Dry for personal use since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/news/canada-dry-is-being-forced-to-pay-out-anyone-who-has-bought-their-ginger-ale-since-2013-because-of-this-lawsuit|title=Canada Dry Is Being Forced To Pay Out Anyone Who Has Bought Their Ginger Ale Since 2013 Because Of This Lawsuit|last=Aonso|first=Casey|website=www.narcity.com|date=January 12, 2019 |language=en-ca|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cdgasettlement.com/ Canada Dry Ginger Ale Settlements]</ref>

After the settlement with the U.S. Government, a class-action lawsuit has also been requested in Canada.<ref name="International">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/01/28/canada-dry-ginger-ale-lawsuit-settled-u-s-begins-in-canada/|title=Canada Dry Ginger Ale- "no ginger" lawsuit settled in U.S., begins in Canada|last=International|first=Radio Canada|date=January 28, 2019|website=RCI {{!}} English|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> {{As of|2021|06}}, Canada Dry still advertised their drinks as "made from real ginger" in Canada.<ref name="International"/> The Supreme Court of British Columbia case was settled with the defendant Canada Dry Mott's Inc. agreeing to pay $200,000, inclusive of all expenses and fees, plus disbursements of $18,607.61, but it did not require the defendant to change its product labelling or advertising for products marketed in Canada. The settlement amount was to be distributed to the class members by way of [[Cy-près doctrine|cy-près]] donation to the Law Foundation of British Columbia, while two lead plaintiffs, Victor Cardoso and Lionel Ravvin, received $1,500 each.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ginger-ale-lawsuit-canada-dry-1.5782817 B.C. man's lawsuit over marketing of Canada Dry ginger ale settled for $200,000]</ref><ref>[http://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/20/15/2020BCSC1569cor1.htm Cardoso v. Canada Dry Mott’s Inc., 2020 BCSC 1569]</ref>