LaCroix Victorious In Litigation; Claims Completely Retracted

February 19, 2020 09:00 AM (EST)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) announces dismissal with prejudice and complete retraction of all of the allegations contained in a prior lawsuit which challenged LaCroix’s natural ingredient labeling. The plaintiff recanted the statements made in a sensationalized and widely-publicized press release issued by her counsel concurrent with the lawsuit that was filed.

In a written recantation, the Plaintiff, Lenora Rice, and her law firm withdrew and unequivocally retracted all the claims lodged against National Beverage. In the retraction, Rice and her law firm admitted that the testing of LaCroix conducted by their hired laboratory made no findings that LaCroix contained any artificial ingredients.

Rice and her lawyers confirmed they received no payment or compensation, directly or indirectly, and agreed to the retraction and dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice. (See the complete letter from Plaintiff, Lenora Rice, together with her counsel, the law firm of Beaumont Costales LLC.)

“This dismissal confirms our promise to demonstrate that these allegations had absolutely no merit and reaffirms that the Company delivers a pure and innocent product,” stated a Company spokesperson. “This is a vindication of National Beverage and confirms the assurances we gave to our loyal following of LaCroix consumers, our customers and our shareholders that this lawsuit was baseless.”

We are grateful to our loyal consumers and healthy advocates that continue to anticipate our new and exciting innovations,” concluded the Company spokesperson.