Plastic Pollution Coalition v. Danone Waters of America, LLC

On August 29, 2025, Plastic Pollution Coalition (the Coalition) and defendant Danone Waters of America, LLC (Danone) stipulated to the voluntary dismissal with prejudice of the Coalition’s greenwashing suit alleging that Danone violated the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act by making false and misleading representations regarding the “sustainability” and “natural” quality of evian bottled water products. On August 19, the parties notified the court that they had agreed to a settlement of the matter.

The District of Columbia Superior Court denied a motion to dismiss Plastic Pollution Coalition’s lawsuit alleging that the company that imports and sells evian bottled water in the District of Columbia violated the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act by making false and misleading representations regarding the “sustainability” and “natural” quality of evian products. Alleged misrepresentations regarding “sustainability” included statements that the defendant used 100% renewable energy and references to a “carbon neutral” certification that the defendant was no longer seeking as of 2023, as well as other statements regarding use of recycled and recyclable materials. The court found that the complaint sufficiently pleaded that the defendant “made aspirational statements and is not taking steps of fulfilling those aspirations.” The court also rejected the defendant’s argument that federal law preempted claims regarding evian’s “natural spring water” label and found that claims regarding statements on labels raised questions of fact and could not be dismissed.