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From WaterTechOnline Article 10/23/2003
$12 million Poland Spring settlement being weighed
PORTLAND, ME — An Illinois judge will probably issue a decision early next month on whether to accept a proposed $12 million settlement in the case against Poland Spring Water, The Associated Press (AP) said in an article reported by MaineToday.com.
The Maine company announced in August that it had settled the lawsuit. But lawyers with class-action lawsuits pending against Poland Spring Water in other states objected, saying the settlement was too favorable to the company, the news service said.
Competing arguments were aired this week before Illinois Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Colwell, who gave lawyers a week to propose orders for him to issue.
The lawsuit charges that Poland Spring´s water is not naturally pure, not from protected sources, not from deep in the Maine woods and not even from a spring, as the company´s ads claim. The company, which is owned by Nestle, denies the allegations, but spokeswoman Jane Lazgin said Poland Spring agreed to settle to get the matter behind it, the article stated.
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