Soda Company’s $8.9M Settlement For ‘Prebiotic’ Claims Gets Final OK

( April 16, 2026, 1:50 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge granted final approval to an $8.9 million settlement resolving claims brought against the manufacturer of a soda product for violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by deceptively labeling its soda as “Prebiotic” and “gut healthy,” but withheld implementation of the settlement pending a final decision on attorney fees....