date:Aug 15, 2012
Oklahoma-based Eureka claimed that, under the terms of a decades-old agreement, it was given exclusive license to sell Ozarka spring water in 60 Oxklahoma counties, under a 1975 deal with Arrowhead (acquired by Perrier Group of America in 1987).
But after Nestl Waters North America bought Perrier in 1992, Eureka claimed the company (as trademark owner of the spring water) started selling Ozarka in PET bottles on its territory.
Steep invasion fees
After Eureka found that Nestl (Perrier at the