What €30.6 billion company was sued by Pennsylvania beer distributor, Shangy's?
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Javad Hadian Javad Hadian is an American entrepreneur and owner of Shangy's, a beer distributor founded in 1980 in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Hadian has distribution rights to thousands of macros and micro brews, and has continued to expand his range of beers. In 1998, Shangy's became the distributor of Hoegaarden, a popular Belgian beer. The agreement entitled Shangy's to distribution rights to seventeen Pennsylvania counties. In 2004, Hadian sued InBev, the world's largest beer producer, for allegedly violating the 1998 agreement.
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InBev InBev was a brewing company that resulted from the merger between Belgium-based company Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev which took place in 2004. It existed independently until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008, that formed Anheuser-Busch InBev (abbreviated AB InBev). InBev had operations in over 30 countries and sales in over 130 countries. In 2006, it had a market capitalization of €30.6 billion and net profit of €3.2 billion on sales of €13.3 billion.
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Cogobuy Cogobuy Group PLC is a publicly listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as SEHK: 400. The company primarily deals with computer and telecommunication hardware. It provides an e-commerce platform for electronic goods in China, although the company and its subsidiaries distribute their products globally. It operates the largest transaction-based e-commerce platform for IC and other electronic components in China as measured by GMV in 2013, (Analysys International & CSCI Investment Bank).
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ARAG SE ARAG SE is a European insurance group. ARAG stands for "Allgemeine Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG". Its headquarters are located in the ARAG-Tower in Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich. The ARAG Group employs nearly 3,500 people worldwide. The Group reported premium income and revenues of over 1.469 billion Euro in 2011. ARAG is the largest family-owned German insurance group, with a portfolio of 5.8 million policies in the 2009 business year. The Group’s international legal insurance business accounts for 2.3 million policies alone, making it the second-largest legal insurer in the world.
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Bericap Bericap GmbH und Co KG (a.k.a. Bericap Holding GmbH) is a privately owned German company producing closures for beverage containers and other purposes. It operates from 18 plants globally and has approximately 2,000 employees and is one of the 5 largest beverage closure manufacturing companies in the world.
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AHG Industry AHG Industry is a large German holding company which has its headquarters located in Cottbus. The holding is formed by several companies active in Germany, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, People's Republic of China, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Iraq. The company has a sponsorship deal signed with the 2.Bundesliga club FC Energie Cottbus.
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Baden Baden (brewery) Baden Baden is a Brazilian microbrewery, brewed in the city of Campos do Jordao, in the state of São Paulo. The brewery was founded in 1999, and was built in a German style to make handcrafted beers. It is owned by brewing group Heineken International.
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Mützig Mützig is a beer brand owned by Heineken and its subsidiaries, and was originally brewed in 1810 by of Alsace, France. It is now a 5.5% ABV lager available in 65cl and 33cl bottles. It has a full-bodied taste and distinctive packaging, and is the most successful premium, locally brewed beer in Central Africa. Mützig is considered a flagship African brand.
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Beer in Azerbaijan Beer in Azerbaijan is typified by lighter lagers. Of the domestically produced beers, the most widely distributed is Xirdalan, formerly brewed by Baki-Castel (BGI) but bought by Baltika in 2008. As a sponsor of Baku's Eurovision Song Contest, Xirdalan issued special commemorative Eurovision cans and bottles in 2012. Other relatively widespread brands include Novxanı (brewed by Bakı-Praqa) and draft-only NZS. Beer drinking is growing in popularity in Azerbaijan. Unlike almost all CIS countries, the beer bottles in Azerbaijan are marked with excise duty sticker.
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Red Bull Red Bull is an energy drink sold by Austrian company Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987. Red Bull has the highest market share of any energy drink in the world, with 5.387 billion cans sold in 2013.
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Bananabay II Bananabay II (case reference: I ZR125/07), also known as Eis.de, is a 2011 decision of the Federal Court of Justice of Germany (BGH) relating to keyword advertising.
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Budweiser trademark dispute The Budweiser trademark dispute is an ongoing series of legal disputes between two beer companies who claim trademark and geographic origin rights to the name "Budweiser". The dispute has been ongoing since 1907, and has involved more than 100 court cases around the world.
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United States Industrial Alcohol Company United States Industrial Alcohol Company was an alcohol distiller in the United States. Charles Edward Adams, was chairman of the board. In 1919 they were responsible for the Boston Molasses Disaster, through their subsidiary, the Purity Distilling Company. 125 lawsuits filed against the company in the aftermath.
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Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company The Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) operates several petroleum and petroleum products pipelines in Israel, most notably the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline. It also operates two oil terminal and depots in the country. The company was originally formed in 1968 as a 50/50% joint venture between Israel and Iran (during the Shah's rule) to transport crude oil from Iran to Europe. After the Iranian Revolution 1979, Israel nationalized the company. In 2015 a Swiss court ordered Israel to pay Iran $1.1 billion compensation, which they refused to pay.
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Eaton Corporation Eaton Corporation Plc is a multinational power management company with 2016 sales of $19.7 billion, founded in the United States with corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Eaton has approximately 95,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
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Yukos shareholders vs. Russia Yukos shareholders vs. Russia are several international court and arbitral cases seeking compensation from the government of Russia to the former shareholders of Yukos based on the claim that Russian courts were not acting in good faith in launching tax evasion criminal proceedings against Yukos, which led to the bankruptcy of the company.
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Holsten Brewery Holsten Brewery (Holsten-Brauerei AG) is a brewing company founded in 1879 in what is now Hamburg's Altona-Nord quarter. The group now has seven breweries in Germany. Its nationally distributed premium brand is the pale lager "Holsten Pilsener". The company was acquired by the Carlsberg Group in 2004.
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Shell Canada lawsuit The Shell Canada Lawsuit was a class action suit filed against Shell Canada Limited on July 18, 2003, on behalf of customers who purchased "Bronze" (regular-grade) gasoline products, to which Shell Canada added an "additive", between March 1, 2001 and April 15, 2002. This additive allegedly caused damage to the fuel supply system of many cars, most commonly of Acura, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai and Volvo brands. While Shell Canada estimated that between 100,000 and 200,000 customers bought "Bronze" products during that period, it is unknown how many total vehicles were affected.
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Stollwerck Stollwerck GmbH is a German chocolate manufacturer. It was founded in 1839 and expanded internationally in Europe and America, becoming the second largest producer of chocolate in the United States by 1900. Since 2011 it has belonged to Belgian firm Baronie Group.
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Guinness Guinness ( ) is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725–1803) at St. James's Gate brewery in the capital city of Dublin, Ireland. Guinness, produced by the Diageo beverages company, is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide. It is brewed in almost 50 countries and is available in over 120. Annual sales total of Guinness in 2011 was 850 e6litre .
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Atari, SA Atari, SA (ASA) is an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was originally called Infogrames Entertainment, SA (IESA). Its subsidiaries include Atari London Studio, Atari Interactive and Atari, Inc.. Because of continuing pressures upon the company, and difficulty finding investors, it sought bankruptcy protection under French law in January 2013; its subsidiaries in the United States have sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection there as well. All three subsidiaries have since exited bankruptcy, and are all going through a vigorous turnaround campaign.
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Daimler AG v. Bauman Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. ___ (2014) , is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court answered whether an American court may exercise jurisdiction over a foreign company based on the fact that a subsidiary of the company acts on its behalf in the jurisdictional state. The court held that an American company cannot be sued for conduct occurring outside the United States and American courts do not have jurisdiction of such a claim.<ref name="http://www.forbes.com"> </ref>