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Getty LaCroix is facing a new lawsuit. <ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://businessinsider.com/category/lacroix">LaCroix</a> is facing a new lawsuit that claims the president of its parent company, National Beverage Corporation, planned to falsely state in April that its sparkling water cans were free of the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/endocrine-disruptors-dangerous-chemicals-2019-1"> chemical Bisphenol A</a>, commonly known as BPA.</li><li>National Beverage Corporation president Joseph Caporella "had decided to prematurely announce that the LaCroix cans would be BPA-free going forward, months before the true production date, in order to drive positive buzz and awareness for the suffering brand," the lawsuit claims. </li><li>Albert Dejewski, a former LaCroix executive, was fired less than 24 hours after raising concerns about the alleged BPA-free claim, according to the suit.</li><li>LaCroix currently states on its website that its cans are BPA-free.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>LaCroix is facing a new lawsuit that claims the president of its parent company, National Beverage Corporation, planned to falsely state in April that its sparkling water cans were free of the chemical <keyword id="125541" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bisphenol-A">Bisphenol A</keyword>, commonly known as BPA. The suit claims that Albert Dejewski, a former LaCroix executive, was wrongfully fired less than 24 hours after raising objections to the alleged BPA proposal in an email to National Beverage Corporation president Joseph Caporella. Caporella allegedly responded to Dejewski's concerns with an emailed threat, then fired him over a phone call on April 11 that cited the BPA issue, according to the lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday in Passaic Superior Court in New Jersey. The lawsuit names Caporella and National Beverage Corporation as defendants. National Beverage Corporation and its attorneys did not respond to requests for comment. Attempts to reach Caporella by phone were unsuccessful. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/la-croix-sales-decline-free-fall-2019-5">LaCroix faces a crippling 'free fall' as it turns 'from bad, to worse, to disastrous,' analyst says</a> Dejewksi, a veteran of Chobani and PepsiCo, was hired by Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based National Beverage Corporation in April 2018 as the vice president of commercial development and engagement for LaCroix, according to the suit. He worked out of his home in New Jersey. The BPA issue arose one year later on April 9, 2019, when Kate Zelenka, consumer insights analyst for National Beverage Corporation, called Dejewski and said that Caporella was planning to falsely claim that LaCroix cans were BPA free, according to the lawsuit. "During the telephone conversation, Zelenka sounded distressed and said that she was upset because Caporella had decided to prematurely announce that the LaCroix cans would be BPA-free going forward, months before the true production date, in order to drive positive buzz and awareness for the suffering brand," the lawsuit states. Zelenka did not respond to a request for comment.The complaint cites text messages exchanged on April 9 between Zelenka and Dejewski, in which Zelenka stated: "Saying we are BPA Free when we are not. This truly feels like an integrity issue now." Dejewski, who planned to address this with Caporella, responded, "Yup, I will clearly communicate that." Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lacroix-ingredients-natural-essences-2018-10">LaCroix is facing a lawsuit over the mysterious ingredient that has made it a huge hit - here's what we know about it</a> At the time, LaCroix was "at a minimum 4-6 months away from being able to replace its cans with ones that were BPA-free," the lawsuit claims. Caporella was informed by "multiple senior executives" and the company's general counsel not to make the announcement, and "knew that making such an announcement would be a false advertisement," according to the lawsuit. On April 10, Dejewski contacted Caporella by email to discuss the BPA issue, "along with other concerns regarding their publicity crisis," the lawsuit states. According to the suit, Caporella responded to Dejewski in an email, writing that he didn't "know how you heard about BPA, but tell your source if they want to stay with the company, what's said in Ft Lauderdale [sic], stays in here!" Caporella fired Dejewski the following day, April 11, during a phone call that included the company's general counsel, according to the suit. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/endocrine-disruptors-dangerous-chemicals-2019-1">A toxic-chemicals expert is sounding the alarm about 4 cancer-linked chemicals that could be making us sicker and fatter</a> The lawsuit is requesting damages due to lost salary and benefits, as well as pain, suffering, emotional distress, and humiliation. LaCroix's website currently claims that "all LaCroix cans are produced without BPA." National Beverage Corporation is already embroiled in a legal battle. A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lacroix-ingredients-natural-essences-2018-10">lawsuit</a> last year alleged that LaCroix contains artificial ingredients, contrary to the company's "all-natural" marketing claims. LaCroix has denied the claims in the suit. Following the lawsuit, sales of LaCroix took a nosedive, according to Nielsen data cited by Guggenheim Securities analyst Laurent Grandet. Over a 12-week period ended in May, sales declined 9.4%, according to the Nielsen data. If you work for National Beverage Corporation or LaCroix and have information to share, contact this reporter at hpeterson@businessinsider.com. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/manuka-honey-new-zealand-why-so-expensive-2019-6">What makes mānuka honey 100 times more expensive than regular honey</a></h3> <pre style="display: none;">function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</pre>

LaCroix slammed with new lawsuit alleging execs sparred over whether to falsely claim its cans were free of chemicals

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="8106095" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="inter-miami">Inter Miami</keyword> is on the verge of completing the signing of Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain.</li><li>Higuain contract was mutually terminated by Juventus on Thursday, after which Miami coach Diego Alonso told reporters the star is "finalizing negotiations" with the <keyword id="104460" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="MLS">MLS</keyword> club. </li><li>Should the move be completed, Higuain will re-join forces with former Juventus teammate Blaise Matuidi, who moved to Fort Lauderdale in August.</li></ul>Inter Miami is on the verge of completing the signing of its second Juventus player this summer in the form of Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain.<a href="https://www.juventus.com/it/news/articoli/grazie-di-tutto-pipita">Juventus announced on Thursday</a> that the Argentine's contract at the Allianz Stadium had been terminated by mutual agreement, bringing to an end a successful three year spell at the club during which he won three Serie A titles and scored 66 goals.Miami head coach Diego Alonso confirmed the same day that the 32-year-old was in the final stages of completing a switch to Fort Lauderdale — the city 30 miles from Miami where Inter Miami is based — as a free agent."Gonzalo is finalizing negotiations with the club and we hope this week to give the big news that he's our player," Alonso told reporters, <a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-italy-juv-higuain/higuain-leaves-juventus-set-for-miami-switch-idUKKBN26915N">according to Reuters.</a>Should the move be completed, Higuain will re-join forces with his former Juventus teammate Blaise Matuidi, who moved to Fort Lauderdale from the Serie A champion in August."The arrival of experience has a positive impact on the team," Alonso said. "First because of the quality because it helps improve the level and also it impacts the young players and helps them to develop."It is a double benefit. We have seen it with Matuidi and if we are able to finish the signing of Gonzalo, they will both be able to benefit us in these ways."Higuain will become Miami's third and final Designated Player alongside Mexican international Rodolfo Pizarro and Argentina forward Matias Pellegrini. The Designated Player rule allows all MLS clubs to sign three players outside their salary cap.The Argentine has been one of European <keyword id="3071" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Soccer">soccer</keyword>'s most prolific strikers over the past 14 years, scoring just shy of 300 goals in spells with Real Madrid, Napoli, AC Milan, Chelsea, and Juventus. He also shares the record for the most goals ever scored in a single Serie A season, having hit 36 during the 2015/16 season with Napoli.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/cristiano-ronaldo-mls-will-probably-will-end-up-in-usa-2020-6">Cristiano Ronaldo said he 'will probably end up' finishing his career in the US, according to the superstar's Portugal teammate</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/alphonso-davies-fc-bayern-road-runner-says-thomas-muller-2020-5">The most exciting talent in North American football is so fast his FC Bayern teammates call him the 'Road Runner'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/cincinnati-announces-jaap-stam-manager-photo-of-different-man-2020-5">MLS side FC Cincinnati got mercilessly trolled by the rest of the league after it announced its new manager with a picture of a different bald man</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/raheem-sterling-tells-megan-rapinoe-he-dreams-of-miami-move-2020-5">Raheem Sterling told Megan Rapinoe it's his 'dream' to play in the MLS, and that he'd consider David Beckham's Inter Miami</a>

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<div class="image-container float_right"><div class="image">Getty ImagesGreg Janicki of the San Antonio Scorpions</div></div>The San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League* have acquired the rights to Walter Restrepo from the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in a move that wouldn't normally be newsworthy. However, the official press release appeared to suggest that the Strikers received more than just money in the deal.
<a href="http://90minutesstrong.com/2014/01/walter-restrepo-traded-san-antonio-scorpions/">The soccer blog 90MinutesStrong.com noticed</a> at the end of the Scorpions' announcement that the team president thanked two businesses that sponsor the club, noting that "it was only through their assistance that [the club was] able to get this deal done." One of the business partners was a hotel and the other was a limo service.
This led to speculation in several media outlets that Restrepo was traded to the Scorpions in exchange for free hotel rooms and free transportation for the Strikers next time they travel to San Antonio for a match.
A source with knowledge of the deal told Business Insider that travel considerations were indeed part of the transaction. However, that was just one element of the transfer.
While the source could not go into further details, it would appear that the transfer fee offered by the Scorpions was not big enough for the Strikers. At that point Scorpions may have turned to their business partners and asked them to help sweeten the pot to get the deal done.
*The <keyword id="2003414" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="North-American-Soccer-League">North American Soccer League</keyword> is considered the second division of the United States soccer system, just under Major League Soccer.

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