Green Mountain Inc. 必须面对竞争对手咖啡胶囊制造商和分销商提出的垄断指控，这些指控称其非法主导单份装咖啡胶囊市场长达十余年。
Green Mountain Inc. must face monopolization allegations raised by rival coffee pod makers and distributors that it illegally dominated the market for single-serve coffee pods for more than a decade.
美国纽约南区联邦地区法官 Vernon S. Broderick 同意缩小这起长期诉讼的范围，但驳回了 Keurig 要求撤销核心指控的动议，该冗长的裁决于本周早些时候解密公开。
US District Judge Vernon S. Broderick in New York agreed to narrow the scope of the long-running case against Keurig, but denied the company’s bid to dismiss the suit’s core allegations in a lengthy ruling that was unsealed earlier this week.
这一裁决是这起多层面案件的关键程序性进展，该案始于 2014 年，跨越多个美国州。Broderick 的命令为 Keurig 在多个司法管辖区面临审判铺平了道路，因为各方原告正推进各自的案件。
The ruling is a key procedural development in a multi-faceted case that originated in 2014 and spans several US states. Broderick’s order sets the stage for Keurig to head to trial in multiple jurisdictions, as various accusers press forward with their cases.
Keurig —— 该公司于 2018 年与 Dr Pepper Snapple Group 合并，成为 Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. —— 多年来一直否认诉讼中提出的指控。公司代表未立即回复置评请求。
Keurig — which merged with Dr Pepper Snapple Group in 2018 and became Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. — has denied the allegations raised in the litigation for years. A representative for the company didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
这起广泛的诉讼由多方利益相关者提起，包括竞争对手咖啡胶囊制造商 TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 和 Rogers Family Coffee Co.，以及从 Keurig 采购单份装胶囊的分销商 McLane Company, Inc.。
The broad case was filed by several stakeholders, including rival coffee pod manufacturers TreeHouse Foods, Inc. and Rogers Family Coffee Co., as well as distributor McLane Company, Inc., which bought single-serve pods from Keurig.
这些公司指控 Keurig 依靠反竞争商业行为，限制竞争对手销售与 Keurig 冲泡机兼容的单份装咖啡胶囊。他们还主张，Keurig 采用的协议和商业行为阻碍了竞争制造商进入市场。
The companies allege that Keurig relied on anti-competitive business practices to restrict competitors from selling single-serve coffee pods compatible with Keurig’s brewer. They also argue that agreements and business practices employed by Keurig blocked competing manufacturers from the market.
该案为 In re: Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Antitrust Litigation, 1:14-md-02542，美国纽约南区联邦地区法院（Foley Square）。
The case is In re: Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Antitrust Litigation, 1:14-md-02542, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Foley Square).