Rebel Ice Cream Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After 2021 Lawsuit
The filing follows a federal ruling that Rebel intentionally copied Van Leeuwen’s packaging and must pay nearly $23.8 million in disgorged profits.
- On Friday, Rebel Creamery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, seeking to restructure its debts.
- Following a July judgment awarding Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream nearly $23.8 million, Rebel faces consequences from a legal battle over alleged deliberate copying of packaging.
- U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee found Rebel liable for trade dress infringement, writing: "The evidence at trial left no doubt that Rebel infringed and diluted Van Leeuwen's trade dress and did so intentionally."
- Rebel listed between $10 million and $50 million in both assets and liabilities in its filing, while filing an appeal two days before the bankruptcy petition.
- Chapter 11 proceedings allow the business to continue operating under bankruptcy-court supervision, though the filing does not automatically cancel the injunction governing the company's packaging redesign.
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Rebel Creamery files for bankruptcy days after $23.8 million court judgment
By Rajwa Quasim Utah-based keto-friendly ice cream maker Rebel Creamery has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, just weeks after losing a yearslong trademark fight that cost the company $23.8 million. According to the bankruptcy filing, the company listed $13.78 million in assets against $23.85 million in liabilities, including roughly $5.22 million in cash, $2.59 million in receivables and $5.6…
Rebel Creamery went bankrupt under Chapter 11 while appealing a $23,785 million sentence in favor of rival Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, arising from a dispute over the packaging design of its products. According to Fox Business, Rebel Creamery filed a request for protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Utah District on August 14. The company reported approximately $13.78 million in assets and $23.85 million in liabilities. Its ice creams are mar…
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