Dive Summary:

• In a reaction to Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban of all sugary drinks greater than 16 oz., the soft-drink industry teamed up with other NY restaurant and business groups in an attempt to overturn the restrictions.
• The lawsuit claims that the Department of Health has no right to invoke such a unilateral ruling, an act which, according to the soft-drink company's lawyers, is unprecedented.
• The law is expected to take effect in March of next year if the New York Supreme Court denies these newly redoubled efforts to throw out this contested piece of legislation.  

From the article:

"New York’s battle over big sodas is heading to the courtroom. The American soft-drink industry, joined by several New York restaurant and business groups, filed a lawsuit on Friday that aims to overturn restrictions, proposed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and approved by the Board of Health, on sales of large sugary drinks at many dining locations in the city.

The suit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, contends that the Board of Health did not have the authority to ratify the new rules unilaterally. The rules — approved last month and scheduled to take effect in March — limit the size of sugary drinks to 16 ounces or less at restaurants, street carts, and entertainment and sports venues." ...