Gerald Gene Bruce – Jerry – of Lebanon, Oregon, passed away on March 27, 2025. Born on August 24, 1940 in Dalton, Nebraska, he was married for three decades to Joy Bruce, also of Lebanon.

Ben & Jerry's accused its parent company, Unilever, of ousting its CEO, court documents show. Ben & Jerry's suit against Unilever, which is ongoing, accused it in a new filing of silencing activism.

As the relationship between Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever continues to grow tenser, the ice cream maker has alleged that its CEO was removed by Unilever over the company's ...

Ben & Jerry’s accused its corporate owner Unilever of ousting the ice cream maker’s chief executive over the brand’s anti-Trump political activism. London-based Unilever allegedly removed ...

Ben & Jerry’s said in a court filing that its parent company had ousted its chief executive, David Stever, without approval from the ice cream maker’s board. By Claire Moses Ben & Jerry’s ...

Ben & Jerry's claims its parent company unlawfully fired CEO David Stever over his social and political activism, violating its merger agreement. The Vermont-based ice-cream maker, known for its ...

In a Tuesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Ben & Jerry’s said Unilever advised on March 3 that it was removing Stever without consulting directors because of his commitment to the ice ...

Ben & Jerry’s accused parent company Unilever Plc of firing its chief executive officer, claiming he was ousted because of disputes over the ice cream brand’s social mission. In a legal ...

Ben & Jerry’s claims its CEO was wrongly fired because of the ice cream company’s progressive political stance. In an amended complaint filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the ...

Pints of Unilever brand Ben & Jerry's ice cream for sale at a store in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Unilever Plc would need just over 50% of shareholders to back the ...

Dave Stever had been the CEO of Ben & Jerry’s since 2023. Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's says its parent company Unilever improperly removed the ice cream company's CEO earlier this month in an ...

Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire. Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets ...