 Following the lawsuit, Coca-Cola became the co-chair of the Hispanic Federation Gala and awarded their Corporate Leadership Award.Hispanic Federation's President at the time, Lillian Lopez-Rodriguez, accepted the position as Coke's Hispanic Affairs Director shorty after the lawsuit.In July 2014, Hispanic Federation was criticized after receiving $1.3 million from New York City, a significant increase from the previous year, having only received $307,000 in 2013.