Monthly Archives: May 2015

SDNY allows consumer “organic” claims to proceed

Posted on May 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Segedie v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., 2015 WL 2168374, No. 14–cv–5029 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2015)   Plaintiffs bought Earth’s Best food, body care, and home care products, and alleged that they were misleadingly labeled as “organic,” “natural,” or “all natural.”  … Continue reading →

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SDNY allows consumer "organic" claims to proceed

Posted on May 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Segedie v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., 2015 WL 2168374, No. 14–cv–5029 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2015)   Plaintiffs bought Earth’s Best food, body care, and home care products, and alleged that they were misleadingly labeled as “organic,” “natural,” or “all natural.”  … Continue reading →

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Hypo of the day, Denny’s edition

Posted on May 13, 2015 by rtushnet

This might require a bit of background.  Tumblr is a social media platform very popular with a demographic of young users; Yahoo! bought Tumblr and is trying to figure out how to make it profitable through advertising.  As a result, … Continue reading →

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Hypo of the day, Denny’s edition

Posted on May 13, 2015 by rtushnet

This might require a bit of background.  Tumblr is a social media platform very popular with a demographic of young users; Yahoo! bought Tumblr and is trying to figure out how to make it profitable through advertising.  As a result, … Continue reading →

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Reading list: entertainment franchises and Drassinower

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, ed. Kathy Bowrey & Michael Handler: A collection of essays on the general theme, some much more specific than others. The editors suggest that the things that the “entertainment industry” … Continue reading →

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“Handmade” is too vague to be actionable for bourbon

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Salters v. Beam Suntory, Inc., 2015 WL 2124939, No. 14cv659 (N.D. Fla. May 1, 2015)   Plaintiffs alleged that Maker’s Mark bourbon was falsely advertised as “handmade.” In a pithy opinion, the court found that they couldn’t state a claim … Continue reading →

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Reading list: entertainment franchises and Drassinower

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, ed. Kathy Bowrey & Michael Handler: A collection of essays on the general theme, some much more specific than others. The editors suggest that the things that the “entertainment industry”values … Continue reading →

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"Handmade" is too vague to be actionable for bourbon

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Salters v. Beam Suntory, Inc., 2015 WL 2124939, No. 14cv659 (N.D. Fla. May 1, 2015)   Plaintiffs alleged that Maker’s Mark bourbon was falsely advertised as “handmade.” In a pithy opinion, the court found that they couldn’t state a claim … Continue reading →

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NPR on The Slants, with appearance by me

Posted on May 9, 2015 by rtushnet

Link to the show is here. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1H8LSMC

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NPR on The Slants, with appearance by me

Posted on May 9, 2015 by rtushnet

Link to the show is here. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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