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Native American Arts lacks standing to sue under IACA

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rtushnet

Native American Arts, Inc. v. Peter Stone Co., 2015 WL 3561439, — F. Supp. 3d –, No. 08 C 3908 (N.D. Ill. June 9, 2015) (magistrate judge)   NAA sued Stone under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA), which … Continue reading →

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Court certifies class against JCPenney for allegedly false “sales”

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rtushnet

Spann v. J.C. Penney Corp., 2015 WL 3478038, No. CV 12–0215 (C.D. Cal. May 18, 2015)   Spann sued JCP, bringing the usual California claims, for allegedly “falsely advertising ‘original’ prices, ‘sale’ prices and corresponding price discounts for its private … Continue reading →

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Native American Arts lacks standing to sue under IACA

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rtushnet

Native American Arts, Inc. v. Peter Stone Co., 2015 WL 3561439, — F. Supp. 3d –, No. 08 C 3908 (N.D. Ill. June 9, 2015) (magistrate judge)   NAA sued Stone under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA), which … Continue reading →

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Court certifies class against JCPenney for allegedly false "sales"

Posted on June 12, 2015 by rtushnet

Spann v. J.C. Penney Corp., 2015 WL 3478038, No. CV 12–0215 (C.D. Cal. May 18, 2015)   Spann sued JCP, bringing the usual California claims, for allegedly “falsely advertising ‘original’ prices, ‘sale’ prices and corresponding price discounts for its private … Continue reading →

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Who’s honoring me now? (Public Knowledge)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by rtushnet

I’m delighted to announce that Public Knowledge is giving me one of its 12th Annual IP3 Awards. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1QrHqh1

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Who’s honoring me now? (Public Knowledge)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by rtushnet

I’m delighted to announce that Public Knowledge is giving me one of its 12th Annual IP3 Awards. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Student athletes lose another right of publicity claim

Posted on June 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Marshall v. ESPN Inc., No. 14-01945 (M.D. Tenn. Jun. 4, 2015)   Current and former student athletes who played NCAA football or basketball sued college conferences, networks, and licensors for violating their rights of publicity and foreclosing them from the … Continue reading →

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Student athletes lose another right of publicity claim

Posted on June 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Marshall v. ESPN Inc., No. 14-01945 (M.D. Tenn. Jun. 4, 2015)   Current and former student athletes who played NCAA football or basketball sued college conferences, networks, and licensors for violating their rights of publicity and foreclosing them from the … Continue reading →

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violation of labeling law is presumptively material and deceptive

Posted on June 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Brown v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., 2015 WL 3398415, No. 11-cv-03082 (N.D. Cal. May 26, 2015) (magistrate judge)   Plaintiffs sued Hain for selling cosmetics whose front labels used the word “organic,” but that did not contain at least 70% … Continue reading →

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violation of labeling law is presumptively material and deceptive

Posted on June 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Brown v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., 2015 WL 3398415, No. 11-cv-03082 (N.D. Cal. May 26, 2015) (magistrate judge)   Plaintiffs sued Hain for selling cosmetics whose front labels used the word “organic,” but that did not contain at least 70% … Continue reading →

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