Category Archives: preemption

Neither EPA nor FTC preempt fuel economy consumer protection claim

Posted on February 13, 2014 by rtushnet

Gilles v. Ford Motor Co. — F.Supp.2d —-, 2014 WL 544990 (D.Colo. Feb. 12, 2014) Gilles sued Ford for falsely advertising the gas mileage of his 2013 Ford Escape SE. The court denied a motion to dismiss on preemption grounds. … Continue reading →

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Dastar misunderstanding watch

Posted on February 4, 2014 by rtushnet

Fergon Architects LLC v. Oakley Home Builders, Inc., 2014 WL 340035, No. 13 C 6019 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 30, 2014) (magistrate judge) Fergon sued Oakley for copyright infringement for exceeding its license to use Fergon’s architectural works.  The contract allegedly … Continue reading →

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Claims relating to organic content completely preempted

Posted on January 2, 2014 by rtushnet

Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., — Cal. Rptr. 3d —-, No. B239602, 2013 WL 6730808 (Ct. App. Dec. 23, 2013) The court found that the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 preempts state consumer lawsuits alleging violations of … Continue reading →

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FCC regulation doesn’t preempt action against wireless router ads

Posted on December 17, 2013 by rtushnet

Netgear, Inc. v. ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., No. C 13-3405, 2013 WL 6512700 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2013) Netgear sued defendants, whom I’m going to call ASUS, alleging claims for false advertising/unfair competition, tortious interference, and violations of the Sherman Act.  … Continue reading →

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soy and almond milk couldn’t deceive reasonable consumers

Posted on December 16, 2013 by rtushnet

Ang v. Whitewave Foods Co., No. 13-cv-1953, 2013 WL 6492353 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2013) Plaintiffs sued over defendants’ Silk and Horizon products. The Silk products are plant-based beverages, including Silk Vanilla Soymilk, Silk Almond Milk, and Silk Coconut Milk.  … Continue reading →

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Learned intermediary doctrine doesn’t bar claim at pleading stage

Posted on December 9, 2013 by rtushnet

Saavedra v. Eli Lilly and Co., 2013 WL 6345442, No. 2:12–cv–9366 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2013) Plaintiffs brought a putative class action under the consumer protection laws of California, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York, and Saavedra also brought individual causes … Continue reading →

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Retailer’s California claims against supplier proceed

Posted on November 22, 2013 by rtushnet

TRC & Associates v. NuScience Corp., 2013 WL 6073004, No. 2:13–cv–6903 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2013) TRC, a supplement retailer, sued NuScience and Lumina based on their sales to TRC of a dietary supplement, Cellfood.  TRC alleged that defendants misrepresented … Continue reading →

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another evaporated cane juice plaintiff gets to proceed

Posted on October 7, 2013 by rtushnet

Werdebaugh v. Blue Diamond Growers, No. 12–CV–02724, 2013 WL 5487236 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 2, 2013) The usual California claims, this time directed at Blue Diamond’s almond milk products and snack foods, which allegedly falsely claimed to be “All Natural” despite … Continue reading →

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