Category Archives: tortious interference

11th Circuit recognizes contributory false advertising theory

Posted on August 12, 2015 by rtushnet

Duty Free Americas, Inc. v. Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., — F.3d —- (2015), 2015 WL 4709573, No. 14–11853 (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2015)   Plaintiff DFA operates duty free stores in many international airports nationwide.  It sued Estée Lauder, arguing … Continue reading →

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Another circuit agrees that Dastar-barred claims can’t be repled as false advertising

Posted on August 7, 2015 by rtushnet

Kehoe Component Sales Inc. v. Best Lighting Products, Inc., — F.3d —-, No. 14–3347, 2015 WL 4635824 (6th Cir. Aug. 5, 2015)   Best asked Kehoe (“Pace”) to make specialized lighting products for Best.  After Pace made enough units to … Continue reading →

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Apples-to-oranges comparison is literally false, justifies finding of irreparable harm

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Market Track, LLC v. Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing, LLC, 2015 WL 3637740, No. 14 C 4957 (N.D. Ill. June 11, 2015)   Market Track provides business intelligence services, principally tracking and analyzing information relating to consumer advertising. ECRM is Market … Continue reading →

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Don’t start a competing business using your boss’s equipment

Posted on May 29, 2015 by rtushnet

Nedschroef Detroit Corp. v. Bemas Enterprises LLC, 2015 WL 2453511, No. 14–10095 (E.D. Mich. May 22, 2015)   Defendants Rigole and LePage were Nedschroef employees in Detroit who formed a competing company, Bemas, while still working for Nedschroef. Nedschroef makes … Continue reading →

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resources spent correcting false advertising provide business standing in California

Posted on April 15, 2015 by rtushnet

Underground Solutions, Inc. v. Palermo, No. 13 C 8407, 2015 WL 1594189 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 7, 2015)   Previous ruling on this dispute between Underground Solutions and a person who basically served as an expert supporting its competitor. Related case … Continue reading →

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court declines to dismiss hashtag infringement claim

Posted on April 8, 2015 by rtushnet

Fraternity Collection, LLC v. Fargnoli, 2015 WL 1486375, No. 3:13–CV–664 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 31, 2015)   Fraternity Collection designs and sells shirt, including the “Pocket Shirt,” a custom article of clothing in which customers pick a particular style of shirt … Continue reading →

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former founder’s overclaiming not enough for likely success on false association

Posted on April 8, 2015 by rtushnet

Infogroup, Inc. v. DatabaseLLC, — F.Supp.3d —-, 2015 WL 1499066, No. 8:14–CV–49 (D. Neb. Mar. 30, 2015)   The parties compete in the market for databases about consumers and businesses.  Individual defendants are all former employees of Infogroup, including Vinod … Continue reading →

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Insurance misrepresentations could ground claims against Uber/Lyft

Posted on March 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Greater Houston Transportation Co. v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2015 WL 1034254, No. 4:14–0941 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 10, 2015)   Taxi permit holders in Houston and San Antonio sued Uber and Lyft for tortious interference with business relations, unfair competition, and … Continue reading →

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Allegations of fake independent reviews state false advertising claim

Posted on February 18, 2015 by rtushnet

Swiss America Trading Corp. v. Regal Assets, LLC, 2015 WL 631569, No. CV 14–04960 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 13, 2015)   Swiss competes with Regal to sell precious metals.  The parties promote themselves online and rely on internet reviews and recommendations.  … Continue reading →

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Another keyword defendant victory, among other tort claims

Posted on February 10, 2015 by rtushnet

M-Edge Accessories LLC v. Amazon.com Inc., 2015 WL 403164,  No. MJG–11–3332 (D. Md. Jan. 29, 2015)   M-Edge started selling Kindle accessories soon after the Kindle was released. The parties’ relationship began well, but began to sour by 2011. M-Edge … Continue reading →

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