Tag Archives: false advertising

Vizzy gets no kick from champagne, and that’s ok

Posted on August 29, 2024 by rtushnet

West v. Molson Coors Beverage Co. USA, No. 23-cv-7547 (BMC), 2024 WL 3718613 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 7. 2024) Plaintiffs alleged that Molson deceived consumers into thinking that Vizzy contained champagne (used as a generic term throughout!) when it didn’t. The court … Continue reading →

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9th Circuit orders district court to reconsider statutory damages award to NY class under NY law

Posted on August 28, 2024 by rtushnet

Montera v. Premier Nutrition Corporation, — F.4th —-, 2024 WL 3659589, No. 22-16375, 22-16622 (9th Cir. Aug. 6, 2024) The key legal issue here arises from the quirk that NY bans GBL §§ 349 and 350 class actions in state … Continue reading →

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FDCA doesn’t preclude lawsuit based on allegedly false claims about compounding drugs

Posted on August 28, 2024 by rtushnet

Pacira Biosciences, Inc. v. Nephron Sterile Compounding Center, LLC, No. 3:23-5552-CMC, 2024 WL 3656489 (D.S.C. Jul. 15, 2024) Pacira, which sells non-opioid pain management products, including Exparel, sued Nephron for false advertising. Exparel is “bupivacaine suspended in multivesicular liposomes,” and … Continue reading →

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Lanham Act unclean hands defenses are hard to win

Posted on August 27, 2024 by rtushnet

World Nutrition Inc. v. Advanced Enzymes USA, No. CV-19-00265-PHX-GMS, 2024 WL 3665360 (D. Ariz. Aug. 6, 2024) The parties—here WNI and AST—sell enzyme supplements and sued each other under the Lanham Act, and both prevailed on their affirmative claims and … Continue reading →

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Court accepts survey with disclaimer control that causes 38% confusion

Posted on August 27, 2024 by rtushnet

 Another ruling in the PNC v. Plaid case: PNC Financial Services Gp. v. Plaid Inc., 2024 WL 3691607, No. 2:20-cv-1977 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 7, 2024) Daubert motions for this case. I’ll only discuss the stuff I find interesting.   Kivetz … Continue reading →

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Plaid must face jury on PNC’s TM/advertising claims, but has good laches/acquiescence argument

Posted on August 27, 2024 by rtushnet

PNC Financial Services Gp. v. Plaid Inc., 2024 WL 3687956, No. 2:20-cv-1977 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 7, 2024) PNC is “a large, diversified financial institution offering retail and wholesale banking services,” while Plaid connects cash payment and investment account applications like … Continue reading →

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State Little FTC Acts still have teeth, as Georgia’s proves

Posted on August 26, 2024 by rtushnet

Federal Trade Commission v. Peyroux, — F.Supp.3d —-, 2024 WL 1283344, No. 1:21-cv-3329-AT (N.D. Ga. Mar. 11, 2024) The FTC and the state of Georgia sued three corporate defendants and two individual defendants, Peyroux and Detelich. The underlying acts carried … Continue reading →

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Grubhub’s listing of unaffiliated restaurants on its platform could infringe TM

Posted on August 26, 2024 by rtushnet

Lynn Scott, LLC v. Grubhub Inc., 2024 WL 3673718, No. 20 C 6334 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2024) Restaurants brought a putative class action alleging that Grubhub used their names and logos confusingly, asserting claims under the Lanham Act. “Grubhub … Continue reading →

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IPSC Breakout 3: Trademark and Unfair Competition

Posted on August 9, 2024 by rtushnet

Mary Catherine Amerine, Reasonably Careless Consumers in False Advertising and Trademark Consumers can devote much more (or less) time to a decision than seems rational for the amount of risk/benefit in their lives. Court expects consumers to be reasonably prudent … Continue reading →

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“fair and skill-based” may falsely imply absence of bots in online gaming

Posted on July 29, 2024 by rtushnet

Skillz Platform Inc. v. Papaya Gaming, Ltd., 2024 WL 3526853, No. 24cvl646(DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 23, 2024) Skillz sued its competitor in mobile gaming, Papaya, for violating federal and NY law against false advertising by falsely advertising that its games pit … Continue reading →

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