Tag Archives: false advertising

on 12(b)(6), court holds that “blockchain” could be distinctive for one co’s digital wallets

Posted on August 9, 2019 by rtushnet

Blockchain Luxembourg S.A. v. Paymium, SAS, No. 18 Civ. 8612 (GBD) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 7, 2019) The Second Circuit really doesn’t want to kick out trademark claims early.  I can easily imagine a court in the Seventh Circuit using the flexibility … Continue reading →

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pharma databases as commercial speech? court says maybe

Posted on August 8, 2019 by rtushnet

Alfasigma USA, Inc. v. First Databank, Inc., 2019 WL 3532844, No. 18-cv-06924-HSG (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2019) Alfasigma sued First Databank for state and federal false advertising after it re-classified Alfasigma medical food products from Class F (prescription) to Class … Continue reading →

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false advertising trolling, consumer protection, or both

Posted on August 3, 2019 by rtushnet

I wrote about a couple of cases filed by a supplement maker, Outlaw, against retailers that sold allegedly unlawful “male enhancement” supplements that the FDA has issued warnings on—sometimes the “supplements” illegally contain pharmaceuticals like sildenafil (active ingredient in Viagra).  … Continue reading →

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C&D to competitor’s clients can be “commercial advertising & promotion”

Posted on July 30, 2019 by rtushnet

Matonis v. Care Holdings Gp., L.L.C., No. 19-cv-20247-UU, 2019 WL 3386378 (S.D. Fla. Jul. 25, 2019) The defendant Care Companies engage in healthcare management consulting, “advising healthcare providers on, inter alia, patient intake strategies and revenue management.”  Plaintiff Matonis is … Continue reading →

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California SCt rejects record-keeping ascertainability requirement

Posted on July 30, 2019 by rtushnet

Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., — P.3d —-, 2019 WL 3403895, S246490 (Cal. Jul. 29, 2019) Noel brought a putative class action on behalf of retail purchasers of an inflatable outdoor pool sold in packaging that allegedly misled buyers about … Continue reading →

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When © trips courts up: Lack of access to standards makes false ad claim impossible to resolve

Posted on July 11, 2019 by rtushnet

Wing Enterprises, Inc. v. Tricam Industries, Inc., 2019 WL 2994465, No. 17-cv-1769 (ECT/ECW) (D. Minn. Jul. 9, 2019) This false advertising case about multi-position ladders turns out to involve an important copyright issue that the Supreme Court has taken up: … Continue reading →

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Competitor’s false advertising case against MLM income claims can proceed

Posted on July 10, 2019 by rtushnet

Youngevity Int’l v. Smith, No. 16-CV-704-BTM-JLB, 2019 WL 2918161 (S.D. Cal. Jul. 5, 2019) This Lanham Act case involves, among other things, alleged misrepresentations relating to the MLM aspects of defendants’ business pitched to potential “affiliates.”  First, defendants argued that … Continue reading →

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Keurig unsuccessfully argues that false advertising law unconstitutionally compels speech

Posted on July 3, 2019 by rtushnet

Smith v. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., No. 18-cv-06690-HSG, 2019 WL 2716552 (N.D. Cal. Jun. 28, 2019) Smith brought a putative class action against Keurig, alleging that its “recyclable” single-serve plastic coffee pods were mislabeled as such because they are not … Continue reading →

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Court formulates survey question in consumer protection case

Posted on June 27, 2019 by rtushnet

Moorer v. Stemgenex Medical Group, Inc., No. 16-cv-2816-AJB-NLS, 2019 WL 2602536 (S.D. Cal. Jun. 25, 2019) This “complex and troubling case” involves allegedly false advertising of stem cell treatments; the court found it “narrowly” certifiable and—unusually—specified the consumer survey questions … Continue reading →

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law firm raises significant 1A questions over nursing home-specific advertising law

Posted on June 27, 2019 by rtushnet

Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. v. LTC Consulting, L.P., — S.E.2d —-, 2019 WL 2570982 (Ga. Jun. 24, 2019) Georgia revised its anti-SLAPP law to be more like California’s (though apparently without the exception for commercial advertising) and the state supreme … Continue reading →

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