Tag Archives: false advertising

Ninth Circuit bars consumer claims challenging assertions of clinical proof

Posted on April 24, 2017 by rtushnet

Kwan v. SanMedica Int’l, — F.3d –, No. 15-15496, 2017 WL 1416483 (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2017) Kwan alleged that SanMedica’s product SeroVital was falsely advertised as effective, and the district court dismissed her complaint as a lack of substantiation … Continue reading →

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9th Circuit revives class action against allegedly mislabeled baby food

Posted on April 20, 2017 by rtushnet

Bruton v. Gerber Prods. Co., 2017 WL 1396221, — Fed.Appx. —-, No. 15-15174 (9th Cir. Apr. 19, 2017) Bruton sued Gerber, alleging that labels on certain Gerber baby food products included claims about nutrient and sugar content that were impermissible … Continue reading →

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Lack of damages dooms false marking, advertising claims

Posted on April 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Gravelle v. Kaba Ilco Corp., 2017 WL 1349278, No. 2016-2318 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2017) Gravelle sued his competitor Kaba for falsely marking its key-cutting machines as “patent pending” for a time, as Kaba eventually admitted, and sought monetary relief … Continue reading →

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Lack of damages dooms false marking, advertising claims

Posted on April 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Gravelle v. Kaba Ilco Corp., 2017 WL 1349278, No. 2016-2318 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2017) Gravelle sued his competitor Kaba for falsely marking its key-cutting machines as “patent pending” for a time, as Kaba eventually admitted, and sought monetary relief … Continue reading →

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No evidence of harm means no disgorgement in false advertising case

Posted on April 11, 2017 by rtushnet

MB Imports, Inc. v. T&M Imports, LLC, No. 10-3445, 2016 WL 8674609 (D.N.J. Dec. 23, 2016) MB Imports imported and sold Sicilia brand lemon and lime juice products, and sold them to Safeway from 2001-2003; for many years, they were … Continue reading →

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false advertising dispute based on study in medical journal should proceed, judge recommends

Posted on April 11, 2017 by rtushnet

Theodosakis v. Clegg, 2017 WL 1294529, No. CV-14-02445 (D. Ariz. Jan. 30, 2017) (magistrate judge) Theodosakis and Supplement Testing Institute sued defendants for defamation, commercial disparagement, tortious interference with business expectancy, false advertising and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, … Continue reading →

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lack of substantiation isn’t actionable, but claims of 100% satisfaction are

Posted on April 11, 2017 by rtushnet

Moorer v. Stemgenex Medical Group, Inc., 2017 WL 1281882, No. 16-cv-02816 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 6, 2017) Plaintiffs brought the usual California claims (plus RICO and California’s Health and Safety Code section 24170, et seq., (Human Experimentation) (!), and Financial Elder … Continue reading →

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California Supreme Court finds waiver of statutory remedies unenforceable even as part of arbitration

Posted on April 10, 2017 by rtushnet

McGill v. Citibank, N.A., No. S224086, 2017 WL 1279700 (Cal. Apr. 6, 2017) Statutory remedies available for a violation of the CLRA, UCL, and FAL include public injunctive relief: injunctive relief that has “the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting … Continue reading →

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interpreting state law narrowly, court denies bad faith patent assertion claim

Posted on April 4, 2017 by rtushnet

Digital Ally, Inc. v. Utility Associates, Inc., 2017 WL 1197561, No. 14-2262-CM (D. Kan. Mar. 30, 2017) The parties compete in the market for in-car video and surveillance systems (which makes the court’s conclusion below that they’re not competitors a … Continue reading →

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NY class certified in “flushable” wipes case with statutory damages available

Posted on April 3, 2017 by rtushnet

Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., No. 14-CV-1142 et al., 2017 WL 1155398, — F.Supp.3d —- (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 27, 2017) (not effective until April 10, 2017) (I suspect this is another way for the judge to say “get this out of my … Continue reading →

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