Tag Archives: false advertising

District court largely upholds mandatory GE disclosures

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. v. Sorrell, 2015 WL 1931142, No. 5:14–cv–117 (D. Vt. Apr. 27, 2015)   Relax, we’ll be here for a while.   Vermont passed a law, Act 120, requiring that manufacturers and retailers identify whether raw and processed … Continue reading →

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The dangers of only arguing one half of 43(a)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by rtushnet

Diodato v. Wells Fargo Ins. Servs., USA, Inc., 44 F. Supp. 3d 541 (M.D. Pa. 2014) Darrell Diodato was employed by Wells Fargo Insurance for thirty-six years as an insurance producer, servicing existing insurance business and originating new insurance business. … Continue reading →

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Needless markup: outlet stores’ pricing not deceptive

Posted on April 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Rubenstein v. Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 2015 WL 1841254, No. CV 14–07155 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 2, 2015)   Rubenstein bought two items of clothing from the Neiman Marcus Last Call Store (a discount store, as opposed to the usual upscale … Continue reading →

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Ad agency liability for false advertising without scienter

Posted on April 24, 2015 by rtushnet

Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. v. Blue Buffalo Co., No. 4:14 CV 859, 2015 WL 1782661 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 20, 2015)   Purina sued Blue Buffalo for false advertising of its dog food as “grain free” and containing “no chicken by-product.” … Continue reading →

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Regression damages model fails to convince court

Posted on April 20, 2015 by rtushnet

Reed Const. Data Inc. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., — F.Supp.3d —-, 2014 WL 4746130, No. 09–CV–8578 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 24, 2014)   Reed sued McGraw-Hill for violations of the Lanham Act, the Sherman Act, and various state law torts. The parties … 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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Preemption and dormant commerce clause challenges to Cal. Made in US law fail

Posted on April 15, 2015 by rtushnet

Clark v. Citizens of Humanity, LLC, No. 14–CV–1404, 2015 WL 1600679 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 8, 2015)   Plaintiffs bought Citizens of Humanity jeans marked with “Made in the USA,” but alleged that the products contained component parts made outside the … Continue reading →

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Primary jurisdiction didn’t warrant dismissal of “natural” claims, 9th Cir. says

Posted on April 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Astiana v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., No. 12-17596 (9th Cir. Apr. 10, 2015)   As the court of appeals introduced the case:   A product labeled “all natural” or “pure natural” likely evokes images of ground herbs and earth extracts … Continue reading →

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Click click boom: affiliate marketing network liable for affiliates’ false advertising

Posted on April 10, 2015 by rtushnet

FTC v. LeanSpa, LLC, No. 11-CV-1715 (D. Conn. Mar. 5, 2015)   The FTC challenged the use of fake news (and no, they don’t mean The Daily Show) to sell LeanSpa’s weight-loss and colon-cleanse products online. LeanSpa sold its products … Continue reading →

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Restitution available for false discounts even if goods were ok

Posted on April 9, 2015 by rtushnet

Spann v. J.C. Penney Corp., 2015 WL 1526559, No. SA CV 12–0215 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2015)   Spann brought the usual claims against JCP based on purchases she made shopping the sale racks. She believed that she was getting … Continue reading →

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