Tag Archives: remedies

Overreaching and delay lead to defeat of TM owner’s claims

Posted on August 18, 2021 by rtushnet

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. v. Rushmore Photo & Gifts, Inc., 2021 WL 1176242, No. CIV. 11-5052-JLV (D.S.D. Mar. 29, 2021) This is part of a long-running trademark case, now over 10 years old. After a jury verdict for SMRI and … Continue reading →

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reasonable consumer isn’t required to interpret ingredient list for naturalness

Posted on August 13, 2021 by rtushnet

Moore v. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC, No. 20-cv-09077-JSW,  2021 WL 3524047 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2021) Moore alleged that GSK falsely labeled certain ChapStick products with the claims “100% Natural,” “Natural,” “Naturally Sourced Ingredients,” and “100% Naturally Sourced … Continue reading →

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IPSC: Remedies and Creativity

Posted on August 12, 2021 by rtushnet

Panel 24 – Remedies: Thomas F. Cotter, Nominal Damages—and Nominal Damages Workarounds—in Intellectual Property Law TransUnion v. Ramirez—FCRA case where D allegedly failed to use reasonable care and people were falsely identified as potential terrorists; sought statutory damages, but most … Continue reading →

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Cracks in the foundation: Laches and proximate cause defeat auto glass false advertising claim

Posted on August 12, 2021 by rtushnet

Campfield v. Safelite Gp., Inc., 2021 WL 1215869, No. 2:15-cv-2733 (S.D. Oh. Mar. 31, 2021) Plaintiffs alleged that Safelite misrepresented the nature and characteristics of plaintiffs’ products to consumers in violation of the Lanham Act. Safelite counterclaimed for various business … Continue reading →

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false advertising & bankruptcy law: $18 million for deceptive campaign in violation of automatic stay

Posted on August 9, 2021 by rtushnet

In re Windstream Holdings, Inc., 627 B.R. 32 (S.D.N.Y. 2021) Plaintiffs/Debtors argued, and the court held in relevant part, that defendants (Charter) breached the automatic stay by a literally false and intentionally misleading advertising campaign to induce the Debtors’ customers … Continue reading →

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literal falsity as Q of fact v. law and other important issues in a dueling ladder case

Posted on January 12, 2021 by rtushnet

Wing Enters., Inc. v. Tricam Indus., Inc., No. 17-cv-1769 (ECT/ECW), 2021 WL 63108 (D. Minn. Jan. 7, 2021) After remand because the court of appeals concluded that a materiality survey was wrongly excluded, the court here tries again in this … Continue reading →

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intentional misleadingness obviates need for deception evidence

Posted on December 11, 2020 by rtushnet

Aoki v. Gilbert, 2020 WL 6741693, No. 11-cv-02797-TLN-CKD (E.D. Cal. Nov. 17, 2020) The court explains: “Put most succinctly, at trial Plaintiffs contended Defendants infringed Dr. Aoki’s patents for his pulsed insulin diabetes treatment method; infringed Dr. Aoki’s copyrighted slides; … Continue reading →

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misbehavior in Amazon reviews + false ingredient claims = $9.5 million award

Posted on November 12, 2020 by rtushnet

Vitamins Online, Inc. v. HeartWise, Inc. 2020 WL 6581050, No. 13-cv-00982-DAK (D. Utah Nov. 10, 2020) This is a long-running supplement false advertising case involving both ingredient and “review” claims; here the district court resolves a number of issues, finding … Continue reading →

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lack of irreparable harm dooms injunction against false advertising of drug disposal product

Posted on October 19, 2020 by rtushnet

In re C2R Global Manufacturing, Inc., No. 18-30182-beh, 2020 WL 5941330 (E.D. Wisc. Bkcy Oct. 6, 2020) Verde sought a preliminary injunction against C2R, its direct competitor in the drug disposal market, from engaging in false and misleading advertising in … Continue reading →

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inability to rely on claims provides standing to seek injunctive relief in 9th Circuit

Posted on September 30, 2020 by rtushnet

Milan v. Clif Bar & Co., 2020 WL 5760450, No. 18-cv-02354-JD (N.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2020) Plaintiffs brought the usual California claims against the “health and wellness message[s]” on defendant Clif Bar & Company’s “Kid Zbars” and “ ‘Classic’ Clif … Continue reading →

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