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9th Cir. revives suit against allegedly deceptive “prescription pet food” marketing

Posted on August 17, 2020 by rtushnet

Moore v. Mars Petcare US, Inc., No. 18-15026, — F.3d —-, 2020 WL 4331765 (9th Cir. Jul. 28, 2020) Over a dissent, the court of appeals reversed the dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims based on allegedly deceptive marketing of “so-called prescription … Continue reading →

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SEC v. Liu supports FTC’s pursuit of restitution in federal court

Posted on August 10, 2020 by rtushnet

Federal Trade Comm’n v. Elegant Solutions, Inc., Case No. SACV 19-1333 JVS (KESx), 2020 WL 4390381 (C.D. Cal. Jul. 6, 2020)  I mostly try to find interesting legal issues, but sometimes it’s good to point out the importance of the … Continue reading →

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FTC restrains unsubstantiated coronavirus claims

Posted on August 10, 2020 by rtushnet

Federal Trade Comm’n v. Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc., 2020 WL 4501968, No. 1:20-cv-01060-DAD-SKO (E.D. Cal. Aug. 5, 2020)  Dealing with coronavirus-related claims, the court grants a TRO against defendants, including Tieu (president and CEO of the corporate defendants) and Meis … Continue reading →

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context matters: “mineral-based” sunscreen with chemical-based active ingredients is plausibly deceptive

Posted on August 7, 2020 by rtushnet

Prescott v. Bayer Healthcare LLC, 2020 WL 4430958, No. 20-cv-00102-NC (N.D. Cal. Jun. 31, 2020) (magistrate) Plaintiffs alleged that defendants deceived consumers by labeling their sunscreens as “mineral-based” when the sunscreens contain active chemical ingredients. As the court explains,   … Continue reading →

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Just stocking a falsely advertised product isn’t enough for contributory liability

Posted on June 2, 2020 by rtushnet

In re Outlaw Laboratory, LLP, 2020 WL 2797425, No. 18-CV-0840-GPC (S.D. Cal. May 29, 2020)  Plaintiff makes male enhancement products, allegedly in compliance with the DHSEA. It sued 51 convenience and liquor stores in the San Diego, California area; 23 … Continue reading →

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court rejects HomeAdvisor’s First Amendment defense of its misleading ads

Posted on May 26, 2020 by rtushnet

People ex rel. Gascon v. HomeAdvisor, Inc., A154960, 2020 WL 2486970 (Cal. Ct. App. May 14, 2020) HomeAdvisor appealed an injunction barring it from broadcasting certain ads (except with a disclaimer, for a limited time). HomeAdvisor argued that the order … Continue reading →

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2d Circuit: no irreparable injury where website tracks clicks to buy

Posted on April 16, 2020 by rtushnet

Carson Optical, Inc. v. Alista Corp., No. 19-2509, — Fed.Appx. —-, 2020 WL 1683460 (Mem) (2d Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) Interesting—the Second Circuit approves the district court’s reasoning that online sales can be tracked perfectly, and thus financial harm from … Continue reading →

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Selling scammy books is protected by the First Amendment when selling scammy products isn’t

Posted on March 12, 2020 by rtushnet

Federal Trade Comm’n v. Agora Financial, LLC, 2020 WL 998734, No. 1:19-cv-3100-SAG (D. Md. Mar. 2, 2020) The defendants do relatively well here by selling scammy and deceptive books. To the extent that the deception is contained in the books, … Continue reading →

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Trademark Scholars Roundtable, Stanford part 3

Posted on March 2, 2020 by rtushnet

Session 3: Remedies in Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases   Introduction: Mark Lemley, Leah Chan Grinvald Discussant: Laura Heymann, Eric Goldman   [I had another conference in the morning so came in late.] Discussion of eBay’s effects. Burrell: In other … Continue reading →

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False advertising of flanges leads to rare recall and some disgorgement

Posted on February 11, 2020 by rtushnet

Boltex Manufacturing Co. v. Ulma Piping USA Corp., 2020 WL 598284, No. 4:17-CV-01400 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 7, 2020) Followup on the multimillion-dollar verdict in this false advertising case. A jury found that defendants falsely advertised their carbon steel flanges as … Continue reading →

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