Monday, March 30, 2020

"Maximum Strength" is plausibly misleading when cheaper Regular Strength has more active ingredient by volume

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Al Haj v. Pfizer Inc., 2019 WL 3202807, No. 17 C 6730 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 16, 2019) Al Haj alleged that Pfizer deceived consumers by charg...

100% Pure Aloe can contain preservatives, stabilizers in the absence of evidence from consumers that they care

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Beardsall v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2020 WL 1429214, No. 19-1850 (2d Cir. Mar. 24, 2020) The court explains: P...

antitrust claim based in part on false advertising in concentrated market survives

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Chase Manufacturing, Inc. v. Johns Manville Corp., 2020 WL 1433504, No. 19-cv-00872-MEH (D. Colo. Mar. 23, 2020) (magistrate) Chase su...

230 protects anti-malware vendor against noncompetitors

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Asurvio LP v. Malwarebytes Inc., No. 5:18-cv-05409-EJD, 2020 WL 1478345 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 26, 2020) Despite unfavorable precedent, Malwa...
Monday, March 23, 2020

"no soy protein" claim for dog food plausibly indicates no soy

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Rice-Sherman v. Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc., No. 19-cv-03613-WHO, 2020 WL 1245130 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 16, 2020) Plaintiffs alleged that Big...

Statements in book promoting addiction treatment protected by Cal anti-SLAPP law

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Selkirk v. Grasshopper House, LLC, 2020 WL 1241565, No. B294568 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2020) Defendants Grasshopper House and Passages...

Mislabeled image of competitor's LED screen as LG's gets LG in trouble

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Sansi North America, LLC v. LG Electronics USA, Inc., 2019 WL 8168069, No. CV 18-3541 PSG (SKx) (C.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2019) LG used a pi...
Thursday, March 12, 2020

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

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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 w...

negative inference about other juices from "no sugar added" on D's juice is implausible

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Shaeffer v. Califia Farms, LLC, 44 Cal.App.5th 1125, No. B291085 (Feb. 6, 2020) Califia sells a “100% Tangerine Juice.” The front labe...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

commercial advertising & promotion post-Lexmark: 10th Circuit preserves old test

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Strauss v. Angie’s List, Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2020 WL 1126523, No. 19-3025 (10th Cir. Mar. 9, 2020) Lexmark , most courts have recogni...