Monday, June 26, 2023

A&E's (c) and TM claims survive against former producer's new version of cop show

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A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Big Fish Entertainment, LLC, 2023 WL 4053871, No. 22 Civ. 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 16, 2023) The cour...

materiality dispute avoids sj in literal falsity case (also no seller standing against ingredient supplier)

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World Nutrition Inc. v. Advanced Enzymes USA, 2023 WL 4105345, No. CV-19-00265-PHX-GMS (D. Ariz. Jun. 21, 2023) WNI and defendants AST/Spe...

Advertising injury policy's IP exclusion means ROP claims aren't covered

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Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLC, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2023 WL 2720805, No. 2:21-cv-247 (E.D. Va. Mar...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

ESG statements are commercial speech excluded from California's anti-SLAPP law

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Hicks v. Grimmway Enters., Inc., 2023 WL 3829689, No. 22-CV-2038 JLS (DDL) (S.D. Cal. Jun. 5, 2023) Hicks alleged that defendant, a Califo...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

"sweetened with monk fruit" and "sugar free" plausibly suggest food is entirely/predominantly sweetened with monk fruit

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Scott v. Saraya USA, Inc., No. 22-cv-05232-WHO, 2023 WL 3819366 (N.D. Cal. Jun. 5, 2023) Scott alleged that Saraya’s representations that ...

literally false, material comparative ad avoids sj because of dispute about injury

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MacuHealth, LP v. Vision Elements, Inc., 2023 WL 3863341, No. 8:22-cv-199-VMC-JSS (M.D. Fla. Jun. 7, 2023) MacuHealth sells a nutritional ...

To every cow her calf: claim against Organic Valley partially survives based on maternal separation

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Takahashi-Mendoza v. Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools, 2023 WL 3856722, No. 22-cv-05086-JST (N.D. Cal. May 19, 2023) Plaintif...

Once again, surveys fail to aid consumer-plaintiffs in greenwashing case

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McGinity v. Procter & Gamble Company, --- F.4th ----, 2023 WL 3911531, No. 22-15080 (9th Cir. Jun. 9, 2023) The court affirmed the dis...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Even counterfeiters can make nonconfusing uses where use clearly indicates compatibility rather than source

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JUUL Labs, Inc. v. Chou, --- F.Supp.3d ----, No. CV 21-3056 DSF (PDx), 2023 WL 3886046 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 8, 2023) Juul, which makes vaping p...

Nominative fair use of a logo on a motion to dismiss: common sense has its day

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Xfinity Mobile v. Globalgurutech LLC, 2023 WL 3998459, No. CV-22-01950-PHX-SMB (D. Ariz. Jun. 14, 2023) I’ve been thinking a lot after Jac...

"for children" plausibly misleading where adult version is the same

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 Goodwin v. Walgreens, Co., No. CV 23-147-DMG (PDx), 2023 WL 4037175 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 14, 2023) This case is part of a wave of “false diffe...

Target of TM takedown notices has Lanham Act standing to challenge automated notice provider's ads claiming accuracy

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Unlimited Cellular, INC. v. Red Points Solutions SL, 2023 WL 4029824, No. 21-cv-10638 (NSR) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 14, 2023) Unlimited, an “online...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023

The fact/opinion divide: threat or menace? 9th Cir revives suit against Malwarebytes

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 Enigma Software Grp. USA, LLC v. Malwarebytes, Inc., No. 21-16466 (9th Cir. Jun. 2, 2023) Courts generally seem more likely to find falsi...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Are surcharge disclosures fair?

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 Seen on a recent menu. They reprinted it to include this information; they could have reprinted with the actual higher prices, and if they ...
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