Apr 30, 2018 Court Allows Action for Injunctive Relief Over "Natural" Claims to Proceed By Jeff Greenbaum In Shank v. Presidio Brands, the plaintiff brought a putative class action, alleging that Presidio's use of the statements "naturally,"...
Apr 30, 2018 FTC to Host Cryptocurrency Workshop By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will hold a workshop on cryptocurrency issues on June 25, 2018. The "Decrypting...
Apr 30, 2018 CARU Refers Social Network App Musical.ly to FTC By Dorian Thomas Through its routine monitoring of advertising directed toward children, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) became aware of...
Apr 27, 2018 How Do You Tell A Cow From An Almond? By Terri Seligman As reported by FoodNavigator, a Senate Appropriations Committee recently convened to discuss the Dairy Pride Act, introduced by Wisconsin...
Apr 27, 2018 A Customer's Social Media Posts Complaining About the Brand are not "Advertising" By Jeff Greenbaum Buckeye International sells floor finishing products. Schmidt Custom Floors used one of Buckeye's products and was unhappy with the...
Apr 26, 2018 Senate Confirms FTC Nominees By Jeff Greenbaum This afternoon, the United States Senate confirmed President Trump's nominees to the Federal Trade Commission -- Joseph Simons as FTC...
Apr 26, 2018 Court OK's Polartec's "Waterpoof" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Extreme Sports Divas ("ESD"), a maker of women's clothing for snowmobiling, used Polartec's NeoShell fabric to make its Avid 2.0...
Apr 26, 2018 Very Fishy: Salmon Case Settles By Terri Seligman The Southern District of California has approved the proposed settlement of a purported class action against Bumble Bee Foods. The...
Apr 25, 2018 FTC Sues LendingClub Over "No Hidden Fees" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission sued LendingClub Corporation, alleging that the company misled consumers about the loan fees that will be...
Apr 25, 2018 FDA Cites Retailers for E-Cigarette Sales By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, as part of its ongoing efforts to prevent the use of e-cigarettes by children, the FDA announced that it cited 40 retailers...
Apr 24, 2018 Monkey See Monkey Sue: 9th Circuit Says No By Terri Seligman The 9th Circuit has determined that animals cannot sue for copyright infringement. At issue was the following: a monkey, Naruto, was a...
Apr 23, 2018 ¿Triste Navidad? By Brian Murphy This case is a “twofer”: not only does it involves a not-so-jolly dispute over copyright ownership of a holiday song; it also offers a...
Apr 23, 2018 Over Heated! Court Dismisses False Advertising Claims By Terri Seligman In September 2017, Plaintiffs filed a putative class action in the Eastern District of California against Electrolux, alleging defects in...
Apr 23, 2018 "Social Media Influencers and the FTC" Webinar on Thursday By Jeff Greenbaum On Thursday, April 26th, the California Lawyers Association sponsors the webinar, "Social Media Influencers and the FTC." I'll be...
Apr 23, 2018 Court Says Packaging for Garden Veggie Straws is not Misleading By Jeff Greenbaum In Solak v. Hain Celestial Group, the plaintiffs brought a putative class action alleging that Hain's packaging for its Sensible Portion...
Apr 20, 2018 S.D.N.Y Dismisses Complaint Alleging "Diet" Soda Did Not Assist In Weight Loss By Dorian Thomas A federal district court in New York recently dismissed a complaint brought against Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. alleging that Dr...