04 Oct, 2024 California AG Sues Exxon Mobile For Plastic Pollution and Misrepresenting Benefits of Recycling By Terri Seligman Describing its action as the “first-of-its-kind lawsuit seek[ing] to hold one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world...
02 Mar, 2024 Swimming Pool Parts Manufacturer Owes $15 Million for False Advertising By Kimberly Maynard Last week, a North Carolina federal jury charged Blueworks Corp., a swimming pool equipment manufacturer, with $14.7 million in damages...
24 Aug, 2023 Car Dealer Shared Viral Video of Truck in Tornado ... and Then Got Sued for Infringement By Brian Murphy This case is about what can happen when an advertiser (here, a Chevy dealer) modifies and then shares on Facebook a viral video (showing...
06 Jul, 2023 Tracy Anderson vs. Megan Roup - Round 2 By Brian Murphy This is an update on the lawsuit between fitness guru Tracy Anderson and her former employee (and current competitor) Megan Roup, which I...
14 Feb, 2023 Does Adding a Spiral Binding to a Book Create a Derivative Work Under Copyright Law? By Brian Murphy Plaintiff Steeplechase Arts & Production publishes musical instruction books, including Piano Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself...
03 Jan, 2023 Exercise Choreography and Alleged Betrayal: Tracy Anderson vs. Megan Roup By Brian Murphy Tracy Anderson, the self-described “fitness pioneer,” developed the Tracy Anderson Method (“TA Method”), a series of exercise routines...
03 May, 2021 New York Court Orders Furniture Chain to Pay $2M+ Damages, After NYC Sues for False Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum A New York court ordered Maddy's Home Furniture and More, LLC to pay more than $2 million in penalties and restitution, after the New...
28 Apr, 2021 When A Net Weight Disclosure Is Not Enough By Terri Seligman Putative class members sued Unilever in connection with antiperspirant and deodorant products they purchased at a number of retail stores...
15 Feb, 2021 Vineyard Vines Deceptive Pricing Suit Survives By Hannah Taylor Last week, Vineyard Vines ("VV") lost its motion to dismiss a consumer class action brought over the retailer's pricing practices. See...
19 Jan, 2021 False Claim of Independence By Product Review Sites Gives Rise to Potential Liability By Terri Seligman Brag all you want. But if you brag falsely claiming that everyone independently agrees with you, you might be liable for false...
29 Nov, 2020 Court Holds Lanham Act Defendant Liable for Manipulated Product Reviews By Terri Seligman The US district court in Utah recently issued interesting Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in a Lanham Act case addressing, among...
17 Oct, 2020 Carb crisis: Subway's non-bread By Jessica Carballo Subway offers a variety of breads for its sandwiches -- Jalapeno Cheese, Roasted Garlic, Parmesan Oregano -- none of which are legally...
03 Aug, 2020 I See Me, I Sue You: Jordan Jumps at Card Cameos By Mma Afoaku Before the NBA season resumed down in Florida, basketball fans received a big dose of nostalgia with the 10 part airing of the...
29 Jun, 2020 Court Deems Vanilla False Advertising Claims Too... Vanilla By Craig Whitney For those following our blogs, you've likely come across discussions of false advertising litigation trends involving the use of terms...
19 May, 2020 Old Navy Deceptive Pricing Suit Survives in WA By Hannah Taylor A federal court in Washington State recently denied Old Navy's motion to dismiss a deceptive pricing consumer class action. The plaintiff...
15 Apr, 2020 False Advertising Beef: Second Circuit Decides No Reasonable Consumer Would Be Confused by Angus Steak Claim By Craig Whitney There are certain fundamental requirements that underlie most false advertising and deceptive business practices laws. There needs to be...