Personal Injury – May 24, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/10/2012

In This Issue: *Q&A: What False Advertising and Trademark Plaintiffs Need to Know Following Landmark eBay Decision *E=mc2, or the Publicity Rights of Albert Einstein *Microsoft Announces Targeted Health Ads *$1.5M...more

by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 3/16/2012

Frank Fazio, a disgruntled iPhone 4S user from New York, recently filed a federal class action lawsuit against Apple in California, alleging that the Siri feature of the iPhone 4S does not work as advertised. For those of you...more

by Lawyers.com on 11/25/2011

In This Issue: • Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child, Suspend the Judge. The Texas Supreme Court has suspended a state judge who went all aggro on his 16-year-old daughter for illegally downloading music files. William Adams...more

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/3/2011

In This Issue: Verizon’s Geographical Advertising Program Faces Controversy; FTC: Revisions Coming to Guidelines on Marketing Food to Children; Alba Files Suit to Protect Publicity Rights Against Belly Bandit; and Insole...more

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/24/2011

In This Issue: Congress Considers More Data Security, Breach Laws; FTC Takes Action Against Payday Lender; Controversy Over Basketball Wives; Privacy Suit Filed Over Use of ETags; NAD Weighs In on Dietary Supplement for...more

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/2/2011

In this issue: “All Natural” Ice Cream Suit Can Proceed, Court Rules; For One Model, Age Is Not Just a Number – It’s a Cause of Action; $10.4M to the FTC For Work-at-Home, Government Grant Scams; and Lawmakers Introduce...more

by Dechert LLP on 6/10/2011

A California appeals court last week affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action in which plaintiffs accused Fiji Water Co. LLC of improperly promoting its bottled water. Ayana Hill v. Roll International Corp. et al.,...more

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/25/2011

In this issue: Facebook Updates Promotion Rule, Expands Options for Marketers; Sweepstakes Entry Form Does Not Establish a Business Relationship for Telemarketing; Father Sues Facebook for Using Son’s Image; FTC Settles Over...more