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Scantily Clad Survey Gets Bounced Out in Strip Club Scuffle

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Survey evidence in Lanham Act cases can often times be pretty revealing. If you develop it correctly, survey evidence can be a key ingredient to a successful outcome. But if you develop it incorrectly it will show flaws that...more

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District Of Delaware Grants Defendant’s Motion To Exclude Plaintiff Damages Expert’s Testimony In False Advertising Action Under...

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By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Colm F. Connolly in CareDx, Inc. v. Natera, Inc., Civil Action No. 19-662-CFC-CJB (D.Del. May 7, 2021), the Court granted Natera’s motion to exclude at trial the opinions of...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Court Gives Cold Shoulder to FTC’s False Advertising Claims Against Housing Insulation Company

In a dispositive decision during a bench trial, federal district court Judge Nora Fischer of the Western District of Pennsylvania found that the FTC failed to present any credible expert testimony to support its suit for...more

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Product Liability Update: November 2019

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First Circuit Holds Plaintiff Adequately Alleges Deceptive Practices Claim For No-Hazelnut Coffee Labeled “Hazelnut Créme” Despite Ingredient List Excluding Hazelnuts And Mentioning Artificial Flavors, Allegation Of Deception...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Confirms Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Undermine Defendant’s Evidence to Withstand Summary Judgment in False...

The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Sonner v. Schwabe N. Am., Inc. et al., resolves a split among district courts evaluating the standard that applies to false labeling claims brought under California’s Unfair Competition...more

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Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Product Liability Insights - Issue 1, 2018

Welcome to our inaugural issue of Product Lines—our e-newsletter focusing on toxic torts and products liability news and issues. As we all know, there are many issues that arise in this complex area of the law every day. We...more

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Lack of Substantiation Theories in False Advertising Cases—The Burden Lies on the Plaintiff

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Often when we think of product liability we think of a product that doesn’t function as intended and causes some sort of damage resulting in warning, design and/or manufacturing defect claims. However, another important...more

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False Advertising? Not if Just One Expert Says It’s Not.

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that “a manufacturer cannot be liable for false advertising so long as at least one qualified expert opines that the representations made are truthful,...more

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Algarin v. Maybelline: Survey Evidence of Purchaser Behavior Defeats Class Certification

A recent decision by a California federal judge highlights the important role that expert testimony and evidence can play in defeating a bid for class certification. On May 12, 2014, Judge Anthony Battaglia of the Southern...more

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