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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Man Sues Bass Pro Over Lifetime Guarantee on Socks

As heat waves spread across the country, many men are looking for opportunities to go without socks. (To those men, I might suggest a good pair of no-show socks but, like with other grooming tips, that’s beyond the scope of...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Recent Decision Adds Additional Risk For Pennsylvania-based Businesses; Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law Widens

It’s never been a better time to shop, work or spend leisure time at home – the internet and television are flooded with advertisements for amazing products with the ability to improve our lives and make things easier....more

Cozen O'Connor

Anti-Discrimination Clarification From CFPB | $110 Million Charity Scam | Deceptive Claims re: CBD Cures

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2022 AG Elections- Kansas Attorney General Eyes Governor’s Mansion- •Kansas AG Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022. •Schmidt, who first assumed the AG’s office in...more

Foley Hoag LLP

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

Proskauer - Advertising Law

State of Nature: District Courts Diverge in Treatment of “Natural” False Advertising Claims

Two recent contrasting decisions in class action false advertising cases alleging misleading uses of the term “natural” for food products underscore the difficulty in predicting the likelihood of achieving an early stage...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Avoid the box of gimmicks

I watch a podcast called Something to Wrestle with former WWE creative mind Bruce Prichard and he insists that there was no box of gimmicks for a wrestler to choose or be chosen their gimmick/persona....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Timber! Court Tosses False Ad Suit Challenging Lumber Sizing

An Illinois federal court chopped down the plaintiff's putative class action over the size of The Home Depot's lumber, granting the defendant's motion to dismiss....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Class Action Quarterly Update - Summer 2016

The summer of 2016 saw continued trends in class action filings. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases continued to be rampant, with multiple cases being filed daily on a national scale. Most were generally directed...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - August 2016

Court Awake To Plaintiff’s Deceptive Sleep-Tracking Claims Against Fitbit - A challenge to Fitbit’s claims that certain models of its exercise monitoring device tracked users’ sleep patterns will move forward after a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The World in US Courts - Orrick's Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law to Global Business and Cross-Border Activities:...

We are pleased to announce the Summer 2015 issue of The World in US Courts: Orrick's Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law To Global Business and Cross-Border Activities. This issue discusses 13 new decisions that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Court Finds Uniform Commercial Code Applies to Commoditized Software

We’ve all seen the ads on the Internet—computer-optimization software designed to make your old PC operate like it’s brand new. Many consumers see these advertisements and, frustrated with the performance of their computers,...more

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