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FTC v. Stefanchik

False Advertising, Remedies
In an action by the FTC against Defendant for making false and deceptive claims while marketing a program purporting to teach purchasers how to become...

Oreck Direct LLC v. Dyson Inc.

False Advertising
In a suit between vacuum cleaner companies alleging false advertising under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1125(a)(1)(B) (2006),...

Paduano v. Am. Honda Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, False Advertising
In a breach of warranty and deceptive advertising case over the fuel efficiency of a Honda Civic Hybrid, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed...

Altria Group, Inc. v. Good

Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In an action brought by smokers of "light" cigarettes manufactured by defendants claiming that defendants violated the Maine Unfair Trade Practices...

Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Product Liability
In a class-action suit claiming deceptive advertising by defendant of clothes dryers with stainless-steel drums, certification of a class under the...

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In an action alleging that petitioner-Hewlett Packard's Pavilions series notebook computers suffer from a manufacturing defect, petition for writ of...

Johnson v. Glaxosmithkline, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Product Liability
In a class action alleging deceptive advertising regarding the prescription drug Paxil, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) denial of...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In a case challenging application of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), summary judgment for plaintiff is...

Yabsley v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising
In a claim that defendant-Cingular engaged in unfair competition in violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200 and misleading...

Natural Answers, Inc. v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, False Advertising, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Trade Secrets, Trademark
In a trademark infringement case involving claims against defendants for the advertisement of certain health products, summary judgment for defendants...