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Duran v. Obesity Research Institute

Class Actions, False Advertising
In a putative class action against a weight-loss supplement manufacturer and a retailer, alleging defendants falsely claimed that defendant's...

Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc.

False Advertising, Cyberspace Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit brought by Facebook against another social networking company that accessed Facebook users' data and initiated form e-mails and other...

International Information Sys. Sec. Certification Consortium, Inc.

Intellectual Property, False Advertising, Trademark
In an trademark action related to the mark CISSP, which denotes a 'Certified Information Systems Security Professional' who has met certain...

US Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v Fendi Adele S.R.L

Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, False Advertising, Trademark
In an insurance coverage action involving a seller of merchandise, who was insured under defendant's liability insurance policy for damages it was...

US ex rel. Polansky v. Pfizer

Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Drugs & Biotech
In an action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) and state analog causes of action against plaintiff's former employer, alleging it improperly...

Apotex Inc., et al., v. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

False Advertising, Drugs & Biotech, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
In a suit between rival manufacturers of tizanidine, a drug for treating spasticity, dealing with the circumstances under which the filing of a...

Belmora v. Bayer Consumer Care AG

Intellectual Property, False Advertising, Trademark, Drugs & Biotech, International Law
In an international trademark action between two companies selling naproxen sodium pain relievers in Mexico under the name FLANAX, plaintiff Belmora...

FTC v. Commerce Planet, Inc.

False Advertising, Cyberspace Law, Remedies, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a consumer protection action, alleging that defendant corporation failed to adequately disclose a negative option in the terms and conditions...

US ex rel. May v. Purdue Pharma

False Advertising, Health Law, Drugs & Biotech
In a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), the district court's dismissal is affirmed where the FCA's public disclosure bar, 31...

Bezdek v. Vibram USA, Inc.

Class Actions, False Advertising, Attorney's Fees
In an appeal brought by objectors to a class action settlement concerning allegedly deceptive advertising and marketing claims made about the health...