Delta Air Lines scored a victory when a California federal court granted the company’s motion to dismiss a putative class action based on a data breach, primarily by arguing that its publicly posted privacy policy is not a...more
7/10/2019
/ Advertising ,
Airline Deregulation Act ,
Breach of Contract ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Delta Airlines ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Privacy Policy ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Stored Communications Act
Seeking to dismiss a putative class action alleging that it engaged in consumer protection violations, Cars.com, with headquarters in Illinois, told an Illinois federal court that it could not be held liable for any data...more
A federal judge in California denied the motion of Viacom, Inc., to compel arbitration in a putative class action challenging the company’s use of children’s data for targeted advertising....more
A California appellate panel reversed dismissal and reinstated a deceptive pricing action against electronics retailer Newegg in a broad ruling that will make it easier for plaintiffs to bring similar cases....more
Offering some hope to retailers facing litigation over allegedly false markdowns on price tags, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit released an unpublished opinion upholding a California federal court decision that...more
A California federal court judge poured out what was left of a putative class action alleging Starbucks underfilled its latte and mocha beverages....more
A false advertising suit against Ford Motor Co. was limited after a federal court judge found the company’s “Built Ford Tough” claim is non-actionable puffery....more
NAD Considers Grocery Store Claims, Including Jurisdiction Question -
A grocery store chain should discontinue comparative pricing claims, the National Advertising Division recommended in a new decision, finding the...more
NAD Watches Paint Dry, Sides With Advertiser -
The Sherwin-Williams Co. does not need to change the name of its “CoverMaxx” spray paints, the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau said after...more
5/26/2017
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
DPPA ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NAD ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Solicitation ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Warranties
SPECIAL FOCUS: Adding You to My Professional Network Emails May End Up Being Costly for LinkedIn as Publicity Rights Suit Moves Forward:
A putative class action alleging that LinkedIn Corp. violated their right of...more
12/8/2014
/ Advertising ,
Anti-SLAPP ,
Communications Decency Act ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Google ,
LinkedIn ,
Mediation ,
NAD ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Right of Publicity ,
Search Engines ,
SEO ,
Social Networks ,
Wyndham