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Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of false advertising claim against Mars subsidiary based on reasonable consumer test

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The Ninth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a putative class action finding that labeling Dove Dark Chocolate products as deriving from a “Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farm” did not mislead reasonable chocolate...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Court Dismisses Textile Greenwashing Class Action Against Nike

In a recent decision, the United States District Court for the District of Missouri dismissed a putative class action complaint against Nike, in which the plaintiff had alleged that over 2,000 products in Nike's...more

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Fine print prevails: Second Circuit affirms dismissal of deceptive business act claims against Stanley Black & Decker

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Takeaway:  Is a label clearly false or only ambiguously false?  Where a label is ambiguous – and therefore subject to an interpretation that would render it deceptive – the ambiguity can be clarified by fine print.  The fine...more

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Google Faces Eight-Figure Settlements Following Data Privacy Claims

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Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

One to Watch: Has the Ninth Circuit Turned on Section 230?

Ninth Circuit precedent protects information service providers from liability arising from user-generated content, including when classifying user characteristics as part of platform design or providing neutral tools that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Lizama et al. v. H&M: A Lesson in Artful Crafting of Green Claims

Two plaintiffs learned the hard way that not all environmental marketing claims are treated the same. A federal judge in Missouri recently dismissed a proposed class action by the shoppers against H&M over the company’s...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Third Circuit rejects TCPA claim in “junk fax” putative class action

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On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a Telephone Consumer Protection Act claim arising from allegedly illegal faxes about a free educational...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] Consumer Protection: Establishing and Protecting Your Competitive Position - November 10th, Chicago, IL

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As consumer-facing product and service companies go head-to-head in an increasingly competitive marketplace, the risks of doing business are higher than ever before. Whether marketing your products to generate the highest...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State AGs Fail in Objections to Proposed Settlement in Class Action Challenging Godiva’s Labeling Practices

The last thing the parties to a class action settlement want to see is an objection from state Attorneys General (AGs).  AG objections to class action settlements are relatively rare and courts tend to give AG objections more...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Summer 2021

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Welcome to the summer edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the second quarter of 2021. In this edition, plaintiffs are doing their own science (badly), SCOTUS...more

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Judge Looks “Kind”ly Upon Certifying Class in Snack Bar Advertising Suit

In a recent opinion out of the Southern District of New York, Judge William H. Pauley III certified three classes of plaintiffs in New York, California, and Florida who allege that KIND LLC, the manufacturer of KIND Bars,...more

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Peloton Faces Uphill Ride on “Ever-Growing” Claims

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Peloton Interactive sells exercise bikes and treadmills that can stream live and on-demand fitness classes. For a while, the company advertised that its library of classes was “ever-growing.” Although that may have been true...more

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1-800 Contacts Settles Class Action Lawsuit With Roots in FTC Action

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Back in 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued 1-800 Contacts, claiming the online retailer devised an anticompetitive scheme with other online lens retailers to restrict search terms....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Gambling on Browsewrap: Casino App Loses Huuuge Bet on Enforcing Terms of Use

Last month, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a Washington district court’s decision to deny Huuuge’s bid to arbitrate a proposed class action based on a browsewrap agreement....more

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Multiple CBD Class Actions Filed With More Expected

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On the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent declarations regarding the safety of products containing cannabidiol (CBD), several companies have been hit with class action lawsuits alleging that that...more

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What Rules Will Govern Claims Relating to CBD in Food, Beverages and Supplements?

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Within the last two months, three class action lawsuits have been filed in federal courts against companies that sell ingestible products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound found in the cannabis plant, alleging...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CBD Industry Beware: The False Labeling Class Action Has Arrived

Last week, in what may be the first of its kind, a putative class of Massachusetts consumers filed a false labeling class action complaint against Global Widget LLC, d/b/a Hemp Bombs (“Hemp Bombs”) (Ahumada v. Global Widget...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The First Circuit Reinstates False Advertising Class Action Challenging “Hazelnut Crème” Coffee

Imagine you are perusing the coffee aisle in the grocery store and see a product described as “freshly ground,” “100% Arabica Coffee,” “Hazelnut Crème,” “Medium Bodied,” and “Rich, Nutty Flavor.” Would you think that the...more

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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Significant Reduction of Damages Claim in TCPA Class Action

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The Situation: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered constitutional limits on statutory damages awarded under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). The Result: The court affirmed a...more

BakerHostetler

Judge Sours on Natural Class Action Lawsuit Against Starbucks Gummies

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Class action lawsuits alleging misleading advertising of food and beverage products show no sign of abating anytime soon. So we have to give a shout out once in a while when the good guys score a win and common sense appears...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Avoid a Misstep with Qualified “Made in USA” Claims: Class Action Against New Balance Leads to Proposed $750,000 Settlement

Most of our posts regarding “Made in USA” claims relate to FTC investigations and enforcement actions. Private plaintiffs, however, also closely watch those claims. For example, in 2018 plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit...more

Blank Rome LLP

China Agritech May Cork Repeat TCPA Class Actions

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When envisioning the international performing arts troupe of Cirque du Soleil, there would be little reason to consider the appropriateness of their use of faxes for marketing purposes. But this conduct is exactly what the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Who’s calling? Standards for third-party liability under the TCPA

Companies that market products through third-party agents or distributors face a particular risk under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when their agents call, text or fax consumers without obtaining the necessary...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A Death-Defying Escape!: Cirque du Soleil Slips Certified TCPA Class Action for Faxes Sent Back in 2009

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It was an escape act worthy of Houdini, but it was brought to us by the good folks at Cirque du Soleil. In a case that underscores the extraordinary challenges facing callers navigating TCPA issues, just last Thursday...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Verification Fax Found to Be Advertising

Do faxes that were sent to verify the contact information of recipients constitute advertising under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)? Yes, an Illinois federal court recently declared, denying the defendant’s...more

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