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One-A-Day Keeps the Plaintiff’s Lawyers Away: FDA Determinations on Disease Claims Preempt Class Action Allegations
A California court recently dismissed, in part, a consumer class action against labeling and advertising claims for twenty different Bayer One-A-Day multivitamins. The plaintiffs had alleged that the claims, “supports…
Association of National Advertiser's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference -- March 31-April 1, 2015
Join Partner John Villafranco at the Association of National Advertisers’ Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference in Washington, DC on March 31-April 1, 2015. Mr. Villafranco’s session, entitled “The Current And…
False Advertising Class Action Says Maker’s Mark Whisky is Not “Handmade”
Two purchasers of Maker’s Mark whisky have sued the company, accusing it of falsely advertising the whisky as “handmade”. The lawsuit, filed as a putative statewide class action in California, alleges that Maker’s…
New Jersey Offers Legislation Designed to Address Energy Supply Companies’ Variable Rate Disclosure Practices
In the wake of the unexpected polar vortices and extreme weather that struck the East Coast in early 2014, many state public utility commissions and attorneys general were inundated with consumer complaints relating to…
Smooth Sale-ing: Jos. A. Bank Wins Before Seventh Circuit
Late last week, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging that Jos. A. Bank advertises its normal retail prices as temporary price reductions, in violation the Illinois Consumer…