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What KIND of Juice Did They Say It Was?

On July 14, 2014, Northern District of Illinois Judge Sara L. Ellis dealt a blow to putative class action members protesting the use of “evaporated cane juice” to describe sugar in product ingredients lists.  Plaintiff alleged that she was deceived by the label on KIND’s Vanilla Blueberry Clusters, which contained the claim “no refined sugars” … Continue Reading

Courts In 9th Circuit Continue To Split On Ascertainability: “All Natural” Class Action Dies On the Vine But Sexual Energy Supplement Suit Has Staying Power

On June 13, 2014, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California, issued an order denying class certification to a putative class of consumers who had purchased ConAgra food products labeled as “natural,” finding that the putative class was unascertainable due to the lack of purchase records or any other reliable … Continue Reading

FDA Issues Draft Guidance Docs On How To Provide Accurate Risk/Benefit Info in 140 Characters Or Less And Clean Up 3rd Party UGC [129/140]

Last Tuesday, the FDA issued two draft industry guidance documents advising pharmaceutical companies on how to accurately communicate information concerning prescription drugs and medical devices on social media and other Internet platforms.  The first guidance contains recommendations for promoting medical products on social media and internet platforms with character limitations, such as Twitter or paid … Continue Reading

Third Circuit to Putative Class Action Plaintiffs: No Receipt, No Class Cert

On May 2nd, the Third Circuit declined to rehear en banc its 2013 decision to reverse class certification in Carrera v. Bayer Corp, which created a big hurdle for would-be plaintiffs bringing suit in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware who fail to keep records of their retail purchases. In Carrera, the plaintiff brought what was … Continue Reading

Imburgia v. DIRECTV: Did a California Court of Appeal Really Say You Can Contract Around Congress?

On April 7, 2014, a California appellate court sweepingly rejected DIRECTV’s appeal from a lower court decision finding unenforceable the arbitration clause in DIRECTV’s consumer contracts, which contained a class action waiver provision.  This decision will allow the plaintiffs to proceed as a class in California state court rather than require them to seek individual … Continue Reading

Court Puts a Cork in Billionaire’s Punitive Damages Award In Counterfeit Wine Case

On March 31st, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York slashed a $12 million dollar punitive damages award to billionaire and oenophile William Koch in his lawsuit over counterfeit wine, finding the award – which amounted to more than 33 times the compensatory damages award – to be “so exorbitant that it is … Continue Reading

Truth In Advertising Act of 2014 — Congress Considers Legislation Aimed At Curbing Use of Digitally-Altered Photos In Advertisements

The Truth in Advertising Act of 2014 (H.R. 4341), introduced on March 27th, would mandate that the FTC create appropriate regulations to reduce the use (in advertising for commercial products) of images that have been altered in a way that “materially change[s] the physical characteristics of the faces and bodies” of any persons depicted in … Continue Reading

NARB Panel Lashes Back Against NAD Finding of Literal Falsity In Mascara Advertisement

In a recent decision, the NARB found that an advertisement for L’Oreal mascara featuring a photograph of a model wearing lash inserts would not be literally false if the advertiser clearly and conspicuously disclosed that lash inserts were used on the model.  The NARB decision departs from the NAD decision, where NAD had found that a disclosure … Continue Reading

When Life Gives You Lemons, Give Away Toothpaste: Hello Products Turns P&G Lawsuit Into Marketing Event

Imagine this scenario: you’re a toothpaste start-up with six employees. You’re about to launch your new brand into an oral care market dominated by consumer products giants like Procter & Gamble (“P&G”) (the maker of Crest and Oral B products), and a federal judge has just enjoined you from selling or shipping 100,000 units of … Continue Reading
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