If you're in the business of brewing (or any other advertising), be careful about trash talking the competition, even if what you are saying is "technically right."
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High court false advertising case rejects preemption defense
The legal food fight between a fruit juice manufacturer and soft drink conglomerate Coca-Cola Co. will continue in federal court now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a false advertising claim was not precluded by federal law.
Read More »Torts — false advertising — economic loss doctrine
2011AP79 Grain Exchange Condominium Association Inc., et al. v. Burke, et al.
Read More »Lawsuits over ‘all natural’ claims blossom
A number of recent lawsuits filed by plaintiffs allege that companies are falsely advertising their products as “all natural” or “100 percent” natural when they in fact contain synthetic ingredients or genetically modified organisms.
Read More »2009AP2783, 2010AP870 Lenzke v. Brinkmann Pools LLC, et al.
Contracts Breach; warranty; false advertising This case consolidates two appeals brought by Brinkmann Pools, LLC (“Brinkmann”). In the 2009 appeal, Brinkman appeals from the trial court order granting summary judgment dismissing Hastings Mutual Insurance Company (“Hastings”). In the 2010 appeal, Brinkmann appeals the order granting judgment on the jury verdict in favor of Randy and Sheryl Lenzke. We affirm both ...
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