For plaintiffs concerned that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 19, 2015 decision in Brown v. GNC Corp. signaled the muscling in of a stricter new pleading standard for false advertising class actions nationwide, a...more
9/30/2015
/ False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Gerber ,
GNC ,
Health Claims ,
Jury Trial ,
Labeling ,
Misleading Statements ,
Pleading Standards ,
Product Labels ,
Product Packaging ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
While California historically has a reputation as the most plaintiff-friendly forum for alleged consumer class action deceptive advertising cases, Florida is emerging as stiff competition for the title after a recent trio of...more
On May 14, a Georgia federal court dished out severe contempt sanctions against Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, its president and two others for violating a 2008 court order relating to the advertising and labeling of Hi-Tech’s...more
6/6/2014
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split on the crucial issue of who has standing to sue for false advertising under the Lanham Act. In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Scalia, the Court held that to...more