Giardino dismissed a state claim that the company and Cunningham engaged in false advertising.
It's hard to argue that false advertising plays a major part in that failure.
"Kids' music parents will love" is a tired cliche and often constitutes false advertising.
Lance Armstrong is being sued for fraud and false advertising amid claims his inspirational books are full of lies.
Ironically, the Resnicks were the ones alleging false advertising recently when they filed a lawsuit against competitor Ocean Spray.
Tiffany and Company alleges trademark infringement, counterfeiting, unfair competition, injury to business reputation, false advertising and deceptive business practices.
Less obvious but even more important is the harm done by false advertising.
Attorneys for Cunningham and the state are scheduled to argue over allegations of persistent false advertising Tuesday in Hamilton County.
Plaintiff lawyers argue they are doing a public service by enforcing laws against false advertising and other unfair trade practices.
The country's consumer watchdog has taken Apple to court for false advertising because the tablet computer does not work on Australia's 4G network.
It has been punished 21 times in Chongqing since 2006 for a variety of wrongdoings, ranging from false advertising to selling out-of-date food.
In the lawsuit, Gifford claims that the USGBC has engaged in deceptive trade practices, false advertising and anti-trust in promoting the LEED certification program.
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Koch, a yachtsman who won the America's Cup in 1992, had accused Eric Greenberg of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment, deceptive business practices and false advertising.
Still, starting this week the group's "Nanny Moderation Team" warns posters that false advertising is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
There have been lots of stories about people who've been defrauded by their online paramours, even a couple of Internet dating sites are in trouble for alleged false advertising.
It'd be easy to label this an instance of gross oversight on Jawbone's part, a lack of rigorous testing or false advertising, even, but the company claims innocence.
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The lawsuit, filed this week in federal court in California, also mentions Armstrong's other book, "Every Second Counts, " and accuses the cyclist and his publishers of fraud and false advertising.
To the extent that consumers need additional protection, this should be left to neutral government agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, which is tasked with protecting the public from false advertising.
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This time, rather than get the FTC involved, the plaintiffs have kept the suit private, opting instead to accuse ChicoBag of violating the Lanham Act, a piece of trademark legislation that protects businesses from false advertising.
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The move comes after New York State Judge Joseph Teresi ruled that the PC maker had engaged in "misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, " that included false advertising, fraudulent financing schemes, and failure to provide warranty services and rebates.
The other two cases concerned lawsuits in federal court by a New Jersey bank against the state of Florida for infringing its patent on a college-savings scheme and for false advertising and unfair competition under a federal trademark law.
Okay, so if you'll recall, TechCrunch's hastily-written complaint alleged that Fusion Garage was guilty of false advertising, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of a business idea, fraud, and unlawful business practices, all because Fusion Garage essentially took their ball and went home instead merging with Arrington's CrunchPad, Inc.
Siskind, a founding partner at the law firm Harvey Siskind LLP in San Francisco, who isn't involved in the case, says if Macy's doesn't win the case under the doctrines of trademark law, it is possible the retailer may be able to win the case on other grounds, such as unfair competition or false advertising.
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In the other Florida case, Justice Antonin Scalia, the court's most vocal champion of a strict textual reading of the constitution, argued that Congress was wrong to regard damage to an ongoing business from the false advertising or unfair competition of a state agency as an unlawful deprivation of property barred by the 14th amendment.
This is not an official declaration from them, and there will be no actual penalties for Bioware, but for the BBB to entertain the idea that the ending was so cookie cutter that it might actually BE false advertising certainly says something about its quality, and shows that fans are in the right to protest.
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Regardless, this war of superlatives is bound to yield an interesting legal legacy, as the results of this case will define the limits of false-advertising laws.
It includes the Bureau of Consumer Protection, which monitors false and deceptive advertising.
The refunds announced Tuesday stem from a case originally filed in 2010 against NBTY for making false and deceptive advertising claims about their nutritional supplements.
It also contains provisions prohibiting false or misleading advertising.
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