Article: False advertising class actions on the rise

Article: Ephedra controversy moves to the courts.(Vitamins/Nutrition)(Six individuals in class action against Metabolife International Inc. in case involving Metabolife 356)(Brief Article)
Chain Drug Review;  October 13, 2003 ;     313 words ......YORK -- A federal judge in Florida has denied a class action certification in a case involving ephedra, but...Miami issued an order refusing to certify a class action by six individuals against Metabolife International...against the supplier in the form of a nationwide class action ...

Article: California Proposition 64 Requires that Pending Actions Based on the Unfair Competition or False Advertising Laws be Dismissed
Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......competition law ("UCL") and false advertising claims under sections...representative UCL and false advertising actions without requiring...plaintiffs to follow class action procedures. see...amendments bring UCL and false advertising claims back into...all future UCL ...

Article: Advocacy group alleges false advertising for milk.(WASHINGTON)(Brief Article)
The Food Institute Report;  July 4, 2005 ;     227 words ...Lawsuits alleging false advertising for claiming that milk helps...the suits is intended as a class action against the industry to...lawsuit filed is intended as a class action against the industry to...earlier this month proposing a class action suit on behalf of any ...

Article: LendingTree Faces Class Action Lawsuit over 'False Advertising'.
National Mortgage News;  October 16, 2006 ;     480 words ...IRVINE, CA -- A nationwide class-action lawsuit has been filed...fight charges made in the class action brought by the law firm...Loewy & Parker LLP. The class action alleges that LendingTree...business practices and false advertising. According to the ...

Article: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED FOR FALSE ADVERTISING REGARDING 'KIDS FREE' PROMOS FOR 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'
PR Newswire;  May 30, 1996 ;     331 words ......and the Beast stage performances has resulted in a class action lawsuit against TicketMaster, Walt Disney and Masonic Temple for false claims. The complaint was filed on Friday, May 24...ticket. Adults and children paid the same price. The class action covers individuals who purchased ...

Article: Businesses face more class action lawsuits.
Kiplinger Business Forecasts;  July 19, 2000 ;     640 words ......the next few years will face more class action lawsuits, most involving consumer...that they are being hit by a surge of class action lawsuits at both the federal and state...damages, including punitive damages, in class action suits than in suits filed by individuals...their ...

Article: LendingTree Sued in Nationwide Class Action Announces Teuton, Loewy & Parker LLP.
PR Newswire;  October 12, 2006 ;     507 words ......that it filed a nationwide class action against LendingTree, LLC...behalf of consumers. The class alleges that LendingTree...unfair business practices and false advertising. The complaint was filed...LendingTree.com website and false advertising to generate...based on the ...

Article: Government Action and the Superiority Requirement: A Potential Bar to Private Class Action Lawsuits
The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......representation of a proposed class comprised of former members...plaintiff's effort to pursue a class action at the same time the federal...from establishing that "a class action is superior to other available...with the vast number of class action lawsuits filed each ...

Article: Property I.D. Sued for False Advertising, Defamation and Unfair Trade Practices.
PR Newswire;  January 17, 2008 ;     637 words ......prospective economic advantage, and false advertising of its products, services, and claims...et al.); by consumers in a Federal Class Action (Berger v. Property I.D.); by Realogy...by the U.S. Department of Justice, Class Action plaintiffs, Realogy, Coldwell Banker...

Article: Kevin Trudeau Charges FTC with Intentionally Misleading the Press; National Consumer Advocate Files Motion to Block Further False Advertising by the Federal Trade Commission.
PR Newswire;  March 15, 2005 ;     502 words ......his fight to stop the campaign of false advertising against him by the Federal Trade...courts had declared Trudeau guilty of false advertising; and falsely implied that he had...there has been no judicial finding of false advertising whatsoever nor has a fine been levied...

Article: Ad it up.(False advertising claim against Kaiser Permanente)
Modern Physician;  April 1, 1999 ;     306 words ...Consumer group sues Kaiser for false advertising Add false advertising charges to the legal challenges facing HMOs. The...Taxpayer and Consumer Rights last month filed a class-action suit against Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente...HMO's In the hands of doctors multimedia campaign ...

Article: Company holding auction linked to false advertising claims
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Company holding auction linked to false advertising claims By PETER MALLER pmaller@journalsentinel...course on Sunday has been linked to false advertising claims stemming from earlier auctions...Khan, was rebuked by the board for false advertising in connection with auctions that...

Article: Trademark rights, false advertising laws enhanced. (implications for restaurant industry)
Restaurants & Institutions;  August 21, 1989 ;     563 words ...Trademark Rights, False Advertising Laws Enhanced Significant changes to the...makes changes to the laws which apply to false advertising. In the past, lawsuits for false advertising could be filed when a company made a false...

Article: Nike Case Questions Issues of Free Speech.(and false advertising )
WWD;  January 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......track - as a claim of false advertising against the sporting...spurred an earlier class-action lawsuit using California's tough false-advertising regulations against...s help to bring a class-action suit against a frozen...unfair competition and false ...