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The United States federal government regulates advertising through the Federal Trade Commission [49] (FTC) with truth-in-advertising laws [50] and enables private litigation through a number of laws, most significantly the Lanham Act (trademark and unfair competition). Specifically, under Section 43(a), false advertising is an actionable civil ...
[5]: 2 Therefore, there was no Lanham Act false advertising violation. [5]: 2–3 Trademark dilution – Tiffany also challenged eBay's practice constitute trademark dilution under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), as well as under New York General Business Law § 360-l. Specifically, Tiffany argued that eBay was liable for dilution by ...
A New York man last year bought a Mexican Pizza at Taco Bell, thinking the menu item would look like the one in the advertisements he had seen, with a thick, appetizing layer of ground meat and beans.
Notably, Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act focuses on false advertising and unfair competition, providing a legal recourse for individuals and businesses. [10] This section enables legal action against those engaging in misleading advertising practices that may cause confusion about the origin of goods or services.
He is not suing because he lost, but because they violated the false advertising laws and the RICO act to try and harm his career. Yall just lazy to… — S I H L E T H E P L U G (@RealSihleIV ...
A federal judge initially sided with them, finding that movie trailers are not immune from false advertising claims. But various setbacks followed, leaving the men on the hook for $126,705 in ...
The legal rule itself – how to apply this exception – is complicated, as it is often dependent on who said the statement and which actor it was directed towards. [6] The analysis is thus different if the government or a public figure is the target of the false statement (where the speech may get more protection) than a private individual who is being attacked over a matter of their private ...
Frank Siragusa was not happy that the Mexican Pizza he paid $5.49 for at a Taco Bell in New York City last September appeared to contain only half as much beef and bean filling as the photo in the ...