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Monster wins permanent injunction against VPX in false advertising case

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12, 2023) Following a large verdict for Monster on false advertising claims, this opinion discusses extensively the requirements for injunctive relief in false advertising cases. Plus, they hadn’t removed existing false advertising from their social media accounts. and] expects to complete.

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False advertising-based antitrust claims against Facebook survive motion to dismiss

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2022 WL 141561, No. 14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Facebook, Inc., 20-CV-08570-LHK (N.D. That time has come for Facebook.

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Drake and 21 Savage May Have More (Legal) Issues Than Vogue

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The artists also mimicked Vogue’s promotional activities by distributing copies of the fake magazine in North America’s largest metropolitan areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, and Toronto, and plastering posters of the counterfeit cover along streets and buildings in these cities.

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9th Circuit courts are very committed to letting juries hear testimony about surveys

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2022 WL 17218077, No. 2, 2022) Before the jury verdict in favor of Monster’s false advertising claim was this opinion resolving evidentiary issues. However, they fail to show that Monster dirtied its hands to make the false advertising claims now alleged against Defendants.” Monster Energy Co.

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claims based on false movie trailer promise of Ana De Armas's presence can proceed

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20, 2022) Plaintiffs rented Yesterday on Amazon, allegedly in reliance on the trailer, which contained a scene/subplot that ultimately never appeared in the final movie featuring famous actress Ana De Armas. Although expressing some skepticism, the court found that they stated a valid false advertising claim. The Court agrees.

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Ten things to know about NFTs

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The case was brought by Lavinia Deborah Osbourne (founder of Women in Blockchain Talks) against Ozone Networks (trading as OpenSea) in January 2022, after two NFT artworks that she had purchased from the Boss Beauties collection were taken from her digital wallet without her consent.

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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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29, 2022) MGFB runs the Flora-Bama Lounge, Package and Oyster Bar on the Florida-Alabama border. An online article used photos of the Lounge in its coverage of the series, and MGFB also submitted social media posts. Deliberate copying was irrelevant. MGFB Properties, Inc. Viacom Inc, No. 21-13458 (11th Cir.