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15 Mar 2017, 2:05 pm by Donald Houston and Jonathan Bitran
 That is consistent with the other deceptive marketing provisions of the Competition Act, which create criminal offences for the most egregious conduct, and reviewable conduct provisions for everything else. [read post]
17 Dec 2014, 6:51 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  Arion relied on the FTC’s analysis of US origin claims to show the element of deceptiveness, arguing that the FTC had conducted significant research on consumer understanding of such claims; Deauville didn’t disagree with that part of the argument, but did contend that only the FTC could evaluate compliance with its guidelines and resulting deception.The FTC permits unqualified statements of U.S. origin only when “all or virtually all” of the… [read post]
8 Dec 2022, 8:16 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Falsity isn’t an element of an IUDTPA or unfair competition violation as long as HBI engaged in conduct which “creates a likelihood of confusion or misunderstanding. [read post]
30 Apr 2014, 12:32 pm by John L. Culhane, Jr.
  Filed this past February in an Indiana federal court, the CFPB’s complaint accused ITT of violating the Dodd-Frank ban on unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices (UDAAP) by misleading borrowers about job placement rates and salaries after graduation, misrepresenting information about accreditation and the transferability of credits, and strong-arming students into high-interest loans that the company knew students would be unable to repay. [read post]
7 Feb 2009, 8:56 am
A growing number of corporations around the country are beginning to assert claims against Wall Street investment firms over Wall Street's misleading and deceptive marketing of complex structured finance products such as auction-rate securities and collateralized debt obligations. [read post]
8 Nov 2012, 9:13 am
Where the parties entered into the loan based on the relationship of trust between them, and the plaintiff's relied on that relationship, the borrower will not be rewarded for his scheming and misleading conduct. [read post]
25 Jul 2013, 5:27 pm by Mack Sperling
  Plaintiffs said that the Y had been aware of such conduct for decades. [read post]
13 Sep 2013, 2:59 pm by Keri S. Bruce
  Further, Maine CCVs will still have to comply with Maine’s relevant false advertising and unfair deceptive acts and practices laws, and ensure that promotional materials aren’t false or misleading. [read post]
19 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Brooke MacKenzie
Professor Salyzyn further noted that it is not clear whether lawyers can refer to the KC title in their marketing because the Rules of Professional Conduct require lawyers’ marketing to be “neither misleading, confusing, or deceptive, nor likely to mislead, confuse or deceive” (Ontario rule 4.2-1; see also FLSC Model Rule 4.2-1). [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 7:32 pm by admin
Under the performance claims provision of the Act, advertisers must have conducted so-called “adequate and proper testing” for performance claims before they are made. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 11:57 pm
  Note that the reforms specify that the Competition Bureau must choose either the false or misleading representation provisions or the deceptive marketing provisions when taking action against a specific incident or conduct. [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 7:10 am by Silverberg Zalantis LLP
The ZBA found that the retail use of the cellar burdened neighboring property owners in terms of noise, truck movement, and traffic tie-ups; that the variance requests were substantial, as they represented a 100% increase in permissible FAR and a 50% decrease in permissible parking; and that Caspian's need for the variances was self-created by its deceptive conduct. [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 7:10 am by Silverberg Zalantis LLP
The ZBA found that the retail use of the cellar burdened neighboring property owners in terms of noise, truck movement, and traffic tie-ups; that the variance requests were substantial, as they represented a 100% increase in permissible FAR and a 50% decrease in permissible parking; and that Caspian's need for the variances was self-created by its deceptive conduct. [read post]
30 Sep 2020, 9:09 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Even assuming that Clif was ok to raise (1) now, after a previous motion to dismiss, which the court deemed “questionable litigation conduct,” the argument failed on the merits. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 5:38 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  Attorney ads with past results statements were at most potentially misleading, not necessarily misleading. [read post]
8 Jan 2024, 10:24 am by Rebecca Tushnet
   The other consumer protection claims also survived because this conduct was plausibly misleading to consumers, as did claims for intentional misrepresentation and breach of warranty. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default? [read post]
22 Aug 2014, 5:17 am
The CSPA generally defines  ‘”unfair or deceptive consumer sales practices' as those that mislead consumers about the nature of the product they are receiving, while ‘unconscionable acts or practices” relate to a supplier manipulating a consumer's understanding of the nature of the transaction at issue. [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 5:17 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  Is it the few consumers or the lack of other misleading conduct? [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 4:27 am by Maxwell Kennerly
We review the district court’s factual findings as to materiality and deceptive intent for clear error and the ultimate decision on inequitable conduct for abuse of discretion. [read post]