Buffett’s Duracell Countersues Energizer, Alleging False Ads Over Battery Life Claims September 9, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Duracell, the battery unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., sued the maker of Energizer batteries on Tuesday, accusing it...
Arkansas AG Sues TV Pastor Bakker over Virus Treatment Claims June 17, 2020 Arkansas’ attorney general has sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a...
Utah Lawsuit Against Pellet Grill Company Dismissed May 27, 2020 A district court judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against barbecue grill manufacturer Traeger Pellet Grills, deciding the...
Diet Dr Pepper Is Not Promising Weight Loss, Court Rules December 31, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday said the maker of Diet Dr Pepper did not deceive consumers into thinking...
Mercury Paying $41M in Decades-Long Court Battle With California Insurance Department October 2, 2019 Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed to pay more than $41 million to end a two-decade long battle with the California...
Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Group of Falsely Advertising Dairy Products August 21, 2019 A class-action lawsuit claims that an Oregon creamery association falsely advertises the source of its milk, a report said. The...
Pfizer Agrees to Settle in Oregon Probe Over False Advertising March 13, 2019 Pfizer has agreed to shell out $975,000 after Oregon’s Department of Justice found the pharmaceutical giant misled consumers with deceptive...
Nestle’s ‘Natural’ Claims on Poland Springs Don’t Hold Water, Lawsuit Alleges August 25, 2017 By Patricia Hurtado Nestle SA’s Poland Spring Water unit has duped American consumers into paying premium prices for ordinary ground water that’s pumped...
Intellectual Property Coverage Presents Challenges in Private D&O April 24, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents, can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how...
North Dakota Pasta Maker to Repay $5M in Settlement of False-Advertising Lawsuit May 12, 2014 By Dave Kolpack A company accused of falsely advertising the health benefits of its nationally distributed Dreamfields Pasta line has agreed to settle...