06.16.16
The makers of a dietary supplement touted to help users lose weight and aid with the symptoms of menopause settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that their claims were unsubstantiated and violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
06.02.16
Manatt's Advertising, Marketing and Media practice was once again recognized as one of the nation's leading practices for both advertising litigation and advisory/transactional work in Chambers USA.
05.26.16
In a challenge brought by a competing vacuum manufacturer, the National Advertising Division recommended that SharkNinja discontinue a claim that "Americans now choose Shark 2-to-1 over Dyson."
05.19.16
Fake subscription notices are the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission in an Oregon federal court.
05.12.16
Preeminent consumer financial services lawyer Richard E. Gottlieb has joined the Los Angeles office of Manatt as a litigation and government enforcement partner in the multidisciplinary Financial Services practice.
05.05.16
Kanye West's latest drama involves the courtroom—specifically, a putative class action complaint alleging false advertising, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.
04.28.16
Richard P. Lawson has joined the New York City office of Manatt as a partner in the Consumer Protection practice group.
04.21.16
Ten years ago the world was introduced to Twitter, a microblogging site offering users the chance to express themselves just 140 characters at a time.
04.14.16
The FTC filed suit against Volkswagen Group of America, charging the automaker with deceiving consumers in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act with the advertising campaign for its allegedly "Clean Diesel" cars.
04.07.16
A California federal court judge granted preliminary approval of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit accusing Yahoo of reading e-mail messages for ad-targeting purposes.