Remove Due Diligence Remove False Advertising Remove Litigation
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it is unfair to fail to disclose paid promotion/for influencers not to do due diligence on what they promote

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In Re Ethereummax Investor Litig., I’ll focus, as usual, on the false advertising bits and ignore the securities law parts. Given the issue of whether the Tokens are a “security” is a genuinely unanswered legal question, it would be unfair (and contrary to Rule 8) to prohibit alternative pleading at this stage of the litigation.”

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Vivian Cheng focuses her practice on trademark and copyright litigation and also counsels clients on a broad range of issues relating to trademark, trade dress, and copyright protection and enforcement, unfair competition, and false advertising. Will Freeman focuses his practice on patent litigation in U.S.

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J&J's talc subsidiary can bring trade libel but not Lanham Act claims against testifying experts

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the [a]rticles subjects to [ ] litigation plaintiff[s] with documented alternative exposures to asbestos that were known to the defendants because of the defendants roles as expert witnesses in the subjects underlying tort cases. I have to wonder about the cognizability of thatseems like a collateral attack on the underlying tort litigation.