Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Breaking the Sham Barrier in Yeager v. Bowlin

Two recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions in Yeager v. Bowlin, Nos. 10-15297 and 10-16503 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2012), a Lanham Act and right-of-publicity dispute between legendary test pilot Gen. Charles…

Ninth Circuit Pulps POM Wonderful's Lanham Act Claims Against Coca-Cola, Affirming FDA Preclusion of Challenge to Regulated Food Labeling

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled May 17 on an appeal from summary judgment in a case filed by pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful against the Coca-Cola Company's Minute Maid division. The dispute…