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POM Sues FTC Over Advertising Rules
Juice maker POM Wonderful has filed suit against the FTC in D.C. District Court, claiming the agency has created a new standard for the evaluation of deceptive advertising that tramples the company's free speech rights. Lawyers for POM, including Barry Coburn of Coburn & Coffman, are seeking a declaration in the court that the FTC's new standard is invalid and that the agency has overstepped its authority by allegedly encroaching on the FDA.Relying on partner investment rather than borrowing
In 2006 Dechert was facing a potentially budget-busting task: During the next 18 months, it would need to relocate its three largest offices. Capital expenses were expected to skyrocket from single-digit percentages to a third of annual earnings.The ruling is as exhaustive a study of Twombly as we've ever seen. In the end, it gives both the small team of plaintiffs lawyers and the veritable defense army in the case something to cheer about.
The record-tying penalty is half what the government sought, but U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said it was fair when the company's civil exposure was taken into account.
The Score: Ropes Reps Pats' Hernandez Amid Murder Probe
Ropes & Gray has been retained by New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who faces charges of obstruction of justice in connection with a Boston-area murder investigation. Elsewhere in our latest look at sports and the law: Dickinson Wright, Gibson Dunn, Miller Canfield, Norton Rose Fulbright are advising on multimillion-dollar arena deals in Detroit, El Paso, and Las Vegas; and a Gordon & Rees partner gets involved in Major League Baseball's Biogenesis drama and Jay-Z's sports agency start-up.Private antitrust litigation related to LIBOR isn't over--not by a long shot. But on Friday 16 banks accused of manipulating the benchmark global interest rate dispelled any notion that they'd be easy targets for the plaintiffs bar.
Britain's Justice Ministry Opens Consultation on Bribery Act
The British Ministry of Justice has launched a two-month consultation on the Bribery Act of 2010 in an effort to help businesses prepare for new legislation. The consultation will answer questions surrounding corporate hospitality and promotional expenditure, with some fearing that strict new legislation threatens to put U.K. companies and those doing business in the U.K. at a competitive disadvantage.Jury Rejects Suit Brought by Ex-Prisoner Bitten by Rat
A man suing Nassau County for civil rights violations after he was allegedly bitten on the penis by a rat while in the county jail could not sway a federal jury.Trending Stories
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