Monthly Archives: May, 2020

Folgers Coffee Receives Lawsuit for Falsely Advertising Amounts in Coffee Canisters

A class action lawsuit was filed this week against The Folger Coffee Company for alleged deceptive advertising on its coffee canisters. They claim although...

TCPA Constitutionality Oral Argument Heard at SCOTUS

The Supreme Court, fittingly, listened to an oral argument that could determine the future of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) via teleconference as...

DoJ Asked by States to Investigate Cattle and Beef Industries

Eleven state attorneys general sent a letter to United States Attorney General William Barr asking him to address antitrust concerns in the meatpacking industry,...

Copyright Claims Against Deepfaked Audio Raises Legal Questions

Vocal Synthesis, a YouTube channel featuring deepfaked audio, allegedly received a copyright claim and took down two videos of Jay-Z impersonations.'Deepfakes' are sophisticated imitations...

Appeals Court Reverses Ruling on “100% Natural” Label Use on Oil Containing GMOs

The First Circuit reversed a district court decision in a class action case about Wesson Oil’s “100% Natural” label, ruling that the complaint sufficiently...

Hydroponics Company Hit With TCPA Claim

Hydropnics Inc., a California company that supplies hydroponics equipment for use in the growth of cannabis, allegedly "utilizes automated telemarketing text messages to market...

Decades-long Cattle Grazing Permit Dispute Ended by 9th Cir.

On May 1, the 9th Circuit settled a 17-year legal battle brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Oregon Natural Desert Association, and...

TikTok Sued For Biometrics Privacy Violations

Popular social media app TikTok was sued in a class action complaint filed by plaintiffs P.S. and M.T.W. through their respective guardians Cherise Slate...