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Category: Misrepresentations

May 26, 2015
Posted in  Misrepresentations

Pharmaceutical Marketing and Unfair-Trade-Practices Claims

Lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies generally center on product-liability claims. A new trend in pharma cases, however, is to include a different kind of claim: a claim for unfair trade practices. A recent decision from the South Carolina Supreme Court addresses unfair-trade-practices claims against a pharma company. In State ex rel. Wilson […]

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May 13, 2014
Posted in  Misrepresentations

The Bumpers Decision

Last fall, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a major decision, Bumpers v. Community Bank of Northern Virginia, 747 S.E.2d 220 (N.C. 2013), that helps to define the elements of a claim under section 75-1.1. The court held that when a section 75-1.1 claim is based on an alleged misrepresentation, the […]

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