I have an appetite for cases about food. Hot dogs. Chicken. Beef. Baked goods. Today, bourbon. A decision last week by the Sixth Circuit analyzed claims of unfair competition and trademark infringement by one bourbon business against another. This post looks at that decision. In full disclosure, neither the case […]
Can entry into a fully integrated written contract waive claims for unfair or deceptive trade practices that are based on the prior representations of one of the parties? A new case from the North Carolina Court of Appeals suggests that the answer is yes. French Broad Place, LLC v. Asheville […]
As we’ve discussed, after a company experiences a data breach, government regulators can be a key source of privacy and data-security litigation. The Federal Trade Commission, for instance, often uses its authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act to sue companies for privacy and data-security failures. One common theory? […]
You might remember my post from late last year about a case called Koch Foods v Pate Dawson involving the sale of poultry. The defendant moved for summary judgment, but got a fowl outcome. I write today with the denouement. The buyer in Koch Foods paid only a small fraction […]