Overview: Better Cotton is an industry certification that denotes procurement of sustainable cotton used in clothing manufacture. But how much better is Better Cotton for the environment? How might consumer surveys be used in this...
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Consumer vs Burger King: Whose Argument Reigns Supreme?
Overview: A class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs in New York and Florida allege that Burger King is telling a “whopper” with false and misleading advertising about the size of its burgers and ingredients. So, what’s...
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Coppertone Faces Deceptive Advertising Suit
Sunscreen litigation: just in time for summertime. Coppertone faces a false advertising suit for marketing its sunscreen for the face differently than the sunscreen for the body, despite both sunscreens using the same formulation. Who...
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Texas Pete’s in the Hot Seat for False Advertising
Texas Pete’s hot sauce is made and manufactured in North Carolina by Garner Foods. The label on Texas Pete’s hot sauce states on the back of the bottle that it is made and manufactured in...
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Maximum Strength Arguments Not Strong Enough to Relieve the Pain of False Advertising Suits
What is the “maximum” strength? Consumers recently filed two lawsuits against Walgreens, alleging that several types of pain relief patches were falsely advertised as “maximum strength” even though they did not contain as much of...
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