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Deceptive Practices
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Banking on the Banks
By Adam Snukal
As the Federal Trade Commission continues to step up its efforts to police deceptive advertising across industries and product categories alike, other governmental divisions are following suit. The FDIC, for example,…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
J Freeman Floor Company, LLC v. Freeman, March 14, 2009 (Diaz)(unpublished)
The Business Court, relying on the Court of Appeals decision in White v. Thompson, dismissed an unfair and deceptive practices claim brought by an LLC member who claimed that another…
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New York Appellate Court Holds that Insurer Engaged in Deceptive Practices by Failing to Inform Insureds of their Right to Select Independent Defense Counsel at Insurer’s Expense
In Elacqua v. Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers, 52 A.D.3d 886 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (“Elacqua II”), the Supreme Court, Appellate Division held that the insurer engaged in deceptive practices by failing…
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Newspeak: insurance claims “counselors”
By Ken Shigley
I just got word of a new example of deceptive claims practices in the insurance industry. A major insurance company is now referring to its claims adjusters as "counselors." When…
The Trademark Blog
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Allegation form the complaint: Defendant sare engaged in an Internet marketing business of a dubious nature. In order to lure people to the Web sites of defendants and other entities,…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Changing of the Guard -Spitzer and Cuomo
By Ellen Podgor
Not surprisingly, Eliot Spitzer's website as N.Y.'s 54th Governor is up and running, and his inaugural address touching on an ethics agenda was noted by the NYTimes. In his final…
The Trademark Blog
Deceptive Mailings Prevention Act
I include the following boilerplate when I provide clients with filing receipts of their trademark applications: Your application is a matter of public record. Some companies, often using names including…