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Suit challenging leed certification dismissed

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 12 2011

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Green Building Council violated the false advertising provision of the Lanham Act because the plaintiffs a building professional, an architect, and an engineer were not competitors and lacked standing to bring the suit without a demonstration of a damaged commercial interest

S.C. Johnson settles Windex “greenwashing” suits

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 28 2011

After being sued for falsely advertising its Windex products as environmentally friendly, S.C. Johnson recently settled two “greenwashing” class action suits filed in California and Wisconsin

Suit filed against Fiji water over carbon claims

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 27 2011

A recent class action lawsuit over environmental claims demonstrates why advertisers should use caution when describing their products