Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Franklin Pierce Law Center v. Georgetown University

Franklin Pierce L. Ctr. v. Georgetown U. (periodical titles), 498 U.S. 816 (1990)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-10-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • defining puffing as advertising that is “not deceptive for no one would rely on its exaggerated claims”
  • applying a Bradley analysis and finding that new substantive provisions of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act should be applied retroactively to a pending case
  • “partially incorrect or untrue statements resulting from a failure to disclose a material fact" are actionable under § 43(a)
  • although the corporations involved in the suit would be public figures under the traditional Gertz analysis, the Third Circuit declined to make such a finding

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C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.