There Should Be a Price to Pay for Knowingly Lying to Consumers
Why TINA.org wants the Supreme Court to address proof of harm in Lanham Act cases.
In March 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Franklin Institute for allegedly misleadingly marketing the Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor Exhibit – a collection of life-sized sculptures created around 210 BCE to guard the tomb of an emperor of China – as containing authentic terracotta warriors when, according to the plaintiffs, more than half of the statues are replicas instead of authentic historical artifacts. (Lee et al v. The Franklin Institute, Case No. 18-cv-1266, E. D. PA.)
Why TINA.org wants the Supreme Court to address proof of harm in Lanham Act cases.
Letters alert agencies and organizations to company’s improper marketing.
TINA.org discovers some roadblocks to unlocking this purportedly free offer.
New research points to “no.”
Why disclosures are key to protecting informed consumer choice and competition.