Plastic Bag Show Down

June 15, 2011

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“This is about a direct competitor making false and misleading claims within the marketplace. When ChicoBag is making these claims, it directly benefits Chico.”

Rick Kurnit, a lawyer specializing in claims made under the federal Lanham Act prohibiting false and misleading advertising, indicated the plastic bag manufacturers may not have an easy time of it, even if Mr. Keller’s claims prove to be exaggerated. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/science/earth/12garbage.html?_r=1&ref=science
http://gizmodo.com/5811986/plastic-bag-manufacturer-sues-reusable-bag-manufacturer-for-loss-of-sales