The editors of the Consumer Advertising Law Blog want to let our readers know about an upcoming online event that may be of interest to you, entitled, "Competitor False Advertising Litigation: A Mock Temporary Restraining Order Hearing." [Full disclosure: Our firm, Arnold & Porter LLP, is sponsoring the event]
The participants in the event will include:
- The Honorable Liam O’Grady, District Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Jerry Wind, The Lauder Professor and Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Jeffrey A. Fiarman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Weight Watchers International, Inc.
- David Mallen, Assistant Director for Legal Affairs, National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus
- Nicholas DePalma, Associate, Arnold & Porter LLP
- Randall Miller, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
These leading attorneys and professionals in false advertising disputes along with a sitting Federal District Court Judge will present a seminar containing:
- A mock temporary restraining order (TRO) hearing and a judge's viewpoint on successful Lanham Act advocacy
- Strategies for both the affirmative case and defenses in the TRO context
- Planning for the follow-on preliminary injunction hearing (e.g., witnesses, documents, experts, costs)
- How to approach expedited discovery
- Implementing a survey in a short time frame
- The NAD perspective
The event will take place on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 8:00–10:00 AM EDT.
If you interested in viewing the event, click here.
