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This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Claims that Amway disparaged Crest toothpaste by alleging it scratches teeth reinstated by New Orleans federal appeals court Feb. 14. Court says Houston federal judge erred in dismissing P&G's Lanham Act claim for product disparagement after initially finding sufficient evidence for claim to go to jury. Appeals court also reinstates P&G's racketeering claims based on Amway's spreading of rumor that consumer products giant is linked to Satanism. But appellate judges say P&G has no standing to bring Lanham Act claim based on Amway's alleged misrepresentations to its distributors and affirm dismissal of racketeering claim based on Amway's alleged pyramid scheme
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