Aviation Charter, Inc. v. Aviation Research Group/us Joseph Moeggenberg

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Aviation Charter, Inc. (Aviation Charter), appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment to Aviation Research Group/US (ARGUS) on Aviation Charter’s claims of defamation and alleged violations of the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act (MDTPA), Minn.Stat. § 325D.44(8), and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(2). We affirm.

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ARGUS publishes and sells safety ratings of air charter service providers. It bases its ratings on a methodology called the Charter Evaluation and Qualifications (CHEQ) system, which has “three major components: Historical Safety…